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This 11oz George III silver goblet by Solomon Hougham, London 1802, is engraved with an inscription that is key to its appeal.

Setting an all-time high for a single-owner offering, the auction of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s collection at Christie’s raised an extraordinary $1.62bn (£1.42bn) in New York.

A Wedgwood Art Deco tea and coffee set and the original design drawings by Paul Follot (1877-1941) have been bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum and put on display at the World of Wedgwood museum in Stoke-on-Trent.

Tory politician acquired the artist’s watercolours before London dealer raised the profile

Welsh gallery holds exhibition on the Welsh artist hot on the heels of a show about his sister

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

This rare and unusual item is a late Victorian campaign shaving companion.

Auction consultant tells us about his own collection.

The combination of Meissen porcelain and Augsburg silver proved to be a winning formula at a sale held by Metz (25% buyer’s premium) in Heidelberg.

Chris Brown, co-organiser of the ever-expanding Grandma’s Attic Fairs, is on a roll.

One of the masterpieces of printmaking in Prague during the reign of the Emperor Rudolf II (1576- 1612), and a highlight of the important exhibition 'Printmaking in Prague' held in the British Museum this summer, is the famous etching of the interior of the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle by Aegidius Sadeler II.

The sale of Commemoratives, Fairings, Stevengraphs and Pot Lids at Historical & Collectable (24% buyer’s premium) included this rare pin cushion.

Anglophile American lawyer’s excellent and extensive collection is sold in New York.

A rare 16th or 17th century gold ‘toadstone’ ring comes for sale at Sworders in November 23 with expectations of £3000-5000.

The sale of maritime antiques at Charles Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in London on November 1 included a number of silver boating trophies from the Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth – most of them well received by the collecting audience.

A multitude of fabulous creatures are an integral part of traditional Chinese mythology. Among them is the Bixie, whose name translates as ‘to ward off evil spirits’.

UK auctioneer hails successful sale offering attractive investments to buyers worldwide

The Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) silver department sold a private collection of over 100 vinaigrettes assembled in the 1980s.

Full-blown repoussé ornamentation defined Baltimore silver in the antebellum period.

Dreweatts’ November 23 sale includes jewels from the collection of Renée Louise Marie de Rothschild (1927-2015).