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A 350-lot sale of items from the collection of Lady Mountbatten including jewellery, furniture, paintings, sculptures, books, silver and ceramics will be offered at Sotheby’s on March 24.

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A portrait of a young boy in prof ile drew spectacular bidding at Reeman Dansie of Colchester last week.

Sworders’ latest Design sale held live online included a collection of work by Jules Leleu (1883-1961).

A portrait by Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510) sold for $80m (£58.4m) at Sotheby’s in New York. With fees the price was $92.2m.

The fourth and final part of the North Yorkshire Moors collection of coins and medals included some exceptional examples from the Interregnum.

France has changed its export licensing system for cultural goods, increasing the value thresholds and removing some red tape.

A print by street artist Banksy (b.1974) called Morons, depicting an art auction featuring the former Christie’s boss Charles Hindlip, has been sold by a member of his family.

The market for antique furniture received a welcome boost last week with Christie’s sale titled Apter-Fredericks 75 Years of Important English Furniture.

Bermondsey Antiques Market is under new management and will return to trading once lockdown restrictions ease.

News of the Supreme Court ruling that will allow thousands of small businesses to receive insurance payouts covering losses from the first national coronavirus lockdown has been largely welcomed within the art and antiques trade.

Members of the Royal Medical Service hope to raise money to purchase a medicine cabinet linked to Lord Nelson’s surgeon Sir William Beatty.

A Tintin comic cover in France and a Batman number 1 issue in the US sold for multi-million-pound sums on the same day, writes Laura Chesters.

One of only a handful of known examples of Henry III’s gold penny – one of the most fabled coins in all of British numismatics – sold for $720,000 (£554,000) at auction in Dallas last week.

London Art Week has a full calendar of events for this year including virtual exhibitions and plans to host in-person shows if restrictions allow.