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A monumental pair of Louis Philippe period Sèvres hard paste porcelain vases has been sold in upstate New York.

The organisers of Classic Art London, the new marketing initiative designed to replace London Art Week (LAW), say they are confident of passing the target of 20 dealers for its inaugural event.

Exhibitors at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht made a string of early sales at the prestigious event which opened on Thursday, March 13.

The velocipede is considered the direct forerunner to the modern bicycle, especially a series of French examples produced with pedals, cranks and handlebars in the 1850s-60s.

The Cheong family collection of Martin Brothers comes for sale at Bonhams in Sydney on March 27.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a gold stater of king Caratacus (15-54AD) returning to the saleroom

In a market that waxes and wanes, recent sales suggest collectors are active and pushing up prices

Organiser says bookings are healthy ahead of debut and feels there is room for more quality fairs in the area

The French inventor André Romain Guilmet (1827-92) took out many patents for his ingenious designs including in 1868 the idea for a driving chain on a bicycle.

On Friday, March 14, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2992.90 / €2765.54 / £2320.08

President Trump’s threats of trade tariffs may affect the market for Chinese works of art.

Australian-born concert pianist, composer, arranger, writer, artist and photographer Robert Weatherburn collects cameras as one of his hobbies. Here he tells ATG about his collecting

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV in 1685 led to the massive exodus of Huguenots, many of whom moved to Great Britain.

Recent auction sales shone the spotlight on pioneering photographers active in the first days of the art

Produced by a German-Austrian sculptor in the 18th century, three intriguing marble sculptures were among the attractions of the sale at EP Deutsch (24% buyer’s premium) on January 31 in Vienna.

A prototype for the first mass-produced Leica could break the record as the most expensive camera ever sold at auction.

A mid-19th century papier-mâché globe sewing table from Birmingham, part of the legacy of a South American collector, has found its way to Heidelberg, where it is being sold by Metz on March 21-22.

Since the 16th century, silversmiths in Germany have produced so-called Brautbecher (bridal beakers), a tradition that still exists today.

A large part of the auction at Neumeister in Munich on March 19-20 is devoted to works of art from the legacy of Alexander Eugen, Duke of Württemberg who died last year at the age of 91.

Thirty-eight lots offered in Bath included a strong array of 20th century works assembled in London