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The US, UK, EU and other countries have directed a slew of sanctions and restrictive measures at Russia which have seen the closure, suspension or quietening down of operations in Russia by international banks and companies, including some major international auction houses.

Viewing the superb image, captured on video (ATG No 2550), one can almost hear Tom Holland shout, “Yesss!”, in abandoned ecstasy, on securing for £3500 his dinosaur – specifically, a Psittacosaurus skeleton – sold at Woolley & Wallis last month.

On Friday, July 8, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1737.05 / €1715.52 / £1454.08

Offered as part of a New York sale held by Swann (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) were the two imaginative aerial views reproduced here.

Among the 20th century works on paper generating demand at regional sales in the last few months was a Keith Vaughan (1912-77) study of a group of bathers.

An expert view on how post-Ukraine invasion restrictions are giving the art market plenty to think about

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

For collectors on a budget, works on paper can provide a more accessible route to acquiring works by key artists.

Single-owner group offers 007 toys and gadgets mainly from the Sean Connery era

This mid-20th century illusionist apparatus will feature in Potter & Potter’s latest Magic sale when it auctions the lifetime collection of Jim Deloach in Chicago on July 16.

Return of the physical event underlines continued value of doing business the traditional way

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

Swann Auction Galleries is holding a sale of vintage posters in New York on August 4.

The market for drawings and watercolours, both modern and traditional, has long been regarded as delicate ground – sensitive towards estimates, market freshness and condition.

Compared to oil paintings and watercolours, drawings by the Scottish Colourists seem to appear less often at auction.

A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.

The third sale from the eclectic collection of Jim Dixon was held online by Bonhams Skinner (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).

A round up of recent international moves and appointments

Unknown as he is to the vast majority of people, even Americans, Button Gwinnett is certainly renowned among collectors of early US history.

Property from a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, home designed by the English interior decorator David Hicks will highlight Hindman’s July 19 sale of European furniture and decorative arts in Chicago.