Sotheby’s overall sales total for 2024 fell 24% compared with the previous year. In figures released this week, the firm reported consolidated sales of $6bn (£4.88m) in the last yea… From January 23 ...

A first edition copy of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone' found on a pile of books earmarked for the bin is set to go to auction. From January 23 your current password will no longer be valid ...

An early and previously unrecorded sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) has emerged at auction house Tennants. From January 23 your current password will no longer be valid.

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 ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

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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).

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Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

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 ...

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 ...