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Gardiner Houlgate in Corsham, near Bath, is selling a collection of turret clocks as part of its horology auction on October 26-27. All are from one source and fully restored.

This year’s Frieze Masters could be the high-water mark for the representation of women at historic art fairs

A Rembrandt drypoint of 'Jan Uytenbogaert, The Goldweigher', 1639, is among the offerings at this year’s The IFPDA Fair (International Fine Print Dealers Association). Brought by Childs Gallery of Boston, it is offered for $36,000.

An unusual, late 19th century figure of a hawk took top honours at Zacke’s (30% buyer’s premium) sale of Asian works of art on September 7-8.

Now in its 14th year, the art fair Highlights is way past the status of a newcomer and has become an established up-market event in the autumn calendar.

Jane Alexander, organiser of the Dovehouse Fine Antiques Fairs, is ruminative but positive about her monthly events.

The British scientific author David Salomons (1851-1925) – one-time owner of the world’s largest private collection of Breguet watches and clocks – said “to carry a fine Breguet watch is to feel that you have the brains of a genius in your pocket”.

A selection of picture for sale including from a Mariette Lydis exhibition project worked on over a number of years

Increased private buying plus overseas trade purchases boost the huge annual extravaganza of the York National Book Fair.

The French portrait painter Jean Baptiste van Loo (1684-1745) received numerous commissions from European royal families and aristocrats.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

Glasgow Women’s Library has bought a hunger strike medal at auction after more than 500 people donated to help secure the signi f icant piece of Suffragette history.

On Friday, October 6, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1826.84 / €1729.06 / £1497.41

Not for first time in recent memory, a work by a female artist made an unexpected amount at auction that left saleroom watchers and probably even the auctioneers themselves struggling to explain the price.

Andrew Morris inherited the collecting bug from his father, David Morris.

Leigh Extence trades in antique clocks in Exeter and is a member of BADA and CINOA.

Heinrich von Brühl was without doubt the most prominent patron of the porcelain manufacture in Meissen.

A study of a horse and rider billed as a late work by Raphael (1483-1520) is being offered at auction in Austria.

Nineteenth century English clock adorned with Dick Whittington designs leads a look at horological hammer highlights and previews

Country house auction boasted not just on-the-premises appeal but Guinness and Duleep Singh connection