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Charles Hanson has made a bold move to strengthen his presence in north Norfolk by taking on the whole team previously working for Bishop & Miller in Glandford.

Chiswick Auctions set what is thought to be a record for a Dunhill lighter when a silver and enamel ‘fancy shape’ pocket lighter and watch hammered at £19,000.

Christie’s is holding a Chinese works of art sale in London this autumn – its first for five years. The online auction titled Art of Asia, including the Palmer Family Collection closes on November 12.

Thomas Field Gibson (1803-89) was a man of many talents and interests.

Above the heads of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park were 16 dealers specialising in a range of ethnographic, Oceanic, African, Asian, indigenous and folk art.

A dealer who specialises in vintage coffee pots will be among newcomers at the upcoming biannual event at Dulwich College in south London.

A couple of intriguing pictures offered as ‘attributed to’ major artists drew interest at Wotton Auction Rooms’ (20% buyer’s premium) latest quarterly fine art sale.

How better to start a review of sales at the dog-friendly Decorative Fair than a quick canine picture selection?

The 28th edition of Asian Art in London takes place from October 27-November 6

James Brett was an antiques dealer of international repute specialising in the finest English and European antique furniture, sculpture and metal work.

A selection of upcoming auction highlights

Engraving indicates timepiece had been taken during the 1815 battle and presented to a lieutenant