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A handsome pair of Regency period Egyptian Revival silver candlesticks with a Jane Austen connection sold well above hopes at Lacy Scott & Knight in Bury St Edmunds.

Many works by the great British artist are now owned by institutions but smaller paintings and sketches are common sights at salerooms

We sample a range of exhibitions taking place this summer – from a show on Second World War maps in Edinburgh to a display of Lucian Freud’s etchings at Titanic Belfast, a dive into the Picture Post archives in Cardiff, and a Magna Carta exhibition in London exploring the lesser-known Charter of the Forest

Alan Old of So Last Century fairs launched his first vintage and retro fair at Beckenham Place Mansion in south London 10 years ago.

It may be a new name in the summer calendar, but this inaugural initiative is building on a firm foundation of previous ‘collegial’ events encompassing an array of selling exhibitions

Changes are afoot in the art and book dealing hub Cecil Court this summer.

Artist survived a shipwreck but then spent a decade creating portraits and views of the local landscape

A wide range of dealer exhibitions are on offer to brighten up this summer even further. Here is a selection

London is host to two stand-out antiquities exhibitions.

The third edition of Treasure House Fair carries on the long tradition of summer events in London, with a selection of highlights to savour

This unusual 19th-century Indian enamel-on-copper footed bowl soared to 26 times its top estimate at Lindsay Burns (22% buyer’s premium) in Perth.

Photo albums contain some of the first images of the remote country plus enthronement of the Dalai Lama

The summer exhibition from European porcelain specialist Serhat Ahmet runs at his Cecil Court, London, gallery until June 28.