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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 verre églomisé (reverse engraved glass picture) by Jonas Zeuner (17… ...

The late US dealer Richard L Feigen (1930-2021) handled works by numerous artists over his long career. But two of the names with whom he became most associated were Max Beckmann (1884-1950) and ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included an auction of books personally inscribed by philosopher Karl Popper (1902-94) which were dropped off by an anonymous donor to Oxfam.

London’s Natural History Museum has acquired a newly identified dinosaur from Mayfair dealership David Aaron.

The galleries on Cork Street in Mayfair, London, have joined forces on a multi-part exhibition running all year.

Participants have been announced for this year’s PAD London.

Still bearing the physical scars of battle, a monumental Union Jack flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar led Christie’s Exceptional Sale in London on July 1. It tipped over the estimate ...

A ‘lost’ landscape by JMW Turner (1775-1851), thought to be the first oil painting the artist ever exhibited, sold for £1.5m at Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale. Depicting a former hot spa in ...

An extraordinary Elizabethan swagger portrait drew dramatic competition at Bonhams’ latest Old Master sale. The three-quarter-length painting of the opulently dressed Sir Edward Monins of Waldershare ...

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 ...