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A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Richard Kay joining the picture department at Salisbury auction house Woolley & Wallis

Jeweller Hancocks London has teamed up with style expert Sarah Harris for a digital series focusing on engagement rings.

Booklet covering art and antiques attractions in four counties is now double its orginal size

The books section at a recent Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium) auction included a volume containing more than a dozen early 19th century political pamphlets concerning the issue of reform.

Along with Francois Pompon and Rembrandt Bugatti, Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) was one of the leading animal sculptors of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.

Bust once thought to be 18th century reassessed as 1st century AD after auction house’s research

The Decorative Fair marks its 40th anniversary this autumn.

A set of pictures thought to be the largest collection of portraits of British prime ministers in private hands emerged at Sloane Street Auctions (26.5% buyer’s premium) earlier this summer.

Image of room with indoor swimming pool is set to star in second auction staged by Messum’s

Among the Italian Old Masters bringing interest at auctions across the country over the summer was an intriguing painting of the Holy Family that emerged at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh.

When Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill, the wife of Sir Winston, first saw a now-famous bronze sculpture by Oscar Nemon showing her late husband reclining in his seat, she remarked: “This is how I see him and that is how I love him.”

Marchant Asian Art is under way with its move to its new home in Brook Street, Mayfair (to open in January 2026), and has unveiled details of some of its centenary celebrations.