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Ceramics and GlassSèvres plate too expensive for a French king sells in Germany

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Edwardian novelty inkwell is among five lots to watch

HMS Victory model made by French Prisoners of war and later given to PM Thatcher sails away to a £92,000 auction price

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Mughal cuerda seca tile

Top stories this week including original Quentin Blake book illustrations emerging at auction

Thomas Lawrence portrait of Duke of Wellington heads back to auction

New chairman for Christie’s as Guillaume Cerutti departs all ‌Pinault related companies

Sculpture fraudster sentenced after Metropolitan Police investigation

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NewsSide table takes centre stage with a £26,000 bid

NewsLiberty’s antique rugs, carpets and textiles offering comes to an end

NewsAs one Oscar Wilde Oxford college photo sells in the UK, another is found in US library

NewsHMRC launches ‘practical, engaging tool’ to help understand anti-money laundering rules

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InterviewFrom Penny Blacks to Pokémon

Art MarketHallett harvest scene reaps a £5000 record result

Feature – Arms & ArmourA master of martial arts and expert in Japanese martial arms and culture

News Digest19th century ‘Dandy Horse’ bicycle takes three times estimate at Sussex auction

Feature – Arms & ArmourFrom a collector obsessed by all things Tipu

Ceramics and Glass

Ceramics and GlassHarry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well

Ceramics and GlassCeramic Highlander was made in the Lowlands

Ceramics and Glass‘Mum went out to buy a coat but got a Lambeth delft candlestick instead’

Ceramics and GlassGeorge Tinworth mice draw serious interest from collectors

Ceramics and GlassRoyal Doulton figures add touch of character from the 1920s

Ceramics and GlassTiffany lamp record set as Magnolia pattern turns heads

Ceramics and GlassMy search to identify a mystery Staffordshire figure

Ceramics and GlassSèvres plate too expensive for a French king sells in Germany

Ceramics and GlassMeissen with a Delft touch emerges in Nottingham

Ceramics and GlassEarly example of Gallé in demand

Jewellery Highlights

JewelleryHolbeinesque jewellery: Inspired by the Northern Renaissance

JewelleryHow 'transformable' designs can be broken down to suit any occasion

JewelleryRecalling the golden age of pink topaz

JewelleryBright and beautiful 19th and early 20th century jewels shine at auction

JewelleryBridesmaid’s York Rose brooch rated all white by buyer

JewelleryRené Lalique jewellery makes Cottone auction debut

JewelleryEye-catching lover's eye ring was not necessarily for love

JewelleryShore thing: Designer Norman Grant inspired by the Scottish coast

JewelleryBrooch on offer was given to bridesmaids at a royal wedding

JewelleryJavanese please: Items from the Indonesian island’s true golden age

Modern British Art Highlights

Modern British ArtPetal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale

Modern British ArtJohn Russell Taylor sale: An art critic’s own taste tested

Modern British ArtPictures head from Preston to Dorset via a descendant

Modern British ArtHenry Moore’s King and Queen sculpture headlines Christie’s sale

Modern British ArtThree Lowrys from two sources, then all offered in a single Berkshire sale

Modern British ArtWorks from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis boost Sotheby’s white-glove auction

Modern British ArtTerence Cuneo industrial scene brings strong contest in Newbury

Modern British ArtPictures emerge from attic to serve up a wartime treat

Modern British ArtFresh-to-market Clifford Hall works bring demand in Surrey

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