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The inaugural antiques fair at Dunston Hall will be held on April 13, with a winter fair returning to the 19th century venue in November

A completed copy of a 1970 World Cup Panini sticker album will appear at Hansons on April 10.

A hitherto lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn has resurfaced at Wimbledon Auctions on March 31.

Chrysanthemums and orchids will wilt and expire, but a painting can last for centuries.

A pen and ink signed illustration by American pulp fiction illustrator Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) made 16 times its estimate at Gildings on March 25.

A spectacular coin collection, buried for over 50 years since the Second World War, is coming to the market

What has five legs and could have given pleasure to British royalty? A table by Gerrit Jensen, of course.

Flatware from a French silver dinner service made for George III was pre-empted by the Louvre Museum at auction in Paris last month.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the appearance of a coffee pot plundered from burning White House at auction.

A painting by British artist Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713) purchased by Tate in 1994 has been returned to the heirs of Belgian Jewish art collector Samuel Hartveld following a decision by the Spoliation Advisory Panel.

Freeman’s Hindman is represented in 18 cities across the United States and operates six salerooms, more than any other auction house in the country.

Among a number of works by John Lavery (1856-1941) to emerge on the secondary market recently, a rapidly executed view of the Venice Lido was among those that bought strong competition when it appeared for sale in Farnham, Surrey.

David Evans died tragically young and before receiving the recognition and acclaim that many feel he deserves. A new show hopes to highlight his talent.

Rasmus Malling-Hansen designed the pincushion-like device in 1865 to help deaf students "speak with their fingers" – this example more than doubled its low estimate in Cologne

The rediscovered diary of Bloomsbury artist Duncan Grant (1885-1978) drew strong interest this week after emerging at an auction at Gorringe's in Lewes, East Sussex.

A copy of what is regarded as probably the rarest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack came up for sale at Knights Sporting Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) on March 21-23.

Returning to Regent’s Park for the 21st time, Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024 saw solid sales and attendance. A new director is hoping to continue that trend

The latest jewellery and watches sale at Wilson55 in Nantwich included a rare pocket watch from the 1580s.

A sketch by George Romney (1734-1802) came to a recent auction in south London with a remarkable backstory.

Among the works on paper attracting interest at the early spring auctions was a 19th century study that emerged at a sale in Dumfries.