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Sotheran’s, the longest-established rare book dealer in the world, has announced it will be relocating later this year to new premises in Charing Cross Road and Cecil Court.

Christie’s has appointed Bonnie Brennan as chief executive officer with current CEO Guillaume Cerutti becoming chairman as well as taking on a new role within Artémis, the holding company of the auction house’s owner François Pinault.

A long-lost Cartier Egyptian revival jewel, previously known from an advert in The Illustrated London News, has been rediscovered.

Lyon & Turnbull sold the collection of the banker and financier Bernard Kelly (1930-2022) at The Mall Galleries in London on January 15.

A lifetime collection of showbiz memorabilia brought sunshine to Morecambe & Wise collectors on January 10 as 807 lots from Eric Morecambe’s personal archive were offered by Hansons.

A watercolour by the Expressionist painter Emil Nolde (1867- 1956) which has undergone a year-long authentication process is being offered at a Shropshire auction.

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

Among the portraits bringing demand at the latest series of Old Master auctions in London was a pair of works depicting young women by Johann Zoffany (1733-1810).

Market for imperial Russian works of art appears to have shifted to US given global circumstances

On Friday, January 17, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2703.87 / €2632.29 / £2216.29

Collector’s complete set of books from Morris’ publishing project comes to a saleroom for first time in 50 years

Private British buyers dominated proceedings as the Teddy Bears of Witney went under the hammer at Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

The first two great collections of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories were gathered from their original appearances in Strand Magazine by its proprietor George Newnes (Southampton Street and Exeter Street, Strand, London) and issued in book form.

The core of the December 10 Out of Europe sale at the Cardiff rooms of Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium) was formed by the collection of Miss Annie Elizabeth Tookey.

For this year’s edition, the Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA) will be celebrating its 70th outing.

London Art Fair (LAF) returns to the Business Design Centre in Islington from January 22-26.

Consignments have been thin on the ground but various lots attracted significant sums at the recent London series

Alabaster fragments from old Alexandria, a small box of gold from Australia, dried seaweed from the Gulf of Florida and Oceanic tribal artefacts.