Object lessons
An equestrian painting with a newly discovered secret and postage stamps worth framing: our pick of the December sales
Plus a a little-known Botticelli and a sleek, Modernist ceramic bowl
An erotic Poussin painting and an early version of the Statue of Liberty: our pick of the November sales
Plus, some all-American nostalgia and a classic Dorothy Bohm photograph
A disembodied Marilyn Monroe and a vibrant De Kooning from the collection of Eric Clapton: our pick of the October sales
Plus, a colourful Magritte painting and a Simone Baltaxé tapestry
A rarely-seen Whistler portrait and a sculpture inspired by quantum physics: our pick of the September sales
Plus, a painting by a key figure of Modern Indian art and a newly discovered work by Ben Enwonwu
Summer auction highlights: from an ant by Escher to a Botticelli baby
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York
The Tefaf New York wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
Prehistoric pottery, a ceremonial dance mask and a blue-chip rocking chair are among this year’s gems
A possibly record-breaking painting by Martin Wong and a woollen work by John Olsen: our pick of the May sales
Plus, a $20m-$30m Fontana and a painting from Basquiat’s most valuable year
From long-lost portrait by Gustav Klimt to a painting by the ‘Persian Picasso’: our pick of the April sales
Plus, a mid-career painting by African American artist Hughie Lee-Smith
From a rare auction sighting of a Blue Period Picasso to a rediscovered Turner: our pick of the March sales
Plus, a painting to celebrate Francis Newton Souza’s centenary
From a rediscovered painting by the Flemish Baroque artist Michael Sweerts to Blinky Palermo's last work: our pick of December's auctions
Plus, a small biblical scene by Rembrandt and a Hever Roman marble
From a prehistoric ivory head to a painting once owned by Barbara Walters: our pick of November’s auctions and fairs
Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection
From a tender portrait of Gauguin’s son to a 17th-century Leonardo manuscript: our pick of October's auctions
Plus, a first-century Roman cameo and a gilt bronze statue from Tibet
A sculpture consigned by Gérard Depardieu and a Chinese vase with dragon fish handles: our pick of September's auctions
Plus a painting by Hedda Sterne, one of the few women to make her mark in New York’s Abstract Expressionism movement
A crucifixion by Fra Angelico and a Félix Vallotton that belonged to actor Peter Ustinov are among our picks of the July sales
Plus one of only four paintings by the 15th century Master of the Baroncelli portraits
From a relic from Gabon to a Fauvist beach: our pick of the highlights from June's sales
Plus imposing heads by Giacometti
From the world’s most expensive Bible to Andy Warhol's portrait of O.J. Simpson: our pick of the highlights from May's sales
Plus, the poems that became sculptures
From a homoerotic Marsden Hartley to a Yoshitomo Nara painting of Michael Jackson: our pick of the highlights from April's sales
Plus, dramatic scenes from the Iliad and a delicate Modigliani head
From a rediscovered Montelupo statue to a never publicly displayed Richter painting: our pick of the highlights from March's sales
Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs
From a lively New Deal-era fresco study to an illuminated Rauschenberg edition: our pick of the highlights from February's sales
Plus, a Charles II-era silver-gilt vases, an avant-garde Cuban painting and a rare Tintin comic book cover
From a gruesome Old Master to a potential million-dollar superhero: our pick of the highlights from January's sales
Plus, a pair of Thornton Dial assemblages, a rare Chinese bowl and a work made out of flip-flops and suede
From a rare Book of Kings folio to a Lady Gaga hair sculpture: our pick of the highlights from October's sales
Plus, a collection of meteorites, a Belle Époque fob watch and a nude by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
From a new recording of the song that made Bob Dylan famous to a gay rights protest artefact: our pick of the highlights from this summer's sales
Plus, a “crypto-jukebox”, a striking piece of Modern British silver and a sea battle by a Dutch Old Master
From Dora Maar's photograph of Picasso to Chagall's depiction of wedded bliss: our pick of the highlights from June's sales
Plus, a contemporary woven Japanese basket and a colourful work on paper by Kirchner
From a possible record-breaking Philip Guston to coins linked to Caesar’s assassination: our pick of the highlights from May's sales
Plus, a rediscovered Titian and a reliquary sculpture from Gabon
Object lessons: from Richard Gere's portrait of Bob Dylan to Lucian Freud's drawing of a pony with which he had a tricky relationship
Our pick of the highlights from April's fairs and auctions
Object lessons: from a Francis Bacon triptych to India's most expensive woman artist at auction
Our pick of highlights from forthcoming auctions and fairs
Object lessons: from a 16th-century angel to a jaunty walking stick
Our pick of the highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Highlights from December’s auctions: from an unseen Schiele to the first ever postage stamp
Our pick of the works coming up for sale in London and Munich
Highlights from November's auctions: from Picasso’s homage to friendship to Cy Twombly’s photographs
Our pick of the works coming up for sale in Paris, New York and Rome
Object lessons: from an Inuit child's parka made of seal guts to a golden shawl spun from spider silk
Our pick of the highlights from this month's fairs and auctions