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A $160m (£136m) masterpiece by Dutch-American abstract-impressionist painter Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) that had been stolen from a US museum 30 years ago has been discovered in an antiques shop.

Works from pioneering photography collector Paul F Walter will be auctioned at Christie’s next month.

One thing you can rely on every summer is the outraged stories in the press about the sums being spent by Premier League football clubs on the great, the good and the Jozy Altidores.

A 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used in the past by Princess Diana is included in Auctions America’s upcoming sale in Auburn, Indiana (August 31-September 3).

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from the voices of the art and antiques market.

A collection of Christmas cards documenting the Royal Family over the decades took a total of £1530 at auction last week.

Charles Tooth founded the gallery Arthur Tooth & Sons for his son in 1842. The London firm would go on to specialise particularly in photogravures of Pre-Raphaelite paintings and became a major presence in the art market, counting Henry Clay Frick among its clients.