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On Friday, November 28, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $4147.55 / €3585.75 / £3142.09

A green wineglass in the Prince of Wales service pattern is among the highlights in the Delomosne Christmas exhibition this year.

Although termed strawberry dishes, the classic early Georgian plain serving dish with raised fluted sides and a scalloped rim, were used for a variety of purposes.

While nowhere near the level of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s work, later versions are still big sellers

Crispian Riley-Smith, managing director and CEO of Art Advisory Group, has written a book covering his 30-plus years in the art market.

Works by Ambrosius Benson and an unknown artist possibly from Antwerp go way beyond estimates

Four lots once belonging to British army officer, author and artist – and fascist sympathiser – Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison (1890-1946) went under the hammer at Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

Thames view by Modern British artist Nevinson was acquired by another leading early 20th century figure

Alexander Anapolsky, co-owner of Akiba Galleries (28% buyer’s premium) in Dania Beach, Florida, described an Indonesian or Malaysian kris found in a New York City estate as a compelling object with great presence.

A pair of characterful bird studies set a high price for Henry Stacy Marks (1829-98) at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh.

Sustained scrap silver prices of more than £30 an ounce have sent large quantities of middle-of-the-road Georgian and Victorian domestic silver to the melting pot. Today, to sell well above the bullion price, it helps if silver comes with a strong narrative. ATG reports on a few great storytellers.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the highest-ever-graded copy of Superman No 1 from 1939 setting a new record.

Scottish contemporary silver by Graham Leishman Stewart (1955-2020), squirreled away for decades in private collections, is now slowly beginning to reach the secondary market.

Irish silver pocket corkscrews from the Georgian period are not common.

First up is the AS Fairs one-day event at Lincolnshire Showground – then the nearby IACF two-dayer kicks in

The Philadelphia Show will not take place next year.

Our selection of stand-out lots at 21 upcoming auctions

Shakespearean themed watercolour takes hammer price of £75,000 as confirmation of the artist’s status

New York dealer Howard L Rehs, president of Rehs Galleries Inc and a respected authority on 19th and early 20th century French academic art, died on November 19 at the age of 66 following a year-long battle with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease.

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales