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Rare Tang Ying Brushpot Sells for £538,100 at Bonhams

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Qianlong famille rose brushpot painted with turquoise mountains, trees and lakeside pavilions.

A Qianlong brushpot painted with a mountain landscape sold for £538,100 at Bonhams London. Associated with Tang Ying and the imperial porcelain workshops, the vessel led the latest Marsh Collection auction. Its inscriptions, documented collecting history and delicately painted scenery bring an eighteenth-century scholar’s world into focus.

Enigma Machine Sells for £203,600 at Bonhams: Inside the 1941 Cipher Device

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Enigma I cipher machine in its open oak case with keyboard, lampboard and plugboard visible.

A circa-1941 Enigma I cipher machine sold for £203,600 at Bonhams, offering a tangible connection to the history of wartime codebreaking. Its matching numbered rotors, original case and documented museum loans add to the story of this surviving device. Detailed photographs reveal the keyboard, plugboard and rotor assembly behind one of the world’s most recognisable cipher machines.

Diamonds Are Forever and Thunderball: The Untold Story Behind Two Iconic James Bond Posters

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Sean Connery as James Bond in a detail of Robert E. McGinnis’s Diamonds Are Forever poster.

Diamonds Are Forever and Thunderball reveal two distinct approaches to the classic James Bond poster. From Robert E. McGinnis’s illustration to photographic montage and Italian re-release publicity, these works show how Bond’s screen identity took shape on paper. Featured in Bonhams’ May 2026 auction, the surviving posters and artwork offer a closer look at the craft behind the campaigns.

Japanese Swords From Peter Yorke’s Collection Head to Bonhams, Led by £25,000 Wakizashi

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Masamune-lineage Sōshū wakizashi with an engraved blade and gold-lacquer mounts against a black background.

Japanese swords from Peter Yorke’s collection are heading to Bonhams, led by a Masamune-lineage wakizashi estimated at £15,000–£25,000. The sale also features a dated Bizen blade and a sword by Nobuhide, each with distinctive craftsmanship and mounts. We take a closer look at three highlights ahead of the online auction, which runs from October 30 to November 11.

Vian Borchert Debuts New Abstract Works in New York, Washington DC, Miami, and London Exhibitions

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Detail of Vian Borchert’s Electrical, with intersecting black lines and sweeping blue, grey and white brushstrokes.

Under the glow of New York’s Lower East Side galleries, acclaimed abstract artist Vian Borchert unveils a new body of work that transforms ancient myth into contemporary visual poetry. From a landmark anniversary exhibition in Manhattan to powerful presentations in Washington, DC, Miami Art Week, London, and an upcoming appearance at the Venice Biennale, Borchert’s paintings trace a journey across continents and ideas—where Greek mythology, social consciousness, and the search for hope converge. As her career reaches new international heights, including recognition as one of MSN’s Top 10 Most Creative Artists of 2025, this story follows the forces shaping an artist whose work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and imagine what lies beyond the horizon.

Bruton + CO announces new ZERO and Beyond exhibition

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Detail of Paolo Scheggi’s Intersuperficie Curva Bianca, showing circular openings and diagonally layered white surfaces.

Bruton + Co is proud to present its upcoming exhibition, ZERO and Beyond, at its Mayfair showroom. The exhibition will bring together works by some of the most influential and innovative international artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries, united by their radical exploration of the lightest colour, white, through masterful use of shade, texture, emotion and surface. The show opens on the 9th October 2025 and will be on view until the end of the year.