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 ...

Top stories this week including Dreweatts posting a record turnover for a UK provincial saleroom. The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of auction ...

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 The auction of a rare and unpublished drawing by Hans Baldung (c.1484-1545) that was due to take ...

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 ...

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.

Record prices for diamond jewels at UK auctions. Two items of diamond jewellery achieved record sums for UK salerooms Duke’s and Elmwoods this week.

Former Christie’s specialist-turned antiques dealer sells Irish country house contents at auction. Serena Williams-Ellis, a former Christie’s specialist who became an antiques ...

Designer and former model Jade Jagger auctions items from her Georgian home in Gloucestershire. British jewellery and interior designer Jade Jagger, the daughter of Rolling Stones ...

The second edition of the London fair Studiolo has been announced. The one-day event, which features multiple dealers offering stock in a histo ...

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 ...