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An antiques centre which has been a fixture in Harrogate for many years is the latest acquisition by Antiques on High’s Vincent Page and his partner Lesley White.

Confidence in Simon Dickinson’s expertise is key to court decision

The 40 trays of British butterflies in this handsome mahogany four-section cabinet by JJ Hill & Son of London were collected by Geoffrey Alfred Cole.

This 15th century gold ring, set with a rhomb-shaped table-cut sapphire, is engraved with lilies and other flowers issuing from a crescent bowl.

Heritage Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Dallas broke the record again for what it terms “the most valuable original work of comic book or fantasy art” during its four-day Comics & Comic Art sale held on June 22-25.

This brass cased mining aneroid pocket barometer altimeter, c.1885, was almost certainly a one-off order or commission.

A Tennis Match at Manchester is a very rare print marking one of the first British tennis tournaments.

A look ahead to the new PBFA fair in a renowned town for book-lovers.

Underwear soars above estimate at a Richard Winterton auction

Another tranche of items from the Dudley Ollis collection of playing cards was offered at a recent Dominic Winter auction.

Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence

I have recently been visited in London by an American-based auctioneer who is looking for sporting paintings for his upcoming sales in Kentucky in the New Year.

In the July 1 edition (ATG No 2599) there is the sad case of the theft of £100,000 of jewellery and a letter from a dealer on a number of other thefts.

A relief sculpture by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) which has been identified as depicting Louis, Grand Dauphin, is on the market for £1.5m.

A chance purchase at auction during lockdown inspired a whole book on a single day of the Tour de France 100 years ago

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

A spate of jewellery-related crimes was reported in the last month, sparking further concerns for those in the trade.

Needing work but with an impeccable pedigree, this striking drop-dial wall clock topped the day at Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium).

The Books and Works on Paper column on this week’s pages is Ian McKay’s last for ATG.