MacDougall’s total presale estimate was 10 million pounds to 14 million pounds. All 454 lots, most of which came from American and European collections, were 19th- and 20th-century paintings, with a large selection of Soviet-era non-conformism. MacDougall’s said 90 percent of the buyers were born in the former Soviet Union, and half are Moscow-based.
“We’ve doubled […]

A spectacular full-length portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830), the most successful portrait painter of his time, is set to make up to £500,000 in Bonhams’ Old Master Paintings sale in New Bond Street, London Lawrence was one of the most talented and respected artists of the Regency era despite never having received any […]

A “spooky” image of a priest executed for treason over the Gunpowder Plot has appeared on a 17th century book thought to be bound in his skin, it is claimed.
Auctioneers said the face of Father Henry Garnet could be seen peering from the cover of the “rare and macabre” book about the Jesuit priest’s death.
The […]

Chilcotts, the fine art and antiques auctioneers and valuerst, is to open a second saleroom in Honiton, it was announced on Monday.
Chilcotts will run the Silver Street saleroom in conjunction with Stags, a leading West Country firm of estate agents, valuers and estate managers.
“Since we established Chilcotts just over three years ago, it became obvious […]

A CARE centre is holding a fundraising auction ready for a move to a new site.
The Harvey Jones Adolescent Unit in Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, is being relocated to Glan Rhyd in Bridgend in the new year and wants to raise funds to buy games and equipment for those who stay there.
The unit, which provides […]

Workers at a Suffolk auction house are facing a bleak run-up to Christmas after a worker lost £2,500 intended for pay bonuses and a charity donation.
Lockdales Auctioneers said the money - in £50 notes - fell from the pocket of a staff member who was walking towards a bank in the town centre.
The company is […]

The crew and the two teams, who each have an hour and £300 to find bargains, were at Dodd’s Auctioneers and Valuers on Chester Street on Friday and Saturday.
The programme challenges the competing teams to use their knowledge of the antiques world to try to buy things which they can sell for a profit at […]