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A Suffolk auction house has successfully received an exemption certificate for an early 20th century ivory figure following a complex appeals process.

The art and antiques market is braced to fight rising business rates following government changes in the spring.

Renowned coin expert and long-standing contributor to Antiques Trade Gazette, Richard Falkiner, has died at the age of 90.

A Gorham Martelé silver punch bowl made for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis sold for $120,000 (£89,700) at Freeman’s in Chicago.

One year after the EU’s ‘new’ cultural goods import regime became fully operational, a leading arts and culture lawyer says the EU is failing in its stated objective of combating illicit trade.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of long-standing member of the Lyon & Turnbull family Theo Burrell after a four-year battle with an aggressive brain tumour. She died peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, surrounded by her family.

A recent sale of ancient art at Apollo Art Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) included a series of Roman polychrome mosaic panels that came for sale from a private London collection.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Tyrannosaurus rex specimen making $43m (£32m) at Sotheby’s

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

Theo Burrell died peacefully in earlier this month after a four-year battle with an aggressive brain tumour. Here four of colleagues at Lyon & Turnbull share their memories of the ceramics specialist

An 1860s musical manuscript by German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97), entirely in his hand, came for sale at Lion Heart Autographs (22% buyer’s premium).