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Furniture by Robert ‘Mouseman' Thompson and more recent productions from the Kilburn workshop attracted the usual enthusiasm at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium).

During her time of over 20 years with LAPADA, Annie was more often the ’go to’ for most association enquiries. Hers was the voice of helpfulness and friendliness and it was quite a distinctive voice, gained largely over many years of enjoyably puffing on cigarettes. Ultimately it was smoking which contributed to the cancer she suffered in her latter years.

A group of works by the elusive Austrian émigré artist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906-96) made a rare appearance at Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest British & European Fine Art sale.

Our pick of 12 monthly highlights sold at auction across 2020

A gap in many collections of 1960s James Bond posters often involves rarities to promote On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) starring George Lazenby.

Our regular listing of British and Irish book auctions.

A 1930s kilim hand-made in the Antalya region is offered for £2500 at Phil Taylor’s Cool Stuff’s New Year exhibition of Turkish rugs and pottery.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of stolen gold pocket watch taken from a gallery in Camden Passage, Islington, London.

Whether it was holding live sales in the garden or in the front room – or with a parrot for company – auctioneers who were determined that the show must go on found a way to make it happen during the early weeks of the first lockdown (see photos).

A rare complete copy of a famous Arabic medical text sold for £30,000 in a sale of manuscripts and other works on paper from the Islamic and Near Eastern worlds.

Poster auction in New York includes fine examples of British Art Deco rail travel designs

Model produced for pilgrims and tourists to Jerusalem in mind is a highlight as specialist sales launch

Quaintly titled book about Great Yarmouth was one of the varied attractions in Cambridge auction.