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"Oh goodness me, look at that..." said auctioneer Adrian Biddell as his colleagues presented him with the traditional handwear.

A drawing giving a first glimpse of the now instantly recognisable trophy from the oldest national football competition in the world, the FA Cup, sold above estimate at Budds on February 11.

A 17th century panel stolen from a church in Hertfordshire has been discovered and returned after being missing for 30 years.

The British Museum raised the £3.5m needed to buy a gold pendant discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Warwickshire in 2019.

UK exhibitors at the recent BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels were heartened by a strong list of sales.

A pair of puttis, believed to have been crafted as one of a pair of chimney pieces for Bedford House in London, have been blocked from export.

Following the last-minute withdrawal of arguably Sotheby’s headline lot of the latest round of Old Master sales in New York, it has been announced that the rare double-sided panel by Antonello da Messina (c.1430-79) has been acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture.

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Berkshire-born artist Eliot Hodgkin (1905-87) is known for his highly detailed still-lifes of natural objects, depicting subjects ranging from fruit and vegetables to eggs and pastries.

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of 25 works listed as missing following the collapse of dealer Trinity House Paintings

TEFAF New York has announced the line-up at its next edition, which includes 10 newcomers among 88 exhibitors.

A previously unknown study of a foot for a figure in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling drew remarkable bidding at Christie’s, making one of the highest ever prices for an Old Master drawing.

To mark the 20th anniversary of Artist’s Resale Right, collecting agencies the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) and the Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) have issued updates on the amount collected and how it is distributed.

Victory marked the first time Manchester United lifted the FA Cup but what happened to their unfortunate mascot?

The latest round up of Movers & Shakers in the art and antiques sector

ATG Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

A Rembrandt (1606-69) sketch of a lion set the highest price for a drawing at auction by the artist when it sold for $15m (£10.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York today.

The white glove sale of a collection of modern Christian Dior Haute Couture from a wealthy fashion fan has set four world records.

When it comes to the market for two of the biggest names in British portraiture, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) and Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), the range of prices fetched by works attributed to these two greats is really quite remarkable.

A UK institution has the chance to raise £635,000 to buy an 18th century animal sculpture after it was blocked from export.