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A striking example of English country house portraiture, commissioned to record architectural changes to a Cheshire family seat in the mid 18th century, has sold for £150,000 (plus premium).

A letter signed 'Mary the quene' to William Paget on the outbreak of Wyatt's Rebellion, January 28, 1554, is to appear at Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull on February 5 with an estimate of ...

A high-flying lot came to Glasgow saleroom Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium) in the form of a rare First World War subject by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931).

Over a 30-year period Edward Curtis (1868–1952) published the largest volume of work photographing indigenous Americans. Between 1900 and 1930, the photographer travelled across US states west of the ...

Among such examples on offer currently is a 13 star US naval flag, which will offered at William Coo… ...

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones is conducting the largest house clearance it has undertaken in 33 years.

After 61 years on the King’s Road, Guinevere Antiques shut its doors for the last time at Christmas. The closure of the family business will be marked by an auction at Sworders in Stansted ...

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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the UK’s ban on the trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks coming into force this month ...

The Worcester factory was founded at Warmstry House in 1751 by a deed of partnership with 15 members. The period from foundation to 1783, when it was acquired by Thomas Flight, is known as the First ...

Burmantofts Pottery was born out of James Holroyd’s architectural brickworks, taking advantage of the rich local deposits of both coal and clay. However, today, the church built in Shakespeare Street ...