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 ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of auction house Sotheby’s reversing the commission structure it introduced just seven months ago.

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy new year. The year ended with mixed feelings for the art and antiques trade as, over the course of 2024, the b… ...

A private collection of memorabilia commemorating Dambuster Guy Gibson (1918-1944) is to be auctioned on January 7 at Gildings Auctioneers in Leicestershire.

Lyon & Turnbull will sell the art collection of the banker and financier Bernard Kelly (1930-2022) in London on January 15. The 314-lot sale, offering an eclectic mix of art antiques from Renaissance ...

Bourne End Auction Rooms is set to offer for sale 111 lots from the Velma Young collection on January 7. Young (d.2023) was a ceramics collector who wrote a number of books on the subject including ...

The most viewed stories on this website over 2024 included news of Salvage Hunters' TV star Drew Pritchard consigning items from his personal collection at Dreweatts.

As 2025 gets underway, most of the world's largest art and antiques fairs have already announced their dates for this year.

British artist Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863-1937) is closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group, the famous collective of writers, intellectuals and artists in early 20th-century London.

At Van Ham (27% buyer’s premium) in Cologne on November 12, the auctioneers were overwhelmed with bids when an early 20th century plaster copy of an iconic ancient Egyptian bust came up for sale with ...

British awards and decorations have many fascinating stories. There are two major categories: campaign medals and gallantry medals. Campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, ...

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 ...