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 ...
Sworders’ sale of Fine Jewellery & Watches in Stansted Mountfi… ...
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A UK gallery or institution will need to raise £280,000 + VAT to acquire a work by Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti, before it leaves the country. The sculpture is a unique double portrait and ...
The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has awarded artist Rafael El Baz its 2025 BADA Art Prize for his work 'Soft ...
A group of around 30 Old Masters from the collection of the late dealer Robert Compton Jones is being offered at Leonard Joel ...
Auction house Phillips has hired India Phillips as its managing director for Modern and Co… ...
A pair of Chinese huanghuali armchairs, formerly owned by a US Treasury official who became an economic adviser to Chairman ...
An enlarged copy of the original ‘His Masters Voice’ picture by Francis Barraud (1856-1924) is now on display at a museum in ...
A naïve-style painted record of the famous boxing match between Car… ...
On the same day that Freeman’s Hindman announced it would rebrand simply as Freeman’s, the firm held a $2.5m two-part sale of Old Masters and 19th century European art. Offered at the morning session ...
A painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-75) that has been in a British private collection since the 19th century will lead Christie’s Old Master evening sale in London next month. The Flute Player ...