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The notorious Victorian-era erotic magazine 'The Pearl' (subtitled 'Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading') was published by William Lazenby in London between July 1879 and December 1880.

I much enjoyed Alex Capon’s informative auction report on Tirzah Garwood (Art Market, ATG No 2698).

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Footballers were among the very first of the Britains hollowcast lead ‘civilian’ figures.

James Braxton is celebrating the launch of his second book. The antiques specialist published his first book last year.

The first of six new episodes of the BBC’s Fake or Fortune? airing on Monday, July 21 features a picture of a summer garden bought for £130 at Ardingly Antiques Fair.

Dealer’s art and antiques being dispersed at auction includes Newlyn School works and Clarice Cliff

Watercolour can be traced back to nobleman and antiquary who commissioned the illustrator Leonardi

Two auctions held in the region underline demand for the locally produced ceramics

One of the rarest of all of the 31 car mascots made by Lalique from 1925-31 came up for auction at Jeffrey Evans & Associates (25% buyer’s premium) in Mount Crawford, Virginia.

A collection of ceramics by the Hanley-born pottery painter Arthur Holland (1896 1979) comes for sale at Potteries Auctions in Newcastle-under-Lyme on July 12.

Reg Cooper, the dealer and former fair organiser, has died aged 86.

The presence of the author’s signature dramatically enhanced the value of a copy of Ian Fleming’s (1908-64) first collection of James Bond short stories 'For Your Eyes Only' offered at an auction at University Archives (25% buyer’s premium).

Chelsea Red Anchor period ‘Hans Sloane’ plates are named with reference to the royal physician, traveller, and natural historian who helped transform the Chelsea Physic Garden into a centre of botanical knowledge during the Enlightenment.

Swann Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) recorded head-turning sales during its series of New York sales in May.

A French-inspired fleamarket that was launched in June in the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch proved such a success it is now running monthly.

It is with sadness that I advise the passing of a wonderful person who was also my client, Ray Haradin. He was only 60.

A foundation document of Western sinology appeared at Freeman’s Hindman (28% buyer’s premium) in Chicago.

Among the great Beilby discoveries of recent times was the emergence - from two separate sources across 14 years - of six small firing glasses decorated in red, yellow and white enamel with Masonic emblems.

Ceramics expert’s collection sold at auction included notable pieces made on Merseyside but also a Limehouse cup that proved very popular with bidders