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This summer, a diverse range of noteworthy lots will go under the hammer at auction houses across the UK. Her we spotlight some of these – from a flag flown at the Battle of Trafalgar and a recently attributed painting by Artemisia Gentileschi to a medieval encyclopaedia and a collection of mustard pots assembled by a former Eton housemaster

Oxfordshire sale includes minaudière designed as an alternative to traditional handbags - plus a more conventional ‘French Jazz Age’ evening bag

Meissen decoration linked to mining is not a rare sight but a cachepot with cavern scene is sought after

The art and antiques trade has been urged to keep up with regulations but “not to panic” after the imprisonment of a dealer for violating anti-money laundering legislation.

Milton Silverman casts his expert eye on the Ojiri case and what it means

Serendipity had it that two Regency pollard oak and ebony inlaid desks attributed to George Bullock (c.1762-1818) came for sale within a matter of hours on June 12.

King Charles III visited the antiques and vintage dealers of Old Spitalfields Market on June 5 as part of a trip to east London.

A scarce Louis Vuitton wardrobe steamer trunk dating from the 1920s or earlier sold for £130,000 hammer (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Joh n Nicholson’s on June 11.

Prison terms and fines have been handed down in the Versailles fake furniture scandal.

A rediscovered portrait of author George Eliot will go on display at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery - the town where she grew up.

The latest family generation to run Galerie Steinitz talks to ATG about the business and a landmark auction

The Gunter rule was designed to help with the mathematical calculations necessary in navigation.

A highlight of the The Dolls’ House, Doll, Teddy Bear and Toy sale taking place at Special Auction Services on June 24-26 is a mid-17th century wooden doll, just 5½in (14cm) high.