A work described ‘the masterpiece of Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1957)’ set a major record for the artist at Cheffins last month. Titled A Native of Sierra Leone, the striking half-length portrait was a ...

Yorkshire museum The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have teamed up to launch a public appeal to sav… ...

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea. The WOW!house is an annual showhome installation in London’s Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour. The 6… ...

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Roman bust of the emperor Septimius Severus emerging in West Sussex A Roman marble thought by its… ...

When it came to works drawing good competition at the latest series of Old Master auction in New York at the end of May, three works in particular caught the eye at Christie’s. One came at the sale of ...

With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week ...

A rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel bought at a Spink auction last year and blocked from export will stay in the UK after a successful crowdfunding campaign by a local history trust. The ...

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) produced a varied range of work over his career but a group of 15 works offered at Olympia Auctions this month has a particular focus on his views from his wide ...

A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.

The fashion for tea caddies and other boxes in the form of houses or other decorative buildings emerged in the last quarter of the 18th century and continued into the 19th century. The majority ...

Record price for Singleton as painting of the surrender of Seringapatam makes £1.7m A painting by Henry Singleton (1766-1839) depicting the surrender of Tipu Sultan’s two sons to Major General David ...