Every canvas is a stage

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

The dandy’s role as icon and irritant

WHEN fire broke out at Nymans, West Sussex, ...

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

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