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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the appearance of a coffee pot plundered from burning White House at auction.

A painting by British artist Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713) purchased by Tate in 1994 has been returned to the heirs of Belgian Jewish art collector Samuel Hartveld following a decision by the Spoliation Advisory Panel.

Freeman’s Hindman is represented in 18 cities across the United States and operates six salerooms, more than any other auction house in the country.

Among a number of works by John Lavery (1856-1941) to emerge on the secondary market recently, a rapidly executed view of the Venice Lido was among those that bought strong competition when it appeared for sale in Farnham, Surrey.

Rasmus Malling-Hansen designed the pincushion-like device in 1865 to help deaf students "speak with their fingers" – this example more than doubled its low estimate in Cologne

The rediscovered diary of Bloomsbury artist Duncan Grant (1885-1978) drew strong interest this week after emerging at an auction at Gorringe's in Lewes, East Sussex.

A copy of what is regarded as probably the rarest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack came up for sale at Knights Sporting Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) on March 21-23.

Returning to Regent’s Park for the 21st time, Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024 saw solid sales and attendance. A new director is hoping to continue that trend

The latest jewellery and watches sale at Wilson55 in Nantwich included a rare pocket watch from the 1580s.

A sketch by George Romney (1734-1802) came to a recent auction in south London with a remarkable backstory.

Among the works on paper attracting interest at the early spring auctions was a 19th century study that emerged at a sale in Dumfries.

The book was consigned by Oxfam in a timed sale at the London auction house

For many fans, the untitled fourth album known simply as 'Led Zeppelin IV' is the band at their very peak. Released in 1971, it includes classic tracks such as 'Stairway to Heaven', 'When the Levee Breaks' and 'Black Dog'.