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 ...

The kunstkammer collection assembled over half a century by Selim Zilkha (1927-2022), founder of Mothercare, comes for sale in New York next month.

Freeman’s Hindman has appointed Julia Fitzgerald as chief marketing officer to help develop the auct… ...

The Treasure House Fair is set to return to the Royal Hospital Chelsea for another “festival of art, culture and gastronomy”.

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With estimates set at modest levels, Bourne End Auction Rooms notched up a 100% sold roster for its offering of the Velma Young collection on January 7.

The Albany Gallery in Cardiff is currently showing an exhibition of posters until February 8.

A rediscovered work by Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) and his studio comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions on January 21. Offered at auction for the first time, the oil on canvas portrait of Caroline, Lady ...

A pair of RAF cloth wings from Dambuster wing commander Guy Gibson’s uniform more than doubled its estimate at Gildings Auctioneers in Market Harborough, Leicestershire on January 7.

A first-hand account documenting the 1820 sinking of American whaleship the Essex heads to auction on January 16.

An American beer can achieved a record $80,000 (£63,850) at Morean Auctions in Brimfield, Massachusetts, at the end of last year. Made from heavy-gauge steel c.1935, the 12oz flat top can once ...

An online Pop Culture sale at Bonhams offers a tuneful slice of rock history from a musician who helped define the 1960s in Britain.