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Thames Valley Police have charged two men in connection with a burglary at Station Mill Antiques, Chipping Norton.

Art dealer James Birch was brought up surrounded by art.

Technology companies developing AI have been buying up vast quantities of books in order to train computer models but in the process some books have been destroyed.

A taxidermy ‘fox head’ bought in an antiques market for just £50 has been described as ‘the discovery of a lifetime’ after fetching £50,000 at an auction near Bristol.

A string of thefts from antiques shops in the Thames Valley, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire has led to fears more traders could be targeted.

The founders of a successful toy fair have stepped down after 46 years.

A 22ct gold Cadbury’s Conundrum egg made a huge return for the vendor when it reappeared on the auction block this summer.

A group of Sikh arms and battle standards once owned by Lord Dalhousie (1812-60) have been sold to a private collector for a six-figure sum via London dealers Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch.

Around 500 original artworks by the late Peter Firmin (1928-2018) – co-creator of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers and Basil Brush – were sold in a remarkable sale at Canterbury Auction Galleries.

A new code of conduct launched by UNESCO has been met with concern from the art market.

A fascinating archive of diaries and photographs shedding light on the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition has sold for almost £35,000 in total at auction.

A rare portrait sculpture of a scandalous Victorian heiress that sold at auction has been acquired by Buscot Park following a temporary export bar.

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of trading tariffs that will impact the UK and 60 trading partners.