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On September 29 Cottone of Geneseo, New York, will offer the collection of lawyer Hugh Barclay (1932-2021), a former 11-term New York State Senator and US Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador.

Modernism from Northwest collectors at MBA Seattle Auctions on September 29 includes two works by the British abstract sculptor Anthony Caro (1924-2013).

Helen Bowman and Ben Wray set up their Yorkshire Fleamarkets in 2017 at Skipton Auction Mart (Sundays 9am to 4pm) and expanded to Thirsk Auction Mart (Saturdays 11am to 6pm) the following year.

Among the highlights of The Premier Sale at St James’s Auctions on September 27 is this Battle of Culloden gold commemorative medal.

Australian saleroom Abacus Auctions will feature a compact but significant collection of medals formed by British expatriate Dr Cecil Walkley.

A handsome portrait with a princely provenance was among a group of intriguing Old Masters offered at a Gloucestershire saleroom

The Book of Sports by Robin Carver is considered the first American publication to describe the sport of baseball.

Nabeshima porcelain takes its name from the clan that controlled the Saga domain in the Edo period.

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.

A single-owner sale from the late Norfolk glass collector and dealer Brian Watson is coming to Bishop & Miller on September 27.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the four looted Yemini ancient stelae recovered from a London shop going on display at the V&A.

A small sketch of two ships in a gale by the leading Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) was among the lots bringing interest at Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) summer sale of Old Master, British & European pictures.

An oil on canvas by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) estimated at €4m-6m is billed as a highlight of the sale of Old Master and 19th century art to be held by Artcurial in Paris in November.

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

Massive ornamental hair combs such as this are associated with the East Sumbanese people of modern Indonesia.

It was very interesting to see your front page story about the Coade stone torchère and its acquisition by The Fitzwilliam Museum (ATG No 2608).

The latest edition of the Coin Yearbook is published this month.

The Decorative Fair returns from October 3-8 for its third and final staging of the year.

The Fine Art Trade (FAT) defeated Christie’s at the annual end-of-summer cricket match organised by Edgar Both of the trade and Nick Finch from Christie’s.

On Friday, September 15, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1912.86 / €1795.93 / £1542.63