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A collection of Christmas cards documenting the Royal Family over the decades took a total of £1530 at auction last week.

Charles Tooth founded the gallery Arthur Tooth & Sons for his son in 1842. The London firm would go on to specialise particularly in photogravures of Pre-Raphaelite paintings and became a major presence in the art market, counting Henry Clay Frick among its clients.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has consigned a series of photographs to Christie’s which will be offered at auctions over the next 18 months.

The eclectic collection of the late antiques dealer Eila Grahame continues to provide Cheffins of Cambridge with exceptional material. The latest works that have been unveiled are two drawings by Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) which will be offered at auction on October 12.

Mayfair art agent Timothy Sammons is facing a fresh legal battle over the sale of paintings and could face extradition to the US.

Tim Goodman’s Fine Art Bourse (FAB) has entered into an advertising row with Facebook over nudity rules at the social media giant.

Fieldings Auctioneers founder Will Farmer has lent his support to Poole Pottery which is facing eviction from its Dorset home.

The next Affordable Art Fair (AAF) takes place in Bristol and runs from September 8-10. It features more than 50 exhibitors offering works by living artists priced from £100-6000.

A melancholic portrait of a young Malay woman by Irma Stern (1894-1966) will be offered at Bonhams’ upcoming sale of South African art in London.

The theft of a 19th century postbox in Asthall Leigh in west Oxfordshire earlier this year has led local councillors to fear criminals are targeting specific postboxes to sell on for hundreds of pounds.

The impact on the art market of the UK's withdrawal from the EU is likely to be the key talking point at this year’s Art Business Conference on September 6 in London.

Martin Roth, the former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has died aged 62.

A new London fair is planned to take place in Kensington next March. The Kensington & Chelsea Decorative, Art & Antiques Fair has been organised by Daniel Cotton, who currently runs the Little Chelsea Antiques Fair.