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Asian Art in London annually celebrates outstanding examples of art and antiques offered by auction houses and dealers through a series of awards. Here are the items shortlisted this year in the three award categories.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

The dealer in art and vintage photography Pierre Spake has died at the age of 72. For the past year he had been undergoing treatment for cancer.

Chillida and Giacometti compositions are sought after by bidders

Japanese artist Kusama’s set of lithographs with signature motifs demonstrates more affordable way to collect

Sending stuff... it affects everyone in the trade, from dealers to auction houses, and of course vendors and buyers. But it’s an ecosystem where changes in rules across the world can often make life very difficult. How does it all work and what are the challenges?

A late 19th century musical automaton made during the Golden Age of French automata emerged from a Staffordshire house clearance to take £3200 at Richard Winterton (22% buyer’s premium).

An early ceramic work by Otto Lindig was one of the stars at a recent sale at Mehlis (24% buyer’s premium) in Plauen.

A Märklin tinplate ocean liner toy ship from c.1905-12 estimated at £250-300 steamed away on sale day in Nottingham at a hammer price of £24,000.

A rare 14th century gold coin, an Edward III leopard that was in circulation for just seven months, has been hammered down for a mid-estimate £70,000.