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Old Master pictures from the Dutch ‘Golden Age’ will be offered as part of Christie’s Classic Week of sales in July.

A 16th century manuscript has been bought by The National Libraries of Scotland at auction.

Insurers acting for the owners of Arundel Castle have offered a substantial reward for the safe return of all or part of the collection of items stolen on the night of May 21.

With estimates from £300-60,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of Mark Hofmann’s 'Oath of a Freeman', one of the most infamous forgeries in US history, heading to auction. It comes from the collection of Justin Schiller, the antiquarian bookseller who in 1985 attempted to broker its sale for $1.5m.

A unique Victoria Cross group of medals for “a feat that probably ranks alongside Rorke’s Drift in the history of famous defences against overwhelming odds” is estimated at £300,000-400,000 at London auction house Dix Noonan Webb on June 23.

The latest sale of Old Master, British and European Art at Newbury saleroom Dreweatts (25% buyer’s premium) on May 27 included some strong bidding for 19th century works.