News in Brief

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Rowena Morgan-Cox re-joining The Fine Art Society in London.

John Biggs Snr is celebrating the return of his stolen snuff shoe. The proprietor of dealer J Collins & Son in Bideford, Devon, was reunited with the French ebonised item by the police.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including US auction house Freeman’s plans to move in Philadelphia.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including trade associations urging their members to apply for the required permit to continue importing and exporting with EU countries ahead of a possible Brexit on October 31.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of three antique tiaras from jewellery dealer Bentley & Skinner feature in the new 'Downton Abbey' film.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York consigning a collection of more than 300 Chinese works of art to Sotheby’s.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the latest development in a legal challenge to New York's ivory ban claiming it is unconstitutional.

As of last week, UK subscribers to Antiques Trade Gazette no longer receive their weekly newspaper in a plastic wrapper. Instead their ATG is now arriving in a compostable wrapper made of potato starch.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a JMW Turner landscape valued at £10m being barred from exported overseas.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the court award in a long-running legal battle over copyright between Heritage Auctions and Christie’s-owned Collectrium.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including two vetting chairman stepping down from their roles at the 'Biennale Paris' fair

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of sporting memorabilia seized from three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker finally taking place.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an alert being issued over bronzes stolen at Portobello market in London.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the theft of a bronze statue stolen for the second time in two decades.

A ‘colossal and extraordinary grotesque grinning crab’ by the Martin Brothers that sold at auction last year has been temporarily barred from export from the UK.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the merger of US auction houses Rago and Wright in Chicago and New York.

Art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Dr Bendor Grosvenor curating an exhibition of three of the first British female artists.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Fergus Gambon being promoted to head of Bonhams' British ceramics and glass department following the retirement of John Sandon.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Chiswick Auctions expanding its saleroom and headquarters in west London.

Blissfully unaware of the BADA logo controversy, the big Ordinary Bicycle debate, a notorious novel, football bribery in 1904 and the Pepys family, here is Gunna admiring the front cover of ATG No 2392 featuring another handsome canine (picture posted on Instagram by owners, dealership Leslie & Baggott).