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Is Surrealism having a renaissance? A century after the discipline launched its manifesto a new gallery chooses to hone in on the art of the subconscious

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The infamous Colditz Castle prisoner of war camp catches the eye of many a Second World War history buff and militaria collector with tales of daring escapes.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an “extremely scarce” Scalextric C70 Type 59 Bugatti which came in a box that had never been seen before.

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.

A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology sale in New York.

In storage for a century, a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art has sold for £870,000.