Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a rare Louis Vuitton steamer trunk from the 1920s or earlier making a six figure sum at a Surrey auction.

Provenance is all important when it comes to the works of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942). With a number of fake scandals having been exposed over the years, pictures need a history which can… ...

From dealers and auction houses, here is the latest round up of people moves. Terence Woodcock, known as Terry, will be ...

An early 17th-century shaped linen ruffler, believed to be the only known example to ever appear at auction, was hammered down at £230,000 – 30-times its estimate – in south London. Museums from the ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of Woolley & Wallis offering the silver collection of the late dealer Michael Baggott this summer.

A piece that holds the record for a Moorcroft vase at auction returns to the rostrum this week. The flambé Carp vase, last sold in 2012, comes up for sale at Woolley & Wallis this week with a … ...

Jewellery specialist Geoffrey Munn has placed his personal collection of historical jewels on permanent loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The 22 pieces, many of them created in deeply personal ...

A group of rare coins discovered hidden in a wall in a house in France sold at auction for €3m (£2.5m). More 2000 coins were stored in a chest which was built into the wall and hidden by a picture.

Over recent years, works painted in India by Arthur William Devis (1762-1822) have become a valuable proposition. The artist, who was the son of the renowned portrait painter Arthur Devis (c.1711-87), ...

Two pieces of furniture that belonged to Oscar Wilde are among the highl… ...

Furniture experts fined and sentenced following a long-running French fake furniture scandal A court in Pontoise, near Paris ...