Different from the simple overglaze 'bat' printed wares produced at the Worcester and Caughley factories from the 1750s, Spode's ingenious method involved first the engraving of a design onto a copper ...

They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...

Within the broader context of 18th century drinking glasses there are certain areas which form the basis of specialist collecting fields. One of these is Beilby glassware, a class mostly of drinking ...

Earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist emerges. A picture wrapped in a sleeping bag and brought to the Fake or Fortu ...

Why the John Singer Sargent market remains a trans-Atlantic affair. Artistically and commercially, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is a giant that straddles the Atlantic.

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of trading tariffs that will impact the UK and 60 trading partners.

The height of the summer art season has drawn to a close but there are still plenty of art and antiques exhibitions to view ...

Appeal for lost sweetheart brooch and stolen rings. Two people are appealing for help from the antiques trade and auctioneers after a lost brooch and a theft of rings occurred thi ...

Top stories this week including a rediscovered Old Master emerging in Wimbledon. The most read stories on this website over ...

A collection of furniture, silver, works of art, carpets and books from the estate of artist John Singer Sargent’s grand-niece will be offered at Chorley’s on September 15.

Tyrannosaurus rex specimen takes record $43m at auction. One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered was hammered down at $43m (£32m) at Soth ...

Auction offers what is believed to be an account of the conquest of Mount Everest written by Sir Edmund Hillary for The Times. One of the most enduring and as yet unresolved quest ...