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One of the most eyecatching consignments of Modern British art outside London was a private collection of 14 paintings by David Bomberg (1890-1957).

The rare book trade was kept busy on the evening of December 9 with two parties taking place.

Two separate legal cases involving leading London art dealers have concluded in the High Court.

The Makuzu Kozan workshop was established by Miyagawa Kozan (1842- 1916) in Yokohama, one of the main portals of trade with the West, in 1871.

When Hartleys’ valuer Daisy Hodgson was rummaging through an old biscuit tin in a family home in north London she spotted something that she thought might have great potential.

The latest series of Old Master sales in London put in a decent if not stellar performance, aided by one or two notable lots and a couple of important collections coming forward to the auction block this season.

Mullock’s Auctions has relocated its saleroom closer to Telford.

A bust of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius sold for more than ten-times its low estimate at a Sotheby's sale

The second tranche of the collection of Hong Kong property investor Sir Joseph Hotung (1930-2021) generated some strong competition at Sotheby’s in London with a number of high-value pictures, as well some exceptional pieces of furniture, ceramics and decorative art, on offer last week.

The last few months have been an interesting time for followers of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93).

Death at the auction is not normally seen as good news for obvious reasons.

Engraving on Tiffany pepperette reveals the provenance as a princely present in 1879

The sale at Minster Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Leominster on November 24 included a copy of an important work on neoclassical interiors.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Found in a cigar box during an attic clearance and taken to Exeter auction house Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium), seven framed daguerreotypes in poor condition provided one of the better sleepers of the year on November 22-23.

Found by head of department Catriona Smith in a box of mixed jewellery, this rare 16th or 17th century gold ‘toadstone’ ring came for sale at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium).