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The first part of Christie’s much-anticipated sale of the David and Peggy Rockefeller collection smashed the record for a single-owner auction in New York last night, setting records for Monet, Matisse and Delacroix in the process.

The Duke of Cambridge, aka Prince William, has been in the news recently for obvious reasons but it is the last holder of the title before him who will be in the spotlight at London auction house Sotheby’s this summer.

A Japanese art and antiques event focusing on the history of the samurai launches in Utrecht this summer.

Collectors can be a hard bunch to predict. When an extensive group comes to auction – one of the best of its type – the buyers’ response may be strong across the board, or it can be seen as a sudden glut on the market and only the top items get picked off.

More details and a launch date have emerged for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new Photography Centre.

A new guide to antiques venues in the Peak District, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire has launched.

What makes a great dog painting in the eyes of a 21st century collector? A picture specialist addressed the question with ATG this week. Also, read the reaction to the new leader of a major trade body, artefacts were returned to their home countries and an auctioneer held a major country house sale.