Star sales

Estimate in excess of £20,000,000 Ӏ Sold £22,895,000 Fabergé Easter eggs made for Russia’s Imperial family, the Romanovs, are as rare as hens’ teeth. With only 50 produced between 1885 and 1916, the m

There’s no shortage of great picks at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands, including a Barbara Hepworth sculpture, a pastel portrait by Dora Maar and two sections of 4th-century Roman mosaics

Richard Barnett guides you through ten of the hottest classic deals – and what they reveal about the wider UK market

Constructed in the age of the Industrial Revolution and Jane Austen (give or take a few decades in some cases), each of these Georgian gems has withstood the passage of some 300 years and is now ready for its next chapter

One day this month saw the sale of the medals of a naval war hero and the collection of a long-serving art critic with a keen eye for pictures

SOLD BY ARTCURIAL, £3.7M This Gullwing drew triple the usual price for two reasons – firstly, it was original and unrestored; secondly, it had a remarkable story. Bought new by Frenchman Claude Foussi