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Biannual medals event organised by Mayfair auction house allows standholders to exhibit free of charge

Gurr Johns, the art adviser that owns UK auction house Dreweatts, has opened an office in Paris.

Estimated at £200-300, a 12in (30cm) French porcelain stand in the rococo style sold for £4900 at Michael Bowman (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Chudleigh, Devon, on September 28.

Royalty, heads of state and grand families frequently chose to have their porcelain engraved with their initials or coat of arms.

The Derby porcelain factory specialised in cabinet-pieces in the 1790s.

Aguttes (26/23% buyer’s premium) held a 66-lot sale in Neuilly on October 8 of a collection of watches spanning the 17th to 20th centuries formed by a doctor and horological enthusiast.

Twenty-eight members of SOFAA were treated to a wonderful visit to the Ashmolean in Oxford.

Buyers planning a Christmas shopping spree might include a trip to Suffolk’s many antiques centres and shops including something unusual: Boule-In’s annual festive decorative event.

A Frankie Dettori bronze made to mark the jockey’s retirement from racing has been stolen from Haynes Fine Art in Pimlico Road, London.

Following an 18-month conservation and research project at the Yale Center for British Art, an enigmatic double portrait that drew a dramatic auction contest in 2021 is going on display at its new permanent home of Compton Verney.

A medieval gaming piece found in a sock drawer sold for £50,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Gorringe’s in Lewes – smashing its estimate of £10,000-15,000.

A unique piece of jewellery created by Hancocks and dated to the c.1870s has returned to the UK after a glittering journey around the world, worn by the elite in entertainment and, consequently, seen by millions.

An ornate 17th century cabinet with pietre dure inlays and gilt bronze mounts heads to Lisbon auction house Veritas on October 21 with an estimate of €80,000–120,000.

This miniature replica car was built by Frenchman Francis Mortarini.

Gander & White is looking ahead to Beaujolais Nouveau Day in November.