A British government red leather dispatch case belonging to the minister of state for colonial affairs achieved an above estimate price at a recent Bonhams’ timed sale. The late 50s and early 60s ...

A shot fired in 1832 eliminated the last of the great bustard (otis tarda) in Great Britain. The lar… ...

The ‘Victorian Village’ at Flambards theme park, consigned to Penzance saleroom Lay’s for sale on March 25-28, has been sold by private treaty ...

The cigar case given as a token of appreciation for safely transporting General Espartero Baldomero to exile in England found plenty of admirers at Noonans The cigar case given by Spanish general ...

Held by the same Dutch family for just over 300 years, a very high grade Elizabeth I gold Sovereign comes for sale this week. The coin, one that would have been familiar to William Shakespeare, ...

A collection of works owned by German-born art historian Klaus Hinrichsen (1912-2004), a key figure in promoting émigré art ...

The invention of the typewriter was a critical moment in technological advancement and its invention… ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the late Hugo Morley-Fletcher’s collection of art and ceramics being consigned to Roseberys.

A depiction of a great bustard by the ornithological illustrator William Hayes captures the twilight years of a bird driven to extinction in Britain A picture by William Hayes (1729-1799) depicting a ...

The legacy of Steven Spurrier is being revived by Panter & Hall in its current exhibition Panter & Hall are hosting an exhibition of drawings from the estate of Steven Spurrier until Mar… ...

The artist Matevž Langus (1792-1855) is not a familiar name in UK salerooms. However, in his native Slovenia he remains well known as a portraitist and fresco painter. He studied at Klagenfurt in ...

As with Pierre Jeanneret and his vision for Chandigarh in India, Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) is famous for his involvement in the city of Brasilia as chief architect.