Despite the success of London Underground's map, Harry Beck’s contribution was largely forgotten for decades. A new exhibition celebrates his place in design history ...

A rare copy of the first English edition of Niccolo Machiavelli’s seminal 1532 book 'The Prince' was snapped up at an auction in Colchester. Translated by Edward Dacres, the English edition was ...

Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

While the origins of the game date back over a millennium (early precursors have been traced to the 6th century AD), its popularity in Europe really started to grow in the Medieval period as the game ...

Enjoyed by over 12,000 visitors a year, the British Art Fair hosts over 80 of the UK’s leading dealers. Here are some ...

James McNeill Whistler’s (1834-1903) first portrait commission, a painting of Lucas Alexander Ionides, drew a strong bidding battle at Bonhams earlier today. Overshooting a £80,000-120,000 estimate, ...

An ancient Assyrian artefact stolen from an archaeological site in Iraq in the early 1990s has been returned to the country after being stored for an extended period by the Metropolitan Police in ...

A highly desirable British enamel advertising sign surfaced for sale in Scotland where it sold for £11,000.

Newcastle-based saleroom Anderson & Garland is holding an auction of the Graham Smith Antiques collection following his decision to retire from the industry. Smith decided to retire after a lively ...

A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime minister heads to Hansons on November 20 with a top estimate of £100,000.

Penal crosses take their name from the series of laws the restricted the rights of Roman Catholics and other nonconformists.