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Equestrian works by the French master come to auction market fresh from a family collection

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal

A clue to the great appeal of this stoneware whisky bottle is the name of a small settlement on the banks of the Forth estuary.

Symbolic & Chase is expanding its Old Bond Street premises from two to three floors with an opening scheduled for late April

This set of four French gold and ruby buttons, c.1880, modelled as owl heads are thought to be the work of Paul Robin.

Most joined oak settles that appear on the market date from the 17th and the 18th centuries.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

This pair of English Regency bronze candlesticks in Egyptian revival taste sold for £1800 at Laidlaw (20% buyer’s premium).

St James's exhibition looks beyond Donatello, currently featured at the V&A, to discover how Florentine artists influenced homes of the era

A pair of unusual works on paper by the Anglo-American painter George Henry Boughton (1833-1905) struck a chord with bidders at a sale in Somerset.

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.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an exhibition in the Cotswolds to mark 150 years since the inauguration of the Martin Brothers pottery

When Ziegler and Company of Manchester established a carpet factory in Sultanabad in 1883, it did so with a clear idea of its customer base.

Full-page artworks featuring Dan Dare and the unmistakable green features of the villainous Mekon were among the most successful lots in a Comic Book Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) timed online sale of February 26.

Here is a heart-warming story for all admirers of retro canine-themed jewels. Yes. The lost puppy has been found.

A roundup of news and events from across the trade

Christie’s holds its annual dedicated drawings sale in Paris on March 22, the same day that the Salon du Dessin opens.

The first of the Troika ‘Love’ plaques was made by Benny Sirota as a present for his mother.

A 1908, presentation first of one of WW Jacobs’ maritime tales, 'Salthaven', was the top lot in a sale held by Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium).

Topping Fellows’ sale of Antiques, Fine Art & Collectables, a timed online event closing on March 3, was this impressive 19th century Italian giltwood and micromosaic centre table.