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The last few months have been an interesting time for followers of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93).

Death at the auction is not normally seen as good news for obvious reasons.

Engraving on Tiffany pepperette reveals the provenance as a princely present in 1879

A memorial for Frank Dux, of Frank Dux Antiques in Bath, will take place at 11am on December 21 at the North Wiltshire Crematorium near Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8ET.

Amid relief at pandemic restrictions being lifted and encouraging news of auction houses expanding, event organisers faced challenges of rising costs and the trade tackled increasing regulation and restitution demands

The creation of James T Palmatary, the engraved and framed birds-eye view or plan of Chicago of 1857 pictured above is almost 7ft wide.

Jean (1913-92) and Jacqueline (1920- 2009) Lérat were artist ceramicists based in central France.

The sale at Minster Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Leominster on November 24 included a copy of an important work on neoclassical interiors.

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

Found in a cigar box during an attic clearance and taken to Exeter auction house Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium), seven framed daguerreotypes in poor condition provided one of the better sleepers of the year on November 22-23.

Found by head of department Catriona Smith in a box of mixed jewellery, this rare 16th or 17th century gold ‘toadstone’ ring came for sale at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium).

The philanthropist, retired businessman and one-time Olympian bobsledder for Canada, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, chose a good time to sell a painting depicting a young 19th century black woman.

Anthony Bernbaum runs The Peartree Collection specialising in Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau silver.

Terracotta Virgin and Child joined a handful of other known works after 2010 attribution

This youthful work by Edouard Manet (1832-83) was the top-seller in the Modern and Contemporary auction at Tajan (26/21/14% buyer’s premium) in Paris.

Over 17,000 visitors including representatives from French and foreign museums, major collectors and decorators attended the first staging of the newly merged fair Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a newly appointed global managing director for TEFAF.

Commissioned by the 'Illustrated London Times' to document the construction of the mighty Great Eastern, the young photographer Robert Howlett (1831-58) took some of the most famous images of ship’s designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59).

Group of works by the uncle and nephew attracts significant Indian bidder interest

Illuminated manuscript c.1470 is a highlight in Gloucestershire saleroom