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Charles Mackay specialises in early British and Northern European portraiture at The Weiss Gallery. The firm is taking part in London Art Week (from June 28-July 5)

If proof were needed that regional British clockmakers were as capable of making impressive works as those of London colleagues, then an 18th century longcase clock being sold by Metz on July 19-20 in Heidelberg without reserve, provides it.

When our intrepid reporter first joined the Gazette in 1975 it was a world of manual typewriters, carbon paper copies and index cards. Now retiring as a staff journalist, she writes here about the changes, challenges, fun and fascination of a career covering art and antiques

Found by a mudlark along the Thames in the early 2000s, these three well-preserved 1st-2nd century leather shoes would have once protected the feet of Roman children in Londinium.

Our selection of lots from 10 upcoming auctions

Dealer Paul Frecker’s new book examines the rise of the carte de visite and its enduring cultural legacy.

World leaders and veterans recently marked the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Highlighting creative responses to war from two generations of the same family is the theme of a new exhibition in Harrogate.

A large cycle of lithographs created more than 100 years ago and then hidden away is seeing the light thanks to a collaboration between a London gallery and the Imperial War Museum

The British Museum never stands still when it comes to acquiring works on paper, as a new exhibition showcasing purchases over the past 20 years demonstrates

This large 12in (30cm) hexagonal painted fritware tile from 16th century Damascus is decorated with one of the most recognisable Ottoman decorative motifs - the çintamani pattern.

The most desirable element of a collection of 18th century white-glazed porcelain figures offered by Reeman Dansie (22.5% buyer’s premium) in Colchester was the Meissen group known as Two Freemasons.

London has a new boutique auction house with the launch this month of Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London.

Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams are all undertaking rounds of redundancies.

An early 17th century north Italian marble relief of Marcus Curtius leaping into the flames to save Rome sold for over 46 times its top estimate at The George Farrow Collection sale at Roseberys on June 4.

Pair of rare and early French examples offered separately create a bidding frenzy despite condition issues

A picture of oystercatchers flew way past the estimate at a recent Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

An autographed photograph of Charles Darwin (1809-82) described as “very scarce” by Hansons (26.5% buyer’s premium) sold for £8500.