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A floral still-life by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, discovered only recently in a European private collection, was one of the stars at a recent sale at Koller (25/22% buyer’s premium) in Zurich.

The Age of Oak sale at Woolley & Wallis (26% buyer’s premium) on April 9 was built around the collection formed by antiques dealers Bruce and Margaret Howard.

The top price of the recent sale of the Philip Astley-Jones collection came for a portrait with a strong Indian connection.

An RAF uniform, log book and medals that belonged to one of ‘The Few’ was a highlight when Cornish saleroom Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) dispersed the contents of Flambards theme park.

Two enticingly estimated, early glasses from a west German private collection were fiercely contested in the online sale held by Wendl (21% buyer’s premium) in Rudolstadt.

On Friday, May 2, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3264.44 / 2892.59 / £2454.47

The Jewellery department at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham is celebrating three new qualifications for its team.

Piece of furniture mentioned in reference books is just of the potential purchases at Dec Fair

Both parts of the excellent Jason Pilalas collection delivered suitably impressive results for London auction house Noonans

Result for album of watercolours underlines the current demand in salerooms for such subjects

An embroidered glove understood to have been worn by Charles II at his Scottish Coronation in Scone in 1651 sold for £7000 at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Woking.

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

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

An early leather-bound feather golf ball consigned for sale from a house move in Old Woking in Surrey comes for sale at John Nicholson’s in Haslemere on May 14.

There is no doubt that the Asian art auction market in London’s major salerooms is feeling the squeeze.

Possibly a pair with Franklin, but saleroom unable to trace another example depicting Washington

An intriguing collection that came from a house of a well-connected Devon family caused a stir when it emerged at Exeter saleroom Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (26/25% buyer’s premium).

Alexander Rotter is the new global president of Christie’s.

Operation Chariot on March 28, 1942, was one of the most daring British commando raids of the Second World War, aimed at destroying the heavily fortified dry dock at St Nazaire used by the German battleship Tirpitz.