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A rare 17th century elephant automaton clock was the star of the Christie’s New York Exceptional sale when it sold at $2.15m (£1.58m) to a private buyer.

The studio pottery collection of the late US dealer Dr John Driscoll will be offered at Phillips in conjunction with specialist Maak.

An extremely rare and early Italian maiolica dish, discovered broken in pieces in a drawer, was hammered down at just over £1m at Lyon & Turnbull.

Part of a medieval manuscript stolen in Italy more than 30 years ago has been returned with the help of London firm Bloomsbury Auctions.

Stanley Gibbons’ plans to offer shares in the world’s most expensive stamp are set to become a reality with the launch of a new fractional ownership website.

A major collection of Victorian decorative art and pictures drew attention from both the trade and collectors at Christie’s, reaching a hammer total of £1 .7m (plus 25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium).

Exhibitors at The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park celebrated a busy event, with opening day sales up by about 10% on the last fair held in January 2020.

Gold and enamel mourning rings remembered at Birmingham auction.

The Château de Versailles in France has purchased a sculpture of Louis XIV’s (1643-1715) surgeon.

Auctioneer Will Farmer will move from the small to the big screen this autumn when he appears in a new feature film on the life of Clarice Cliff.

A group of sculptures and works of art has been stolen during an overnight raid at central London dealership Tomasso.

A fine lot of Polar memorabilia surfaced at Lockdales in Ipswich on September 24.

Stroud Auction Rooms is to rebrand and move to a new purpose-built saleroom.

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has appointed Lord Carrington of Fulham as honorary president.

Chelsea Antiques Fair exhibitors hailed renewed business with overseas visitors to London – green shoots from the much hoped-for improvement in tourism.