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Chiswick Auctions is ‘going home’ after nearly 25 years.

A late version of the Penitent Magdalen by Titian (c.1485- 1576) that surfaced at Austrian saleroom Dorotheum has sold for €4.1m (£3.5m).

This remarkable Baccarat tantalus in the form of an elephant and howdah sold at Can$120,000 (£75,000) at an auction in Victoria, British Columbia.

Edinburgh firm Georgian Antiques has bought the brand of Whytock & Reid, one of the most famous names in Scottish cabinetmaking.

Sperm whale teeth, acquired from mammals that had beached on local reefs, had a deep significance to Fijian society.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

An historically significant document dating from 1785 and a previously unrecorded campaign handbill concerning the election that saw Thomas Jefferson become the third US president were highlights of a February 17 sale at Freeman’s (26/20/12% buyer’s premium).

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Negotiating the sometimes complex world of prints by the 17th century Dutch Master

Alchemical work is best-seller as Vishniac lots create a valuable mix in the saleroom

The Marine Sale at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) included a very rare gold and enamel ring marking the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805.

London auctioneer overcomes power cut to complete sale including a mighty Fresnel lens

It was during the Song dynasty that tea parties became the vogue and tea houses flourished.

Strawser auction group holds a three-day sale series in Indiana on May 25 & 27-28.

An auction house in Bristol is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business by holding 10 sales in as many days.

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.

Two upcoming lots at US book auctions.

Exhibition devoted to skilled ‘old-fashioned’ painter reveals a particular interest in horses

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