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While they may not appear such comfortable bedfellows today, the novel weapons of mass destruction created during the First World War were deemed a perfectly suitable subject for novelty trinkets of the day.

For many British schoolchildren Roy of the Rovers was just as famous as any of the real-life footballers of the day.

The government is updating the Treasure Act so that important finds that are not part of the current legal definition can be more easily bought by museums.

The jersey worn by Sir Gareth Edwards when he scored what is generally considered the game’s greatest ever try set an auction record for any rugby shirt when it was knocked down at £240,000 last week (plus 20% buyer’s premium inc VAT).

Art dealer Ivor Braka has agreed an out of court settlement to pay Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties in the UK.

A rediscovered work by ‘Uruguay’s most important painter’ Juan Manuel Blanes (1830- 1901) has sold for a record £1.15m in West Sussex.

The Open Art Fair (TOAF) is investigating new dates and venues after it was forced to scrap its edition for this year.

A remarkable 16th century oil painting on marble that previously sold at Sotheby’s has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

A group of Lovejoy-related items came for sale at Suffolk saleroom Mander Auctioneers.

Galloway Antiques Fairs is closing because its owners Richard and Susan Galloway are retiring.

The Getty Museum has agreed to acquire an ancient Roman marble bust which was sold at auction in London.

The launch of a new high-end summer art fair in London has been hailed with several major dealers aligning themselves with the event just hours after the announcement.

An unidentified but engaging portrait of a young boy that was bought by art dealer Rupert Maas at a regional auction last year has been restored and fully attributed to Harold Knight (1874-1961).

The record business enjoyed by London’s coin auction houses during Covid lockdowns largely continued last year.

The owner of auction house Bonhams is reported to be investigating the viability of selling the firm for around $1bn.

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has signed up more than half of the stands for its autumn event this year, just four weeks after confirming the new dates.

A huge collection of cameos bought by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) will now go on display at the museum in Leiden.