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The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a Victorian diamond necklace setting a house record at Catherine Southon.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a miniature boxwood carving with biblical scenes known as a ‘prayer nut’ that made over six-times estimate at Sotheby’s.

Frieze is launching a Korean art fair and has signed up 110 galleries for the event scheduled for September 2-5.

A silver hunting flask taken from the Summer Palace when it was sacked by British troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War, which was due to be auctioned tomorrow (July 6), has now been withdrawn.

Auctioneer Simon de Pury, who previously owned and ran Phillips and worked as an art advisor, has launched de-Pury.com with auctions planned for next month.

Auction house Sworders is supporting and promoting a fundraising effort for a local arts centre.

With estimates from £400-25,000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.