British studio pottery moved into new financial territory at the end of June with the sale of a vase by Dame Magdalene Odundo (b.1950) for £570,000. The price is not just an auction high for a living ...

Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1917-94) is sometimes described as ‘the first African artist to gain international recognition in the modern art world’. He was dubbed ‘Africas greatest contemporary ...

A crowdfunding project by Bristol Museums Development Trust to bid for JMW Turner’s 'The Rising Squall, Hot Wells from St Vincent’s Rock, Bristol' (1792), has reached in excess of £100,000. The ...

An enormous deceased estate in West Yorkshire has been providing Scarborough saleroom David Duggleby (25% buyer’s premium) with a vast range of works to offload over the last two years. The late owner ...

"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 ...

Lowestoft Porcelain. The East Anglian fishing port of Lowestoft, set far away from the other centres of 18th century porcelain production like London, Staffordshire or Liverpool, began producing ...

By 1897, the antiquarian Albert Hartshorne had published Old English Glasses: An account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth century.This seminal work ...

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A First World War roll of honour brass plaque, that had been made into a coffee table, has returned to South Shields after 50 years away with the help of Gloucestershire auction house Dominic Winter.

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 ...

A large diptych depicting a profusion of colourful and curious figures attracted spectacular bidding at a recent sale held by Toovey's (24.5% buyer’s premium). The two unframed oils on canvas (one ...

With estimates from £80, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week Devoted to advertising memorabilia, antique bottles, breweriana and early… ...