National Army Museum acquires Victorian study from Cecil Court dealer. London dealer Darnley Fine Art of Cecil Court has sold a study of Henry Nelson O’Neil’s picture Eastward ...

Collection from former art editor and director of The Sunday Times Magazine comes to auction. Part of the private art collection of Michael Rand (1929-2025), the art editor and di ...

French government declares Old Master drawing National Treasure ahead of auction. The auction of a rare and unpublished drawing by Hans Baldung (c.1484-1545) that was due to take ...

Sotheby’s to auction extraordinary chess collection. In the world of chess, few names command as much quiet authority as Lothar Schmid.

Mail coach watch is among five lots to watch. With estimates from £50, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week ...

An extensive 18th century archive relating to James Stirling (1692-1770) has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the funds to keep it in the UK.

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news agency Reuters publishing the findings of its investigation into Banksy’s identity ...

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 ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...

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 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 ...

"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 ...