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A previously unrecorded drawing by the great Canaletto (1697-1768) has emerged for sale at Oxford auction house Mallams.

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A set of books purchased for less than £50 at a Cancer Research charity shop, and then immediately donated to an Oxfam store two doors down, were sold last week at auction for a hammer price of £2800.

The original ‘This is Anfield’ stadium tunnel sign from the Bill Shankly era has been sold at auction for more than seven times estimate.

Christie’s will offer 62 works originally owned by the influential French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) as part of its sales in Paris this autumn.

A ‘missing’ portrait miniature of Joseph Brant (1743-1807), the famous Mohawk ally of the British during the American Revolution, sold for Can$55,000 (£29,505) at auction in Canada.

South London saleroom Roseberys is offering a significant collection of early spoons at its upcoming silver sale.

This rare skull stick or cravat pin was discovered at a valuation day in Oxfordshire.

Auction houses Christie's and Bonhams have made changes to their buyer’s fees.

This 1906, 9mm Luger semi-automatic pistol has come to Morphy Auctions in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a fascinating back story.

A Rembrandt portrait sold privately via Christie’s has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a museum in the UK can raise the £71.7m needed to keep it in the country.

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A portrait miniature of Anne Lefroy, a writer who was close friends and a mentor of Jane Austen, has been acquired by Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire.