The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of Woolley & Wallis selling the first part of the late silver specialist Michael Baggott's collection ...

A robe worn by magician and comedian Tommy Cooper (1921-84) during the performance in which he which he suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage has been sold at a North Yorkshire auction.

Whitefriars Glass Britain’s longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, was purchased by James Powell for his three sons in 1834. It subsequently led fashion and technology in ...

The sale of Old Master, British & European pictures in West Norwood, south London, on July 9 att… ...

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 ...

The first of six new episodes of the BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' had an ambiguous outcome. Airing at 9pm, Monday, July 21, the show, presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona… ...

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years. Chris Marinello’s Art Recovery International worked for free to help recover the ...

A fine example of the Libertas Americana silver medal sold for £63,000 at Anderson & Garland’s Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu auction in Newcastle this week. The medal offered at the sale on July 22 ...

Details of how to manage the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods have emerged, sending shockwaves ...

An ancient Egyptian cosmetic vessel made in the form of a grasshopper or cicada comes to auction in London this week. With an ownership history that begins with the famed Egyptologist Howard Carter ...

Antiques dealer, auctioneer, museum curator and TV presenter Steven Moore is publishing his latest book this autumn.

French artist Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is described in the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists as ‘a colourful and formidable character, outspoken in her feminine independence’. A precocious artist, ...