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Sotheby’s is offering one of the most complete surviving studies of Sir Winston Churchi ll by Graham Sutherland (1903-80). It was painted in preparation for the famous final portrait - a work which the sitter violently loathed and was later destroyed.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Olympia Auctions expanding into clocks.

Ian Shaw is a specialist in tribal art and his recent projects include enhancing the gallery room of his Glasgow premises.

London auction shows the collecting appeal and opportunities for silver produced beyond Europe

These two pieces share a common Aesthetic-movement style and a link to the influential and avant-garde designer Christopher Dresser

Among the clutch of new exhibitors at the spring Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea is Mary Cooke Antiques, specialist in silver, whose key items include a George IV silver gilt table bowl.

European dealers and collectors competed for pieces of 18th century Transylvanian silver which were on sale at the 300th auction of Dr Fischer (30% buyer’s premium) in Heilbronn, Germany.

Successor event to the Peterborough Celebration of Antiques has plenty of room for expansion

Antiques business takes root in a former chicken house/mushroom farm

A ‘lost’ late 16th century portrait miniature by Italian painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) has been rediscovered by an art dealer.

The commercial fortunes of a 19th century map of the Arctic offered at Cheffins (25% buyer’s premium) this month were boosted greatly by its annotations.

The antique jewellery and precious metals trade has been warned to stay vigilant in the face of a rise in attacks and thefts.

With international institutions keen to rebalance their collections to include more works by female artists, the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles announced last week that it has bought an early portrait by Sophie Frémiet (1797-1867) from a London dealer.

John Andrews, director of Classic Antique Fairs, has bought two domain names related to the old event Art & Antiques for Everyone.

A large single-owner collection of John Ruskin (1819-1900) drawings and watercolours is to be offered at London gallery Guy Peppiatt Fine Art.

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.

The astrolabe was used for not only telling the time, but mapping one’s location, tracking the stars, and even as an astrological tool for decision-making.