Three Bloomsbury Group paintings, two by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and one by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961), lit up the inaugural Modern Art sale at Duggleby Stephenson of York (25% buyer’s premium). The ...

A collection of relics linked to the historical Buddha will now go on public display in India. The so-called Piprahwa Gems – hundreds of gemstones and precious metal flowerheads and discs dated t… ...

A dozen years after it was last sold in England, a portrait of Sir James Stirling (1791-1865), the first governor of Western Australia, returned to auction Down Under earlier this month. Back in ...

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information after gold and silver jewellery was targeted at Old Bank Antiques in Royal Wootton Bassett. In a statement, police said between 3.50pm and 4.10pm on ...

With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction ...

Pimlico Road gallery Anthony Outred is appealing for help to recover a Japanese Meiji period bronze elephant that was stolen from its premises. The bronze, measuring 8x14in (21x36cm), was a recent ...

A pair of portraits by Joshua Johnson (c.1763-c.1825), one of the earliest black professional painters in the United States, is coming to auction this summer. Bonhams Skinner will offer them at its ...

A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, were hammered down at €130,000/£97,500 (or $162,500 including premium) by Heritage Auctions.

A London auction house is launching a new day honouring collectors. Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s has teamed up wit ...

The latest episode of Fake or Fortune? featured two separate artworks belonging to different owners purporting to be by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). The second episode in the 13th series, titled ...

After cricket fans have been enthralled by the exciting England vs India test series, bidding as well as batting and bowling will come into play at Newbury auction house Dreweatts. On August 19 the ...

Two contrasting works by William De Morgan (1839-1917) – a sketchbook and a triple-lustre charger – were offered for sale by Dominic Winter in consecutive sales this month.