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Woolley & Wallis will offer five catalogues this November – including two named single-owner sales.

The awards shortlist for Asian Art in London’s East Asian art season has been announced. The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House and the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer each have three finalists. There is also an award for Modern & Contemporary Art

Following the record £64,000 for a Helen Allingham (1848-1926) watercolour at Philip Serrell (20% buyer’s premium) back in July, another group of works by the artist was offered at the Malvern saleroom.

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

The auction record for a pair of chairs was broken twice as part of Christie’s Rothschild family auction series in New York.

Wassailing ceremonies on important feast days were a legacy of Anglo-Saxon culture.

Dutch artist used a technique that was much admired in his homeland as well as Britain

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Modern British art specialist André Zlattinger heading back to Sotheby’s after 13 years at Christie's.

This Korean slip-inlaid (sanggam) celadon-glazed cup stand dates from the 13th century and the height of the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392).

Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013) was a founding member of the Gutai movement that looked for new ways to apply paint to a canvas.

Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was best known for his portraits of dogs and other animals, but romanticised village and hunting scenes were also very popular.

'Sun’s Daughter' is one of the highlights in the solo show on Contemporary artist Emily Young at Richard Green, held in association with Willoughby Gerrish.

An important piece of Irish marquetry furniture scheduled to sell in County Louth last week was withdrawn from sale at the 11th hour after a deal was struck with the National Museum of Ireland.

Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both announced major lots that will feature at the next series of Old Master auctions in London in December.

An allegorical bird and flower oil painted by the artist-plantsman Cedric Morris (1889-1982) in the shadow of the Second World War comes to auction this month.