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A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of Strawberry Hill House acquiring a group portrait of Catherine de’ Medici and her children.

Copy of the 1931 Golden Cockerel edition of The Four Gospels illustrated with woodcuts by Eric Gill stars in Bath auction.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

At 2ft 5in (74cm) high, this English made wooden doll c.1740 is unusually large.

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

While Georgian spectacles are relatively common at auction, 17th century examples are a rarer beast.

Trio of family paintings depicting Jervis’ finest hour bring £90,000 result for marine specialist Charles Miller

Albert Einstein letter on Communism is one of the stand-out performers in a Chicago auction

This George II caddy-topped mahogany chest bears not one, but two original trade labels for the London cabinet maker Giles Grendey (c.1693-1780).

Three appointments and moves among dealers in the UK and abroad.

Contents of a Straits Chinese shophouse sold at auction provide window to the past

As part of its spring sale series in Hong Kong, Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Art auction will open with a section titled Beauty and Beyond Women in Chinese art.

Artcurial holds one of its periodic sales of Old Master and 19th century paintings and drawings on June 9.

Dewlish House yields ‘good old-fashioned house sale with everything on offer’

The 27 animal models created for Beswick by Colin Melbourne represented the firm at its most avant garde.

A group of naive oils found boxed up during a house move drew strong interest at Hanson Holloway’s Ross (25% buyer’s premium), making a combined £36,000.

Titanic specialist auction house Henry Aldridge & Son sells poignant items related to the rescue and recovery ships.

Doyle in New York is selling the collection of the Belk department store heiress Sarah Belk Gambrell in various auctions this year.

The Morsink Icon Gallery and Erik Bijzet Sculpture and Works of Art have joined forces to show 15 early Italian objects in the Netherlands.