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Works by the three sisters including copies published under pseudonyms come to a Cambridge auction

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper auctions

Two separately consigned Modern Indian paintings were among the notable performers at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in the early spring, one fetching an expected price but the other making a sum that was more of a surprise.

This untitled work from c.1945 by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) comprises a mahogany relief applied with oil paint. It was offered at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) of Oxford on May 17-18 as part of its Modern Art & Design sale.

Flying over a £200-300 estimate at a recent sale at Dawsons (25% buyer’s premium) in Maidenhead were two small mixed-media works by Maliheh Afnan (1935-2016).

The American artist Alex Katz (b.1927) is known for his large, brightly coloured and boldly delineated works.

Artcurial has two days of sales devoted to Impressionist and Modern and Postwar and Contemporary art in Paris on June 7-8.

The artist couple Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) were obviously in equal measure creative, determined and patient.

The Vintage Home Show runs in three locations including the atmospheric and restored Victoria Baths in Manchester

On Friday, May 19, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1962.69 / €1823.73 / £1582.82

This classy teak wine cooler exudes Mid-century style, all clean lines and simplicity.

The artist Júlio Pomar (1926- 2018) is considered one of the most important modern Portuguese painters.

Our selection of 13 upcoming auction lots from UK and Irish salerooms.

William Christian Symons (1845-1911) had a varied career, working as a designer for Royal Doulton but also in a wide range of roles.

The best needlework samplers continue to bring prices far above more routine examples.

Led by the multi-estimate £90,000 bid for an intaglio carved with the portrait of a Roman Caesar (see ATG No 2590), the strong market in the glyphic arts was evident among other lots offered at Fellows 25% buyer’s premium) in Birmingham on April 13

Two Generations Collection was the title of an auction of automobilia and collectors’ cars amassed by a single family.

A coronation theme was taken up by some of the dealers at Arthur Swallow Fairs’ three-day decorative home and salvage show at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate.

This mahogany 12-drawer cabinet of minerals, rocks and fossils carries the printed trade label reading Arranged and Sold by J Tennant, Mineralogist by Appointment to Her Majesty, 149 Strand London.

Shown here are pages from an extremely long, hand-coloured aquatint record on one continuous folding strip just a little over 4in tall, but a work that would extend to around 19ft (5.8m) if fully opened.