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This rare oak Slazenger tennis racket press featured in the Vintage & Antique toy sale at Mitchells (20% buyer’s premimum) of Cockermouth on July 20.

Daniel Mendoza is considered one of the first ‘modern’ boxers – one who helped elevate boxing to a sport rather than just two blokes beating each other up.

Proceeds of painting by artist-plantsman Cedric Morris will benefit Benton End – the house where it was painted and home of the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing

A group of First World War pastels depicting members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps harvesting peat moss for use in field dressings are typical of the variety collectors will find at the 'British Art Fair' (BAF).

Rare book dealer brings early 16th century Sammelband to eighth edition of Frieze Masters.

Returning after an interlude of seven years, the Auction Technology Group Pub Quiz was relaunched on September 17 with more than 20 teams taking part.

MADAM – The decision by BADA’s council to sell a majority stake in the fair was based on reliable information that the event faced making significant losses in the coming years. When we were approached by Thomas Woodham-Smith and Harry Van der Hoorn with an offer to invest in the fair, we had the opportunity to say ‘no’.

Robert and Johnny Sandelson, owners of British Art Fair and FairForSaatchi, have bought London’s Draw Art Fair.

Dealer Manfred Schotten “grew up skiing in Bavaria, started to play golf, was taken fly-fishing by friends and started noticing sporting antiques and memorabilia. This is when it really started.”

From a 5000-year-old pictographic tablet to a 5th century bible leaf - a small but fascinating London auction.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.

MADAM – There are positives about BADA’s decision to sell a majority stake in our annual fair. Not least of these is that the event needs fresh innovation. As an exhibitor for nearly 20 years, I felt it was getting tired and stale. It was time to look at things in a new and open way.

Shropshire auction house Trevanion & Dean has taken on four new members of staff as joint founder Aaron Dean has chosen to leave and Christina Trevanion has taken on sole ownership of the firm.

Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £2200, including an unsigned oil on board, attributed to the English Vorticist Frederick Etchells.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.

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

Christopher Jones specialises in 18th, 19th and 20th century decorative antiques, furniture, lighting and porcelain. He next stands at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea from October 1-6.

MADAM – The decision to sell the BADA fair to proven art and antiques fair organisers is an excellent move.

The first Olympic gold medal won by a British woman in an individual swimming event has been bought by her home town for public display.