The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of Bonhams being acquired by Pemberton Asset Management ...

This manuscript recipe book from the 18th century was the top-selling lot among Worrall Thompson's items. It sold for £2600 ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

An oak and polychrome carving of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's coat of arms has been rediscovered following research by St James’ art dealer Simon Dickinson. The firm believes it is the “only contemporary ...

Frieze London and Frieze Masters opened with a strong attendance and a string of sales reported on the first day of the fairs in Regent’s Park. At Frieze Masters, focused on art made before the year ...

Christie’s reported a 20% year-on-year rise in the total for its evening sale of Modern British and Irish Art in London – the first auction in this category to take place under the firm’s updated rate ...

An audacious robbery of valuable jewellery from the Louvre at the weekend has forced the museum to remain closed for investigation. At around 9.30am on Sunday, October 19 four men pulled up on mopeds ...

The Modern and Contemporary art market isn’t all about the expensive headline lots sold during Frieze week. Further down the food chain, a vibrant sector exists at much more affordable price points, ...

The British Museum is trying to raise funds to buy a gold pendant discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Warwickshire in 2019. The 24ct gold heart-shaped pendant, a rare survivor relating to ...

Parisian auction house Tajan is under new ownership.

Catherine Southon’s October 15 Decorative auction sale in Chislehurst in… ...

An original work by Salvador Dali discovered in a Cambridge-based house cleara… ...