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I write concerning eBay’s practice of charging the incorrect import duty of 20% on some items that are over 100 years old; UK law is 5%.

Proving that not all clocks need to sell for thousands to attract interest, this 19th century circular mantel clock sold at Stamford Auction Rooms (20% buyer’s premium) in Lincolnshire for £500 with an estimate of £50-£80.

In 1902 the author Booker T Washington sent a typed and handwritten letter to the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie regarding his recently published work.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.

Neil Honor of Catesbys specialises in Modern British and contemporary paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics, mixed with Danish furniture and artisan home goods.

Woody Auctions in Kansas is selling the collection of Van and Karen Turner from Oklahoma on September 24.

Specialist majolica auction house Strawser in Indiana includes this George Jones cobalt ground game tureen in its sale on October 15.

There are few antiques centres and even fewer fairs held in garden centres and nurseries but along has come news of The Potting Shed Brocante which ran at the King John’s Nursery in the Kent village of Etchingham earlier this month.

On Friday, September 9, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1666.39 €1672.42 £1461.75

Watercolour of Oxford by the Victorian arbiter of taste benefits from attractive estimate.

Ann and Gordon Getty sale turns focus to the best of British and Continental furnishing.

Two large 18th century paintings of figures at the port of Antwerp drew plenty of comment when they went on display at the South Cerney saleroom of Dominic Winter in the run-up to its July 21 sale.

Brunk of Asheville, North Carolina, is selling works from the estate of the well-known dealer Peter Tillou over two days from September 29-30.

I wondered whether any of your readers would be able to identify a designer or maker of this table?

‘Subject to changes in taste, a pandemic and the loss of key collectors, the market keeps ticking over’

Two late 19th century novelty clocks at Dreweatts achieved good results on September 6.

One of the highlights of Cottone’s mixed-owner auction is this 10½in (27cm) high Chinese blue and white Qianlong mark and period ewer in Ming style.

This lithograph and watercolour from 1916 by Paul Klee (1879-1940) is offered in the sale of prints and multiples at Hindman in Chicago on September 29.

Serendipitous finds – and planned purchases – abound as antiques return to Ally Pally

An area of specific current interest is high-quality English 19th century clocks with precision movements housed in carriage or mantel cases.