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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an “extremely scarce” Scalextric C70 Type 59 Bugatti which came in a box that had never been seen before.

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.

A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology sale in New York.

In storage for a century, a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art has sold for £870,000.

For many centuries, Venetian glass beads were at the core of global trade and were the inspiration for a critically acclaimed book exploring that legacy

The UK government’s Budget included a raft of measures that are likely to affect the art and antiques market.

Paolo Forlani's map was not only the first to focus primarily on North America but among the first to depict the Strait of Anian, separating America and Asia

Abstract and surrealist paintings by the American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) are a valuable proposition at auction and so it was no surprise that a small picture from a good source drew interest at a recent Cotswolds auction.

The Rolex GMT-Master worn by the sixth man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell, sold at RR Auctions

Philip Hewat-Jaboor was the chairman of the Masterpiece art fair and amassed a significant antiquities collection at his Jersey home

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week