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The near ubiquitous ‘Dead Man’s Penny’ of the First World War becomes a rarity should the recipient be female.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

A selection of highlights from four recently released dealer catalogues, including an etching of a 19th century tennis player.

A lawyer writes: Leaving client checks to others as an art market participant can be tricky

On Friday, August 6, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1799.45 / €1521.61 / £1292.90

A Texas sale generated six-figure sums for two very different lots.

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

As Brighton Racecourse is still being used as a vaccination centre, Love Fairs’ Donny Mann did a bit of lateral thinking about his antiques and vintage fair due to be held there on Sunday, August 29.

Letters written by Nelson to his wife make obvious his esteem for Captain Sir William Hoste KCB (1780-1828)

One of the prisoners to survive the horrors of the Changi camp in the Second World War was an art school dropout who later became a renowned illustrator.

A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK

Separated for over a century, a trio of small panels by Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919) have been reunited thanks to a dealer, an auction and two Australian Victorian art collectors.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on extending the near-total ban on the antique ivory trade in the UK beyond elephant tusks.

A dozen items deemed national treasures were bought by institutions between May 2018 and April 2020 with a value of £7.6m, according to the latest report.

Humphrey Butler has announced the rediscovery of a bracelet from the famed suite of sapphire and diamond jewels made for a young Queen Victoria.

Leading the Summer Fine Sale at Tennants in Leyburn was this pair of French ormolu-mounted, white marble and porphyry candelabra.

One of only two known copies of the first edition of the rules of football printed by the world’s first football club came to auction at Sotheby’s on July 21.

Bidders deem Yongzheng Guan ware to be of the period as estimate is demolished