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With estimates from £700-20,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a legal dispute over a 'fake' Frans Hals (1582-1666) painting now set to reach the Court of Appeal.

Auction houses, dealers and antiques centres have begun to reopen their premises to the public. All have taken steps to ensure buildings are ‘Covid-secure’ with new layouts, hygiene regimes and occupancy restrictions.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a rare White Star Line poster publicising the Olympic and Titanic ships – ‘the largest steamers in the world’.

Stanley Gibbons Group, which runs philately auctioneer-dealer Stanley Gibbons, numismatic dealership Baldwin’s and auction joint venture Baldwin’s of St James’s, will shortly reopen its newly refurbished shop and head office at 399 Strand in central London.

As galleries across the country reopen after months of lockdown, one venerable institution is preparing to stage a comeback even longer awaited.

The postponement of three top-end paintings and objects sales meant that the overall total generated by Christie’s latest ‘Classic Week’ in New York was well down on previous years.