20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS
Design on Display
Department Stores Filled with Centuries of Style
With an enduring link between important designers and department stores, works from a variety of these stores often prove extremely popular at auction, and we are proud to present examples of these in our 27 January Design auction.
8 January 2026
LATEST NEWS, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Peter Petrou | Outward Bound
Our upcoming auction 'Peter Petrou | Outward Bound' will be held on Tuesday 24 February 2026.
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The Year in Review | A Look Back at 2025
Join us as we look back at some of the most notable highlights from our 2025 sales and celebrate another excellent year.
18 December 2025
LATEST NEWS
In Good Order | The Expert Redefining the Art of Moving
Founder of The Professional Organiser, Cornelia De Uphaugh, shares her process and philosophy through a series of interview questions.
18 December 2025
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS
Pablo Picasso | Artistry in Clay
We are pleased to offer a ceramic work by Pablo Picasso in our upcoming Design auction, taking place on Tuesday 27 January.
18 December 2025
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS
The Enduring Appeal of Plywood Furniture
We are proud to feature some excellent plywood furniture in our 27 January Design auction, by designers including Alvar Aalto, Gerald Summers and Saburo Inui.
11 December 2025
LATEST NEWS, LONDON, SPONSORSHIP
Celebrating Georgian Heritage
Sworders Auction in Support of The Georgian Group
We are delighted to be partnering with The Georgian Group for a special fundraising auction to be held in January 2026. Together, we are helping to safeguard Britain's Georgian treasures for generations to come.
11 December 2025
OPEN HOUSE, LATEST NEWS
On the Eve of Churchill’s Resignation
A signed Churchill letter to R.A. Butler and a photograph taken the day before his resignation as prime minister headline a group of historically rich political lots in Sworders’ Open House sale from 9–15 December.
9 December 2025
OPEN HOUSE, LATEST NEWS
Monumental Medicine
Photographs of Agnes Bennett | A Female Trailblazer
Discover a fascinating collection of carte de visite photographs relating to Agnes Bennett, in our next Open House timed auction, running from 2-8 December.
1 December 2025
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS
Ceramiche Rigon
We are delighted to be offering a collection of Roberto Rigon's stylised animal works in our first Design auction of 2026, which takes place on Tuesday 27 January.
24 November 2025