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A painting by Henry Singleton (1766-1839) depicting the surrender of Tipu Sultan’s two sons to Major General David Baird (1757-1829) made five times its estimate at Bonhams. The 4ft 1in x 3ft 3in (1.25m x 99cm) oil on canvas came to auction for the first time from one of Baird’s descendants.

The huge V&A East Storehouse opened on May 31 offering the chance to view and handle its objects for the first time.

A 1930s linocut by the British- Canadian Grosvenor School artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.

A fine English table clock by Huguenot maker Stephen Rimbault (1711-86) generated plenty of competition at auction in the Netherlands.

An important Cubist painting by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944) set a major auction record for the Irish artist at Whyte’s.

Former chief executive of LAPADA Freya Simms is joining businessman Toby Lorford to help grow his Gloucestershire based antiques and interiors firm.

A sale of historic material relating to Abraham Lincoln posted an auction record for any artefact related to the US president when it offered the bloodstained white leather gloves carried by him on the night of his assassination.

The sale of a private collection of arms and armour at C&T Auctions in Kent, on May 13 included a brass figure of a cavalryman from a small but well-known group of Indian toy soldiers.

This impressive array of costume jewellery sold in Paris showcased the work of half a century and seven creative directors of the Dior brand.

Cartier’s aquamarine jewellery appears to have been predominantly produced from the London workshop starting in 1932.

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

Based between London and Oxfordshire, Haveron Fine Art operates as an online-only gallery with in-person viewings available upon request. Xander Haveron-Jones is the proprietor.

While Whitby jet was particularly fashionable during the reign of Victoria, it had been a popular material for jewellery from the Romano British period onwards.

I was hugely saddened to read of Jane Turner’s recent death in Charles Miller’s thoughtfully crafted obit (ATG No 2694).

A painting by Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera (1591- 1652) which emerged from a shed in rural Sweden drew competition at an auction in Stockholm.

The sale of Fine Jewellery & Ladies Watches at Adam’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dublin on May 13 included an impressive retro sapphire and diamond ‘tank’ ring, c.1940, that came for sale from the ‘private collection of a Continental lady’.