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This Omega ‘Weems’ Royal Air Force pilot’s wristwatch below was one of the sought-after entries in a 311-lot auction of watches and jewellery at Miller & Miller (18/15% buyer’s premium) in New Hamburg, Ontario, on November 24.

Eclipsed in price by a £150,000 pearl (News, ATG No 2369), the c.1810 Swiss gold automaton pocket watch shown below was at least as eye-catching at the Roseberys (25% buyer’s premium) jewellery and watches auction on November 20.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from December 18-January 17, 2018.

Selection of contents from landmark French inter-war modernist building resurface after 1985 dispersal.

“There are great fairs and brocantes in France but this is special, not least because of the venue.”

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in February 2018.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in June 2018.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in December 2018.

It’s been a packed year with new fairs starting up as well as relaunches.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in May 2018.

Golden Age Dutch art topped the bill at Bonhams in the December 5 sale via a fresh-to-market still-life attributed to the 17th century painter Pieter Claesz (1597-1660), which sold for over four times the estimate at £130,000.

Staged in the early days of the new year, The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair is a chance to do little personal shopping after a frantic season of gift buying.

Though the organisation IACF is best known by its acronym, it’s hard to forget what the initials stand for. AA road signs guiding drivers into the Newark showground emphasise the word ‘international’ and the fair is known for its ability to attract overseas trade buyers.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in January 2018.

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

The second stock sale from the French ceramics specialist Christophe Perlès was held at Drouot by Pescheteau-Badin (26% buyer’s premium inc VAT) on November 26.

Star turn in a sale held in the French city of Angers on December 5 was this small painting by the 17th century French artist Jacques Stella (1596-1657), below.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in August 2018.

ATG's Review of the Year – the top stories and key sales in November 2018.

Very much a buyer’s market these days, English ceramics in their various forms are affordable to collectors on modest budgets.