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A George III bonheur du jour offered for sale at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London provided a fascinating window onto the collecting tastes of the British aristocracy in the 18th century.

A rare and early late 11th or early 12th century wooden statue of the Virgin and Child in Majesty was the highlight of the 'Haute Epoque' auction of antiquities and early works of art held by Aguttes (25/23% buyer’s premium) at Neuilly-sur-Seine.

I thought your readers might like to know a little more about the coquilla nut snuff box I recently purchased at Burstow & Hewett [in Battle, East Sussex, UK, on May 28-29] illustrated on the front page of ATG No 2702.

First dedicated Modern Art auction at York firm benefits from trio of works consigned by same vendor

Estimated at £800-1200, a British Antarctic Polar expedition bronze medal and miniature took £4600 at Bentley’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Cranbrook, Kent.

A monthly newsletter sent out by interiors dealer Philip Crosthwaite, organiser of the Easton Antiques Fair in Norwich, is now reaching 2000 subscribers.

From the occult to renaissance treasures and collecting, here we look at a group of recent publications

In 1830 the French government organised a competition for a painting to decorate the wall of the Chamber of Deputies’ Sessions Hall in the Palais Bourbon.

Established Norfolk dealership Pearse Lukies Antiques is expanding into West Sussex with a shop in Petworth.

3812 Gallery, a Modern and Contemporary Chinese firm founded in Hong Kong, is launching a new outpost in London this autumn.

Our selection of stand-out lots from six upcoming auctions

Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick occupy the top tier of Modern British sculptors, each with an artistic output that was both highly individual and instantly recognisable.

On Friday, August 15, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3354.79 / €2861.44 / £2466.76

The highest auction price for Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944) for eight years came at Tennants’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest British, European & Sporting Art sale in North Yorkshire.

The second half of the 19th century was a key period in the European art pottery movement with much experimentation in glazing and design.

A late 15th century French illuminated manuscript vellum leaf achieved the stand-out result in a collection of illuminated manuscripts offered at Batemans (25% buyer’s premium).

A recent sale held by arms and armour specialist Antony Cribb (25% buyer’s premium) in Compton, Berkshire, included one of the rarest of British patent corkscrews.

Following the sale of a rare 1920s Louis Vuitton Explorer trunk for a hammer price of £130,000 at John Nicholson’s (25% buyer’s premium) on June 11, a second example emerged at the Surrey auction house.

Lomax launches third event in portfolio at location already hosting a separate biannual brocante

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