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A snuff mull owned by an executed 1745 Jacobite rising leader and a First World War British tank splatter mask are among five hammer highlights in June auctions.

With estimates from £50-90,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.

If moments like rediscovering a lost Old Master - or loosing a statue to thieves for a second time - don’t leave members of the art and antiques trade speechless, they might just make our quotes of the week.

An 18th century watercolour by the artist who John Constable described as a genius has been barred from export in the hope a UK buyer can be found.

Visitors to Kensington Church Street this weekend can participate in an antiques treasure hunt down the historic thoroughfare.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a pottery faience charger and a Fijian sperm whale tooth pendant.

A renewed threat to tax Chinese art imports into the US, including those from the UK, would harm the local antiques trade and instead benefit China, US trade officials have heard.