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Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Asian Art Week was led by the earliest extant court painting by the Italian Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766).

Portraits of the third and fourth prime ministers of Great Britain are among the highlights of a fine collection of British portraiture that comes for sale at Sworders on May 19.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a fundraising appeal for a portrait of one of the earliest recorded black gardeners in Britain

Ahead of a new exhibition at a London gallery, Alex Capon takes a closer look at the renowned Romantic artist’s later work and the market that now exists via auction houses and dealerships

Our selection of lots from nine upcoming auctions

Prices for Hornby 0 Gauge clockwork railway toys have been rather flat for quite a few years now.

James Hallgate’s Lucius Books has now relocated and opened its new shop in the centre of York after a three-and-a-half year renovation project.

Fine collection of British modern novels amassed over decades includes earliest editions with dust jackets

Arabel and her anarchic pet raven, Mortimer, were first introduced in 1974 on the children’s television show Jackanory.

The modest reserve of €2500 for the 13in (34cm) Roman marble torso of a seated man from the 1st or 2nd century left the bidders at Dr Eder (25% buyer’s premium) in Cologne with plenty of upward scope.

A selection of upcoming highlights at UK, US and European auctions

On how many different journeys can an old map take you? We spotted this 1930 novelty map of London which sold for £1250 at Sportingold in Barnsley in February this year and were so intrigued by its content that we could not resist researching it further

London gallery holds its second exhibition since it started to represent the artist’s estate six years ago

From an elephant gun team to a double-decker and general on a hobby horse, good prices are still paid for collectable toys.