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Arts charity Jerwood Foundation has purchased a William Coldstream (1908-87) sketch from an art dealer in Somerset.

An export block has been issued for a Battle of Trafalgar Union flag in the hope a UK institution will raise the £450,000 needed to keep it in the country.

Location, location, location. Just as with property, so with the pictures of Suffolk’s own Leonard Russell Squirrell (1893-1979).

Christie’s posted projected global sales of $6.2bn (£4.65bn) for 2025 while Sotheby’s reported a figure of $7bn (£5.25bn).

Olympia Auctions set an auction record for French artist Léon Bonvin (1834-66) after a poignant flower painting, one of the final works he completed before his early death, drew international competition at its latest picture sale.

A Magnolia pattern floor lamp has become the most expensive Tiffany Studios lamp to sell at auction.

The manuscript journal of Captain John Narbrough (1640-88) has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the more than £800,000 needed.