Art & Photography

Barbara Hepworth's Parent I achieves $4.7m
Barbara Hepworth's Parent I led day one of Sotheby's British and Irish art sale

Tiepolo's I Cani Sapienti up 21% on estimate
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's I Cani Sapienti has auctioned for $3.6m in New York

Albrecht Durer's Melencolia I sees $110,000 at Swann
Albrecht Durer's Melencolia I has long been considered one of his master engravings

King Charles I portrait to highlight Old Masters at $121,500
Christie's will auction a portrait of King Charles I by a follower of Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Jehangir Sabavala Vespers I breaks artist's world record by 4.4%
Indian artist Jehangir Sabavala's Vespers I sold for $391,390 at Bonhams on June 7

Disputed Elizabeth I painting leads Christie's Cowdray Park auction
The work, which some have suggested is of another wearing the queen's style, could bring $577,000

Withnail and I movie antiques beat estimates at Christie's auction
An $8,500 mahogany library table was the leading light at the sale of film-used antiques and art

'I had more action than Mount Vesuvius!' - The legacy of screen legend Tony Curtis
Following the Some Like It Hot! star's death last week, Curtis's legacy is set to live on in collectibles

'I engrave between heart beats, when I am perfectly still'
Graham Short, who inscribed The Lord's Prayer on a pinhead, tells Paul Fraser Collectibles of his amazing craft

Gold Mary I medal achieves record price
The £276k piece was the top lot at a sale of historical medals