A Paris court has delayed the sale of the earliest-known calculator. Scheduled for sale at Christie’s in Paris on November 19, the auction of the scientific instrument w… ...

Pocket watches owned by Horatio Nelson, Thomas Hardy and Cuthbert Collingwood and consulted throughout the Battle of Trafalgar, are coming for sale next month. They will be sold together as a single ...

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.

A rare visual record of a ‘legendary’ boxing match that took place in Gretna Green in 1816 drew a strong contest itself at an auction in North Yorkshire. Offered at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) sale ...

The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.

The largest group of cartographic items to come onto the market in years will be granted an export licence.

A group of antiques dealers and interior designers, alongside fashion designer Lulu Guinness, have got together to launch St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale while Dore & Rees will also host an ...

Sworders’ sale of Fine Jewellery & Watches in Stansted Mountfi… ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a blue and white porcelain vase flying over predictions at Hansons ...

TEFAF Maastricht will return to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from March 14-19, 2026 (with March 12-13 by invitation only). The fair will feature 276 dealers and galleries from ...

The form emerged in the early 18 th century, though the origin of the name is obscure. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may ...

The earliest collectors of firearms were probably monarchs intent on amassing armouries to demonstrate their wealth and power. They also became patrons, employing expert craftsmen to create better and ...