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Top auction lots including a Victorian fireman’s helmet and a record-breaking coin sparked reflection this week. Read what members of the trade had to say in our quotes of the week.

Lyon & Turnbull is hosting an exhibition spotlighting the work of three of the first British female artists this summer.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of colour photos of the 'lost' Dr Who 'Power of the Daleks' episode emerging at south London auction house Roseberys.

Contemporary art dealership Goodman Gallery is to join Cork Street as its first major letting since its multi-million pound redevelopment last year.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes English delftware, an early acoustic gramophone, Thunderbirds artwork and a Qing period double gourd vase.

The Black Country Living Museum has bought a rare piece of local history - a fireman’s helmet from a fire service run by the local butcher.

A rare Roman gold coin, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent, was hammered down at £460,000.

A group of six dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret when they were children will be offered at vintage fashion specialist Kerry Taylor Auctions later this month.

Graham Budd Auctions is holding a special online auction commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first polo game to be played in England.

As the Pride season begins this month with a series of events and parades in major cities to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Swann Auction Galleries are to hold auctions honouring the movement.

A selection of expansion news and appointments across the art and antiques market.

In 1953, Marilyn Monroe told the world that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But a pair of rhinestone earrings going under the hammer next week with a five-figure estimate could prove to be pretty dear too.

Dating from the 12th and early 13th centuries, the Lewis Chessmen collection was rediscovered on Lewis in 1831 and is among the most famous archaeological finds.