A violin used by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) during his ‘Annus Mirabilis’ comes sale at Dominic Winter in South Cerney, Cirencester, on October 8. The 1894 instrument, made by the Munich-based luthier ...

Auction house appeals for information following the theft of a silver sculpture A silver sculpture, titled Sea Horse by artist Terence Coventry (1938-2017), was stolen from Sloane … ...

TV presenter, gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh is selling his large collection of antiques ahead of downsizing. Titchmarsh has lived with his wife in a Grade II-listed late 17 th century home for ...

Underlining the current demand for works by female Old Masters, a portrait of an English MP set an auction record the Italian artist Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757) at Cheffins. Depicting the MP for ...

If you are new to the art market you may find this list of terms frequently used by Antiques Trade Gazette helpful. Living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are ...

Society of Antiquaries of London, a membership group for historians and archaeologists, is fundraising to stay in its ...

When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

A work described as ‘one of the finest and most intricately conceived’ of Gustav Klimt’s (1862-1918) full-length portraits will be the headline lot at the auction of the Leonard A. Lauder collection ...

However, the Poole Pottery, as it became known, is now remembered as the maker of instantly recognisable Art Deco ware and the striking wares of the 1960s which marked it among the most innovative of ...

Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a burglary at a museum in Exeter. Around 17 pocket watches and a blunderbuss were stolen from Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gal… ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...