Hampshire police are appealing for information on an antique sundial stolen from The Somerley Estate in the New Forest. The sundial, weighing nearly 4 stone (around 25kg), was stolen from Georgian ...

With estimates from £50, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week ...

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

Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of dealer Emma Rutherford selling a portrait miniature believed to depict Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton.

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 ...

A previously unknown depiction of Christ on the cross believed to have been painted by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) has emerged at French auction house Osenat. Billed as a major discovery, the work ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the origins of the game date back over a millennium (early precursors have been traced to the 6th century AD), its popularity in Europe really started to grow in the Medieval period as the game ...

Art from the West Country featured prominently in the collection of the late antiques dealer Tony Martin. Running his shop in ...

They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...