This year's Mental Health Awareness Week gave us an opportunity to pause, reflect, and support open conversations across the business, both onsite and working from home.
15 May 2026
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS, LONDON
London Craft Week 2026
Following an enjoyable and informative visit to London Craft Week, the Sworders Design team share their top highlights.
3 June 2026
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS, FURNITURE
James Thursby-Pelham and the English Collecting Tradition
Many collectors of art and antiques will be familiar with the name of James Thursby-Pelham (1869-1947) and the celebrated collection in our upcoming Fine Interiors sales is not to be missed!
2 June 2026
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS, TEXTILES & TAPESTRIES
The Judith Appio Textiles Collection
This exceptional collection of Nigerian Adire indigo textiles, alongside other significant West African fabrics and ceremonial robes, dates from the 1920s onwards. The pieces were carefully curated during the 1970s and 1980s, representing an important body of material culture that reflects the artistry and social history of Yoruba textile traditions.
2 June 2026
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS, FURNITURE
The Frederick Parker Collection of Chairs
Sworders are delighted and honoured to present a selection of chairs from the Frederick Parker Collection in their June Fine Interiors sale.
2 June 2026
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS
A House Full of Wonders
The Selected Contents of 14 Prior Street, Greenwich, London
Tucked away in one of Greenwich's oldest surviving streets, 14 Prior Street was no ordinary London townhouse...
29 May 2026
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS
The Collection of Mr and Mrs Francis Anthony Brinsley Valentine
With Property from the Earls of Lanesborough Collections, Swithland Hall, Leicester
Leading our June auction, Sworders' Fine Interiors department is honoured to present a distinguished selection of lots from the collection of Mr and Mrs Francis Anthony Brinsley Valentine.
29 May 2026
LATEST NEWS, PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, MODERN BRITISH ART, LONDON
Courtney Bae | Nourishing: Reflections of Resilience
This September, Sworders’ London Gallery is honoured to present Nourishing: Reflections of Resilience, a selling exhibition by contemporary artist Courtney Bae.
28 May 2026
LATEST NEWS, VALUATION DAYS & NEWS
Sworders at the Aldeburgh Festival
Free Art & Antiques Valuation Day at The Red House
Following two successful valuation events held in partnership with Britten Pears Arts, Sworders is delighted to announce the third in its series of Art & Antiques Valuation Days, this time taking up residence at The Red House in Aldeburgh during the internationally renowned Aldeburgh Festival.
28 May 2026
JEWELLERY & WATCHES, LATEST NEWS
The Enduring World of Ilias Lalaounis
Few jewellery designers have brought the ancient world into the modern age with the imagination and confidence of Ilias Lalaounis (1920-2013). Revered for his sculptural gold creations and historically inspired designs, Lalaounis transformed archaeology, mythology and classical civilisation into jewellery that feels both timeless and distinctly modern.
28 May 2026