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News that, within just days, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA) has temporarily blocked the export of a Rembrandt valued at £71.7m and an Anglo-Saxon mount (which had already passed through the Portable Antiquities Scheme) priced at £1000 raises questions of the seemingly arbitrary and often baffling nature of the committee’s decisions.

Presumably planned purchases rather than on the hoof, three unusual equine relics of the Battle of Waterloo appeared in separate salerooms within the same month.

Judy Berger launched her vintage furniture and fleamarkets in 2005 at the university union in her home city of Leeds and now runs two there including at Weetwood Hall, a luxury hotel built around a 17th century mansion.

Scottish book dealership Carter Rare Books has sold a collection of nearly 30 Japanese manga valued at around £100,000.

Gladwell & Patterson marks its 280th anniversary with an exhibition at its new London premises in Burlington Arcade, Mayfair.

This 19th century Italian demilune neo-classical painted console table is one of a pair offered by Antilia Arts at The Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.

Towards the end of his reign, Henry VIII, the devout Catholic who had created the Church of England, was attempting to put the Protestantism he had unleashed back in its box.

Kingsclere dealership Jenna Burlingham Fine Art has sponsored a travelling loan show on Cornish art.

Despite a robust and upbeat market, latest results suggest a ‘pickiness’ among bidders in this field

London dealer Stuart Lochhead hosts an exhibition on Symbolism this autumn, bringing together pictures and sculptures from across Europe to demonstrate the movement’s breadth.

Recent auctions in this market suggest decent demand with plenty of highlights from two periods in particular

Group of first editions with a range of desirable extras comes fresh to market by family descent

An attractive archive offered by Lymington Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) on July 9 included medals and ephemera relating to the Lawrence family.

New information on ivory exemption certificates suggests the regulator of The Ivory Act 2018 is continuing to take a robust approach to the trade in antiques made of or containing ivory.