Sketches by Spanish painter Goya that have been missing for 130 years will go on sale at Christie’s auction house in London on July 8.
The three sketches, “Witches and Women”, “The Constable Lampinos stitched inside a dead horse” and “Repentance”, were last seen in public at a sale of Goya sketches in Paris in […]

Sotheby’s London has announced that it will present a range of Turkish, North African and Middle East-inspired works in its Orientalist Sale on Friday, May 30th, 2008. The sale will present works by many of the leading names in the field, including Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928), Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Henri ousseau (1875-1933), Théodore Chassériau (1819-56), […]

Sotheby’s auction house has announced that it will offer Study for Head of George Dyer, 1967 by Francis Bacon (1909-92) in its Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008. Francis Bacon is widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century and this work is not only an exceptionally […]

Tennants auctioneers is offering a large collection of vintage and modern high quality 35mm cameras by Leica and Nikon in their specialist Scientific and Musical Instruments, Cameras and Tools Sale on Saturday, 31st May 2008
Included in the 75 lots of cameras to be sold, approximately 20 Leica and 20 Nikon cameras come from a local […]

AUCTION TO BE HELD AT THEWARWICK ARMS HOTEL, HIGH STREET, WARWICKTUESDAY 10TH JUNE 2008 AT 6.30 PM
A SUBSTANTIAL DETACHED GEORGIAN VILLA CURRENTLY SPLIT INTO FOUR UNITS BUT HAVING EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL SUBJECT TO PLANNING SITUATED WITHIN HALF A MILE OF ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA TOWN CENTREDescription:Properties such as this rarely come to the market in a condition […]

Comprising all world boxes lots, individual country albums, individual stamps and sets, postal history items, philatelic accessories, postcards and cigarette cards.
Viewing: Wednesday 28 May 10.00am - 4.00pm,
morning of sale 9.00am - 11.30am.
Auction info www.tennants.co.uk

A large piece of Ruby glass, brought into one of Charterhouse Auctions discovery days, has been estimated to be be worth up to £5,000.
Commented Charterhouse’s Richard Bromell. “The ruby glass sculpture, which is about 16cm square and is about the weight of two bags of sugar, initially looked like a lump of tar, but as […]