More than £24,000 worth of items were stolen from National Trust property Montacute House in Somerset last month. A 1781 silver epergne by Thomas Pitts, a pair of c.1800 French Empire ormolu ...

A large number of items were withdrawn at Lay’s sale of the Charlestown Shipwreck Museum collection after a last-minute offer from the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) secured 500 lots. The sale ...

Christie’s will offer a further 90 Rembrandt prints from the collection of the late Sam Josefowitz next month.

It's been a lively few years for the royal family and artist Rob Pointon has captured key moments which can now be seen in a new exhibition. The first major solo exhibition of Pointon, the show is to ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an “extremely scarce” Scalextric C70 Type 59 Bugatti which came in a box that had never been seen before.

A large and historic view of Bilbao in Spain was among the lots bringing competition at a recent sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (26% buyer’s premium) in Exeter. Showing an extensive panorama of ...

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London. The two ...

Gallery 1936 is a recently launched online gallery, established by George Richards in October 2024. … ...

A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of ...

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The infamous Colditz Castle prisoner of war camp catches the eye of many a Second World War history buff and militaria collector with tales of daring escapes. It also generates serious demand for ...

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 ...