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Tuesday 06 January 2026 Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Scientific Instruments News: Dutch buyer secures another British microscope for his museum of science A rare Georgian brass microscope by Edinburgh maker John Clark will join an important Dutch collection after its sale in the Cotswolds. READ MORE
Auctions Single-owner sale: Cumbrian castle collection comes to auction An extensive collection of art, antiques and silver from Corby Castle, one of Cumbria’s most historically important mansion houses, heads to sale in Yorkshire. READ MORE
Image courtesy of the Bodleian Libraries and Christ Church Oxford
Books First edition: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland donated to Oxford university The most important of only 23 known surviving copies of the first – and subsequently withdrawn – June 1865 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been given jointly to Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries. READ MORE
Islamic manuscripts Pick of the week: Mamluk manuscript gallops to six-figure sum An ‘exceptional and newly discovered’ Mamluk manuscript copy of an Arabic text on hippiatry (equine medicine) was the highlight of Lyon & Turnbull’s latest Islamic and Indian art sale in London. READ MORE
Collectables Puppet power: Original Andy Pandy takes three-times estimate Andy Pandy and friends fascinate fans at C&T sale. READ MORE

ALSO TODAY:
News in brief including a Portobello dealer's plea to help find stolen lace READ MORE Bust follows style of sculptor and ‘nose breaker’ Torrigiano READ MORE Bid Barometer: top prices and most in-demand lots online READ MORE Full contents of ATG's latest issue BROWSE HERE
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