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An unframed painting offered at a Norfolk auction was bid to 2000 times its high estimate when bidders detected in it the hand of an Italian Old Master.

The first Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian is coming up for auction at Noonans on September 14.

The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea is adding a new section dedicated to Contemporary dealers.

Two sporting ‘firsts’ are being marked by lots coming up in separate auctions this month.

A raft of contents sales from grand English estates is coming up this autumn.

The sale of Scottish Works of Art & Whisky at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh on August 17 included this remarkable mid-18th century Jacobite goblet.

The British Art Fair is boosting its Contemporary profile for its first outing under Ramsay Fairs next month.

The highlight of the latest maritime sale at Adam Partridge in Liverpool was a collection of 40 menus for dinners held between 1899-1919 in honour of various British and foreign dignitaries.

Chattels auction houses operating at the lower end of the market are being told to close client accounts as the banking sector tightens its rules.

Among the most desirable examples of Victorian majolica is the series of whimsical teapots produced by factories in the second half of the 19th century.

Firsts: London’s Rare Books Fair has added an impressive 49 dealers to the roster for its 65th edition thanks to an influx of international traders.

Clock dealer Ben Wright has sold an important English golden age clock following its appearance in the pages and front cover of the Antiques Trade Gazette.

Bonhams is to offer what it calls ‘the finest collection of Welsh treen ever presented’ for auction next month.

A large plaster relief panel executed by Pilkington’s, designed by Gordon Forsyth and modelled by Richard Joyce, will be offered at Gildings next month.

Stanley Gibbons Group, the stamps and coins dealership and auction specialist, has proposed to go private and remove its listing from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange.

Two more London fairs are on the cards for next year.

A combination of artist, sitter, date and quality ensured a compelling Newlyn school portrait caught the eye at David Lay’s latest auction in Penzance.