Antiques
White jade ruyi sceptre valued at $233,500 in Sotheby's auction
A white jade ruyi, or sceptre, gifted to the maharaja of Nepal, will attract global interest
Meissen monkey figure up 104% on estimate at Sotheby's
A rare Meissen monkey figure came from the property of Sir Gawaine Baillie
Benjamin Franklin's rocking chair sold for $1m to Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston has reportedly bought Benjamin Franklin's rocking chair in a pre-marriage spree
Persian Achaemenid glass bowl up 862% in antiquities auction
A 2,500 year old Persian Achaemenid glass bowl has sold for $748,500 in London
Cameo glass world record smashed in $263,500 Bonhams auction
The world record for cameo glass was broken by Thomas and George Woodall's The Attack
Napoleon's Fontainebleau chairs sell for $18,000 at Christie's
Paul Delaroche's painting of Napoleon's abdication shows him sitting on the Fontainebleau chairs
Steinway giltwood grand piano sells for $90,000 at Hindmann
A sumptuous giltwood grand piano created under Joseph Burr Tiffany marks Steinway's 50th
Chinese bronze fountainheads to be returned by Francois-Henri Pinault
Billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault will return two bronze fountainheads after pressure from China
Ottoman Iznik bottle sets world record at $682,500 at Bonhams
Two rare Iznik bottles from the Ottoman Empire came with fantastic provenance
Russian imperial vases sold for $2.7m in private deal
A pair of Russian imperial vases sold 80% above estimate a week before they were due to auction
Gillows of Lancaster cabinet sells for $32,500 at US furniture sale
A side cabinet produced by the illustrious Gillows of Lancaster saw top bids on February 11
Louis XV furniture to highlight auction of Lady Ashburton collection
A Pierre Roussel-attributed Louis XV table stars among furniture with exceptional provenance
