A British government red leather dispatch case belonging to the minister of state for colonial affairs achieved an above estimate price at a recent Bonhams’ timed sale. The late 50s and early 60s ...

A shot fired in 1832 eliminated the last of the great bustard (otis tarda) in Great Britain. The lar… ...

Despite achieving an impressive sum, an important Iron Age coin fell short of setting a new auction record at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s.

The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) has welcomed the government’s announcement of changes to the Temporary Admission ...

A collection of works owned by German-born art historian Klaus Hinrichsen (1912-2004), a key figure in promoting émigré art ...

Held by the same Dutch family for just over 300 years, a very high grade Elizabeth I gold Sovereign comes for sale this week. The coin, one that would have been familiar to William Shakespeare, ...

The Leica I was the first mass-produced Leica. One of its prototypes, the 0-series, heads to auction this summer ...

Shapero Rare Books deals in antiquarian and rare books and works on paper. Its Travel Catalogue 2025 is an adventure around the world ...

A depiction of a great bustard by the ornithological illustrator William Hayes captures the twilight years of a bird driven to extinction in Britain A picture by William Hayes (1729-1799) depicting a ...

The legacy of Steven Spurrier is being revived by Panter & Hall in its current exhibition Panter & Hall are hosting an exhibition of drawings from the estate of Steven Spurrier until Mar… ...

The artist Matevž Langus (1792-1855) is not a familiar name in UK salerooms. However, in his native Slovenia he remains well known as a portraitist and fresco painter. He studied at Klagenfurt in ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the late Hugo Morley-Fletcher’s collection of art and ceramics being consigned to Roseberys.