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Some of the rarest coins in world numismatics were sold at auction in New York last week. Auction sessions spanning seven consecutive days (January 12-18) were held as part of the annual New York International Numismatic Convention, the US’s largest and most prestigious numismatic event known as NYINC.

A portrait of John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham (d.1618), has been united with his descendants following our article on the rediscovered picture (ATG No 2720).

This portrait miniature of Robert Burns’ (1759-96) best friend (above) is part of a pop-up exhibition in Mayfair ahead of Burns Night.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the UK government blocking the export of a £3.1m sculpture

More pieces from Britain’s biggest collection of breadboards were sold by Canterbury Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) at the end of last year.

Poignant paintings make highest auction sum for the artist outside London

Cases boasting bronze lions decoration proved popular and were produced for two decades

A set of JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings realised a premium-inclusive $250,000 (£187,500) at Heritage Auctions of Dallas.

Dealers praise the friendly atmosphere of a Buxton event that has been running for nearly 50 years

Focus on businesses based in two towns rated among ‘most desirable’ in the UK by newspaper

This diminutive and rare clock from the Liberty & Co Cymric range is The Sigurd (model No 579), a typical Archibald Knox creation named after the dragon-slaying hero of Norse mythology.

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s is holding a British & World Banknotes sale on January 29, its first for several years.

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

A recent sale at Marion Antique Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Marion, Massachusetts included a large Meiji vase by Kanamori Soshichi (1821-92).

Antony Newman, universally known as Tony, was at the epicentre of what is now affectionately described as a golden age for the antiques trade throughout the 1990s.

A notable Irish hunting painting that emerged at Fonsie Mealy (25% buyer’s premium including VAT) at the end of last year drew “very spirited bidding” according to the Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny saleroom.

Working in Japanese urushi lacquer requires patience. Harvested from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, it is built up slowly, layer by layer, each stage requiring careful drying and polishing under controlled conditions.

On Thursday, January 15, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $4586.82 / €3962.48 / £3433.39

Although 17th and 18th century Jamaican silver is some of the rarest colonial plate, two small waiters sold at auctions in the north of England in as many months.