A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has become the world’s most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold after hammering down at €51.15m (£42.5m) including 15% buyer’s premium. We apologise for ...

The years between the loss of the American colonies and George IV’s death in 1830 were the golden age for single-sheet political caricatures – bracketing the careers of two giants of the genre, James ...

A piece of militaria history has become available to the public for the first time in over 50 years, and is offered by dealers Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables. The horizontal sundial and stone ...

Poole Museum has emerged as the buyer of a work on paper by John Piper (1903-92) that sold at a Roseberys auction last year. The gouache and collage on paper, dating from 1951, depicts Poole’s ...

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has confirmed that it will be returning to its Mayfair location between October 28-November 2, 2025. From January 23 your current password will no longer be valid.

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 ...

West Ham United had been due to face Luton Town and the league match was rearranged to April 13.

This is how Holbrook Jackson described his first visit to a small pottery dealership situated in Brownlow Street, Holborn, in 1910. He was not the first, nor the last, to be captivated by the ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

Footballing memorabilia belonging to South American greats will be offered at the national stadium in April From January 23 your current password will no longer be valid. We apologise for the ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

Her talent was first spotted in 1916 when she joined Arthur J. Wilkinson, a Burslem maker of standard transfer-printed earthenwares. She trained at art school and was eventually given her own studio ...