We spoke to Isabel about her first job, triumphs, and highlights from her upcoming auction.

From swords to helmets, armour to forecrests, you can build your own full suit of samurai armour like the warriors of old — our specialist explains how.

We are pleased to present a selection of works and personal items from the life of Cormac McCarthy and his wife, Annie DeLisle, as a part of our Fine Books and Manuscripts auction. This exciting trove of literary history includes signed first editions of McCarthy's novels, early photographs, and personal items including a writing desk and travel clock.

Featuring works by Richard Prince, Julio Le Parc, Doris Salcedo, Louise Nevelson, and more.

A guide to the history of marine art, key artists and themes, and how to collect.

Our upcoming auction features an array of works by contemporary female photographers, from revealing self portraits to atmospheric landscapes.

Dora Maar, Jane Graverol, Dorothea Tanning and more: discover the trailblazing women of Surrealist art, illustrated with lots coming up for auction.

Discover artefacts and artworks from different cultures and eras, all concerned with the depiction of masculinity and male beauty.

Among the treasures of Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein's collection is a set of seven thangkas commemorating meditation and guru yoga deities.

Take a closer look at a magnificent collection of objects bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by prominent Gilded Age leaders.