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… ...

A pair of characterful studies of cranes, a penguin and a boatbill heron set a high price for Henry Stacy Marks (1829-98) at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh earlier this month. The ...

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 ...

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.

Rediscovered Old Masters draw interest in Salisbury. Two Dutch and Flemish Old Masters offered fresh to the market and with a ...

A posthumous cast of George Frampton’s (1860-1928) best-known sculpture was the subject of a strenuous bidding competition at Dreweatts this week. The monumental work stands over 10ft (3m) high and ...

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

The annual London Art Business Conference returned this week at Church House Conference Centre in We… ...

Following disagreements over ritual and governance, two rival Freemasonry grand lodges – the Antients and Moderns – had emerged in the 1750s. When these two competing factions merged in 1813 to form ...

Georgian bed canopy is among five lots to watch. With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week ...