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Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Nine works sold by dealers at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair

Koopman Rare Art has moved to Mayfair after more than 50 years in the London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane.

Some of the world’s most famous Old Master paintings have been highly regarded for many centuries, carrying a reputation that has led to them being replicated and copied by other artists – sometimes soon after their creation.

Portobello and Golborne Markets are now running on Sundays as well as the Saturdays throughout the summer until August 11.

Despite a last minute move to a new site, the Henley Décor Fair at the end of May was a big success, said organiser Gary Wallis.

Some lots in a recent Chicago sale were quite enormous – like a near-complete run of Limited Editions Club publications from the years 1929-2010.

A third-generation dealer, Elizabeth Fitzsimmons specialises in Old Master portraiture and has recently launched her first website selling portraits from the 16th-20th centuries.

Conservation and restoration firm Plowden & Smith is now run by managing director Camilla Hughes-Hunt with a team of 13 qualified full-time conservation specialists.

The planned 30-stand Designer and Makers’ Fair on July 17-18 at Charleston Manor, near Lewes in East Sussex was cancelled at the beginning of July.

I write again with another mystery.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a new date in September for the Photo London fair.

Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale included this Commonwealth silver wine goblet.

Re: Letters, ATG No 2498, ‘Mystery machine’. Bob Horlock asks if one could identify his machine. It is an orange paring machine, but would also peel apples and probably potatoes.

This Ford Escort once owned by Diana, Princess of Wales, has been bought by a museum in Chile.

The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair returned last month with 60 exhibitors and plenty of sales.

Smaller decorative pieces by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson (1876-1955) continue to excel in the saleroom.

Works by Grigorescu are seldom seen in British auctions but one emerged in West Sussex

West Dean College recently merged with KLC School of Design in London.

Lewes is well known to antiques and vintage-hunters.