Latest art, antiques and auctions news

From a Behn bronze panther to Cocteau plates - five to buy at south London Design sale
Roseberys’ Design sale in south London on February 20 sale will feature an expansive range of rare and important works from 1860 to the present day.

Silver under the floorboards and vinaigrettes in the cooker
The extraordinary collection of the Bath dealer-collector George Withers (1946-2023) comes for sale across three days and two Somerset salerooms later this month.

Dedicated Lalique sale: our pick of five eyecatching lots
The Art Deco glass of René Lalique remains among the most popular collecting categories at auction.

Modern and Contemporary prints make the right impression
Original prints by some of the best known Modern and Contemporary artists are included in Chiswick Auctions’ Prints and Multiples sale on February 13. Signed and limited edition works by Banksy, Henri Matisse, Laurence Stephen Lowry, David Hockney, Lucien Freud, Takashi Murakami, Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin and Sir Howard Hodgkin are offered with estimates ranging from £100 to £20,000.

Sign of the times: More than 130 street and advertising signs come to auction
A signage collection featuring more than 130 examples is coming to auction at Reeman Dansie.

Five for Valentine’s Day
It’ll be here before you know it. Charm your sweetheart with one of these Valentine’s treats found at auction.

Highlights from Mallams upcoming Oxford Library sale
For library connoisseurs the Mallams Oxford Library sale is a most view.

The royal treatment: Five highlights in Bonhams’ auction of memorabilia from Netflix’s The Crown
You’ve seen it on screen – now’s the chance to own a piece of it yourself.

Huge collection of records and memorabilia from BBC archives comes to auction
Merseyside auction house Omega Auctions will offer a collection of vinyl records, music memorabilia and equipment from the BBC.

An ancient favourite: Find thousands of years’ worth of amethysts at auction
Amethysts were once considered among the rarest and most precious stones of all time.