Faithful and fearless to the last

Offering unquestioning affection as well as a source of inspiration, the canine muse really is the artist’s best friend, discovers Agnes Stamp

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

Armigers from the Tudor and Stuart era had their moment last month, with a seal ring linked to Royal Exchange founder Sir Thomas Gresham and a ruffler once owned by philanthropist Sir Edwin Rich causing a stir at auction

In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle

The Hungarian Mudi, which dates to the 18th ...

From topless staddle stones outperforming complete ones to two versions of the same desk selling on the same day 212 miles apart, bizarre occurrences are par for the course at contents sales