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Etc Fairs

Royal National Hotel saves the day for Etc Fairs

28 August 2025

Book and ephemera fairs organiser Etc Fairs’ usual London venue, Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, is closed until February 2026 for refurbishment.

Art Business Conference

The Art Business Conference is returning to London twice this autumn

28 August 2025

Art Market Minds, the organiser behind The Art Business Conference, has launched new events this year and its flagship event returns for its 11th edition.

Mexican document

FBI returns historic conquistador manuscript to Mexico

27 August 2025

A manuscript linked to a Spanish conquistador and believed stolen in the 1980s has been given to the Mexican government.

Kashmir sapphire

Two more Kashmir sapphires emerge at Dublin auction

27 August 2025

Just four months after the sale of a 6.22ct old-cut Kashmir sapphire for an Irish record of €550,000 (£461,250), Adam’s in Dublin is offering two more of the fabled gemstones.

Cricket at Sandleford Priory

Cricket picture market: a pitch with plenty of cracks

27 August 2025

The sticky wicket in terms of the market for cricketing pictures was in evidence this summer as Dreweatts (27% buyer’s premium) sold off a large group of works from the collection of the late Mark Loveday.

Dick Fosbury's 1968 Olympics gold medal

Dick Fosbury’s Olympic gold medal soars at auction

26 August 2025

In a poignant tribute to one of track and field's most revolutionary figures, items once owned by Olympic high jump gold medallist Dick Fosbury have been sold by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.

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Jersey museum successfully bids for top secret Second World War D-Day landing maps and Channel Islands liberation plan

26 August 2025

Four top secret Second World War documents are to go on public display at a Jersey museum after being sold at auction by Hansons.