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A letter written by Albert Einstein to a close friend predicting Adolf Hitler’s rise has surpassed estimates at a US auction.

A Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ once owned by the actor himself will go under the hammer in New York in October.

An updated website for Hemswell Antique Centres has been launched as part of a larger programme of redevelopment marking its 30th year.

Auction house Christie’s has raised its buyer’s premium. The latest changes to the thresholds follow Sotheby’s announcement of a new premium structure last week.

A sapphire and diamond coronet designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria has been acquired by the V&A Museum. It was previously sold by a London dealer to an overseas buyer but was blocked from export by the government in 2015.

A study for Eduardo Paolozzi’s classic Tottenham Court Road Underground stations has ‘come home’ after being bought at auction. Not to London where the original mosaics by the pop art pioneer are located, but to the artist’s home city.

A world coin specialist vied with other bidders over a Roman coin hoard last week at Hansons Auctioneers.