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Auction house Phillips is trialling a new format for its buyer’s premium - introducing what is billed as a first-of-its-kind fees structure.

An ancient Egyptian cosmetic vessel made in the form of a grasshopper or cicada which sold for £340,000 on July 27 has an ownership history that begins with famed Egyptologist Howard Carter and ends with super-collector Sheikh Saud Al-Thani.

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years.

Two contrasting works by William De Morgan (1839-1917) - a sketchbook and a triple-lustre charger - were offered by Dominic Winter in consecutive auctions.

A fine example of the Libertas Americana silver medal sold for £63,000 at Anderson & Garland in Newcastle. The medal offered on July 22 came to light during a valuation event in nearby Tynemouth and was subsequently sent for professional grading by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC).

A pair of portraits by Joshua Johnson (c.1763-c.1825), one of the earliest black professional painters in the US, are coming to auction on August 19.

Jeweller Hancocks London has teamed up with style expert Sarah Harris for a digital series focusing on engagement rings.

Rediscovered buried in the back of a closet, a full copy of this landmark book had been untouched for decades

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

My local auction house Burstow & Hewett at Battle raised their status with remarkable singleowner collection (ATG No 2702).

Booklet covering art and antiques attractions in four counties is now double its orginal size

The books section at a recent Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium) auction included a volume containing more than a dozen early 19th century political pamphlets concerning the issue of reform.

I always enjoy Alex Capon’s excellent Art Market reports and was particularly interested in the Ethel Walker painting (ATG No 2702), which sold at at David Duggleby’s Scarborough saleroom for an impressive £24,500.

French château contents sales, like their equivalent country house sales in the UK, still surface occasionally on the auction market.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Along with Francois Pompon and Rembrandt Bugatti, Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) was one of the leading animal sculptors of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.

Now and again, readers will contact us with a photo showing them reading ATG on holiday… but it’s often a beach in glorious sunshine.

Bust once thought to be 18th century reassessed as 1st century AD after auction house’s research