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Three very different lots brought six-figure bids at a Christie’s (25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) summer sale – and they were not the only ones to reach such impressive heights.

This bronze reduction of Kipkh (Circe) by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal (1863-1931) set a new house record at Lots Road Auctions.

A legal dispute that explored how long it is ‘fair and reasonable’ to wait for a buyer to pay for a six-figure purchase has concluded.

The final consultation on the Ivory Act has been launched ahead of the near-total ivory ban coming into force in spring 2022.

Fifty years ago this week a specialist newspaper listing auctions taking place all around the UK was published for the first time.

The sale of the collection of Robin Simpson (1940-2020) was celebration of British commemorative ceramics.

Estimated at £400-600, this 7in (17cm) high Chinese export silver dragon handled tankard sold for a much higher sum.

A mount to an ‘Indian school’ ink wash offered by Cuttlestones in Penkridge on September 2 read simply 'G Tagore'.

Once again illustrating that few countries of origin have as great an impact on furniture prices as Malta, this 18th century commode sold for £6800 at Dawsons’ (23% buyer’s premium) July 29 Maidenhead sale.

Decorative Fair returns to Battersea after long absence as demand soars for home furnishings

Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), who painted this portrait titled 'The Yellow Parasol' visited Japan in the 1880s and 1890s.

Mass-produced in America for several decades from the 1930s onwards, so-called ‘matchbooks’ were used to advertise alcohol in the post-prohibition era.

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

The success of the 18-year old monthly Hingham Antiques Fair in Norfolk has meant a move for the fair to a larger venue.

Works by Bloomsbury artists once again caused a stir at a recent Modern British art sale at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5%) in London.

Author’s works were well represented in London auction that included a £24,000 surprise

Dealer and collector Kenn Mackay developed an interest in ethnographic art during his travels in the early 1980s.