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A Unesco campaign aimed at increasing public awareness of looted art is threatening to backfire after it emerged the ‘stories’ told in its adverts were fabricated.

This 14in (36cm) diameter ‘double lustre’ shallow dish or charger by William De Morgan (1839-1917) is decorated in the so-called ‘Frightened Bird’ pattern.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of philately and numismatic company Stanley Gibbons Group's results.

A notable group of pictures from a local vendor gave a boost to the Autumn Art Sale held by David Duggleby (20% buyer’s premium) in Scarborough.

This early 17th century silver vervel or hawking ring includes in italic script Kyng James and the quartered arms of the Stuart kings.

Wiltshire shop marks return to the spotlight for Talisman boss but in a more relaxed mood.

Christie’s is moving its Asian art sales from London to Paris and Hong Kong from next year.

Like many grand country estates, the 17th century Grade I-listed Palladian house Aynhoe Park, seat of the Cartwright family until 1959, endured a 20th century decline.

London dealer takes up task of identifying artist behind views ‘of Oxford and Cambridge’.

Painted in oil on panel, Flowers in a blue jug by Scottish artist Anne Redpath (1895-1965) is one of the highlights at Richard Green’s exhibition Fortitude, Perseverance, Creativity: Fourteen Women Artists.

Four early pieces of Newcastle plate and a selection of other silver rarities sold at auction this autumn

With the defeat of Catholic attempts against the Protestant monarchy in the 17th and 18th centuries, penal laws were imposed in Ireland.

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (DATF) is launching digital initiatives after being forced to cancel two out of its three annual events this year.

B2B Three Counties Showground in Malvern event now confirmed to run this month.

Small Britannia standard silver bowls are the signature pieces the Scottish silversmith Michael Lloyd (c.1950).

Cordelia Donohoe has run Azul Tribe, selling ethnic and tribal adornments in London since 2013. She is among the exhibitors at the latest online edition of Tribal Art London.

Alison Davis and Alan Old will be running their So Last Century Christmas vintage market as planned at Beckenham Mansion on Sunday, December 13.

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

As hugely personal items and of relatively small melt value, spoons represent the great majority of English domestic silver items surviving from the pre-civil war period.