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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a rare Louis Vuitton steamer trunk from the 1920s or earlier making a six figure sum at a Surrey auction.

Provenance is all important when it comes to the works of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942).

An early 17th-century shaped linen ruffler, believed to be the only known example to ever appear at auction, was hammered down at £230,000 – 30-times its estimate – in south London.

The new president of CINOA has issued a call for unity across the cultural sector in response to “increasingly restrictive legislation affecting the global art and antiques trade”.

An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.

A new auction high for a Moorcroft vase was set as the previous record holder returned to the rostrum.

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) was something of a jack of all trades. But contrary to the old adage he was a master of many.

A group of rare coins discovered hidden in a wall in a house in France sold at auction for €3m (£2.5m).

A group of Alan Turing papers smashed estimates at auction in Lichfield.

A piece that holds the record for a Moorcroft vase at auction returns to the rostrum this week.

The stricken Moorcroft pottery business will have a member of the founder's family involved with the firm for the first time in nearly 20 years.