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A Colin Dexter first brought one of the higher bids at Keys (20% buyer’s premium) of Aylsham in its June 13-14 sale.

Peter Card’s fascination with this niche area stretches to the joy of extensive research

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of sporting memorabilia seized from three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker finally taking place.

Two musical boxes catching the eye and ear among the small vertu sections at summer silver sales.

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

With interest high in vintage clothing, we ask fair organisers for their views on the market.

The Patriotic War of 1812 stirred up powerful feelings of national pride in Russia.

For three years now Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) has, in addition to its high-profile auctions, been holding fortnightly, online-only timed sales that in their diverse content, it feels, act as a useful bellwether for the book world at large.

Denys Wilcox of The Court Gallery specialises in British and French art from 1880 to the late 20th century with an emphasis on English Post-Impressionism and the Paris School. He recently published 'The Art of Doris Hatt'.

As a reminder of the days when a piece of quality furniture could be expected to top a wide-ranging provincial sale, a George II giltwood and gesso occasional table led the way at Dawson’s (20% buyer’s premium) 550-lot event in Maidenhead.

The resurrection of vinyl continues apace as was evident when a large collection of classical records offered by Ledbury auction house John Goodwin (15% buyer’s premium) attracted specialist trade and private interest from all over the world.

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

At a €2.7m (£2.45m) hammer price, a 17th century Flemish flower painting was the toast of the Old Master picture results in Paris this year. It was also the highest price recorded at the Drouot auction centre so far for 2019.

ATG’s selection of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com from the period July 4-10, 2019. This includes both the highest prices over estimate and the top prices paid online.

Stand-out lot in a recent Irish sale was one of the 100 special copies of Ulysses printed on Dutch handmade paper by Van Gelder that James Joyce signed on publication in Paris in 1922.

Spectators at an auction in Zürich were left flabbergasted when a Quattrocento panel painting with a SFr5000-7000 estimate catalogued as ‘in the style of Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510)’ was knocked down at SFr6.4m (£5.16m) after an intense 10-minute bidding battle.