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Innovative art fair recently launched at London gallery expands to American cities for the first time

An attractive archive offered by Lymington Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) on July 9 included medals and ephemera relating to the Lawrence family.

On Thursday, September 24, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4152.83 / €3679.67 / £3146.09

New information on ivory exemption certificates suggests the regulator of The Ivory Act 2018 is continuing to take a robust approach to the trade in antiques made of or containing ivory.

The highlight of the sale of British and Continental Ceramics and Glass at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes on September 23 was this exceptional south Staffordshire enamel and gilt metal snuff box, c.1765-70.

The government has issued a temporary export block on an early 16th century sculpture in the hope a UK museum will be able to raise the £4.6m needed to keep it in the country.

Metal detecting finds, and the success of the 1996 Treasure Act that allows finders a share in the market value of ‘treasure’, have become the market’s key source of medieval jewellery. And for Andrew Riley, a semi-retired architect from North Yorkshire, the hobby has been a particular boon.

A painting believed to be the earliest known depiction of ‘colf’ – a forerunner of golf played on ice in the Netherlands – has been bought jointly by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and The Mauritshuis in The Hague.

A collection of letters relating to Vice-Admiral Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) and his family will be offered at Sotheby’s.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including new and returning dealers announcing their presence at this autumn’s LAPADA Fair

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming auctions

Andy Bastow has recently retired from a career in the world of insurance – so he now has more time for his hobby of collecting playing cards, alongside decorating his new Georgian Lincolnshire home where he lives with his wife Jackie. Here he tells ATG about his collection

The first lot offered in Potter & Potter’s (20% buyer’s premium) auction in Chicago on September 10 was a 1939 first edition, first printing of 'Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism'.

A Georgian gold coin that was found aboard HMS Victory among Nelson’s personal possessions fetched £30,000 – three times the top estimate – at Noonans (24% buyer’s premium) in Mayfair.

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

Antiquarian bookdealer Lester Capon, 75, lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with his partner Meg. He has always had a passion for books, starting with bookselling in retail, before embarking on a bookbinding career spanning six decades.

Auction result suggests high prices for floral paintings are boosting demand for his lesser-known works