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An outstanding example of British medieval pottery sold as part of the Stanley F Goldfein collection of ceramics drew fervent bidding at a recent US auction.

Eleven pieces of ancient Scythian jewellery taken out of Ukraine illegally in 2016 and smuggled to Spain are among the items recovered in a pan-European operation against art trafficking.

A collector interview with author and expert David Petty

In a fortuitous coincidence, two Old Master drawings linked to leading Netherlandish painters emerged in the same auction at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London.

Codex stands out as some of the world’s most important manuscripts come to auction in London

From unpublished writings to cigar butts and a clothes brush from his valet, a group of Churchill memorabilia for sale marks the 150th anniversary year of Sir Winston’s birth.

The rarity of an unusual saleroom visitor - and its original condition - was confirmed after research by Bonhams’ arms and armour department.

Arthur Gredington, who was appointed chief modeller at the Beswick factory in 1939, found inspiration across the animal kingdom from cats and kittens to butterflies and leaping fish.

Born in Constantinople, the daughter of a French nobleman of Hungarian descent, painter Sophie-Ernestine de Tott (1758-1848) spent more than two decades in London as an amateur painter and musician.

On Friday, August 2, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2454-87 / €2291.34 / £1952.97

Following the Franco-Prussian War, when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany, workers at the Sarreguemines factory rejected German nationality and brought important technical skills and artistry to Choisy-le-Roi.

The swan-form sad iron is a favourite of iron collectors and has been much reproduced.

It’s not often that you hear the phrase “grandmother of the vendor, by repute the first woman in the world to jump through a flaming hoop on the back of a horse”.

The biannual offering of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian works of art at Tremont Auctions (22% buyer’s premium) in Sudbury, Massachusetts was dominated by the multi-estimate performance of a single lot.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) epitomised the power of words and, on June 25, that is what bidders had the chance to own in the form of those penned by the political and spiritual leader himself in a letter to his friend, South African architect Hermann Kallenbach (1871-1945).

Bonhams has announced Chabi Nouri as its new global CEO, with the Swiss national taking up the position in October 2024.

The colours and designs of Qing dynasty robes were designed to convey rank and entitlement.

Peter Harrington hosted a bijou party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of its flagship location in Dover Street, Mayfair.

A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at a US saleroom.

Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.