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Artemis Gallery’s (21.5% buyer’s premium) September 22 sale in Louisville, Colorado, included a set of finely preserved ancient Egyptian sculptor’s tools.

Charity donation from the collection of the man who brought Woolworths to the UK includes rare Tiffany vases.

This drawing by Victorian artist Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) is titled 'Simeon Solomon’s and Henry Holiday’s Artistic Heroes'.

The auction record for a pair of chairs was broken twice as part of Christie’s Rothschild family auction series in New York.

Re: ‘More than $19m of antiquities have been returned to Italy following an investigation by New York authorities’, an ATG website story on October 17.

The Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA) has spoken out against claims made by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and Homeland Security Investigations.

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

A wistful and chatty letter from Charlotte Brontë to her editor William S Williams sold for $65,000 (£47,450) in California on September 7.

Among the highlights at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) is a first edition of a 19th century German children’s book.

This portrait by Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) of his wife Grace is one of the highlights in Mark Murray Fine Paintings’ inaugural exhibition at its new space.

A Rembrandt drypoint of 'Jan Uytenbogaert, The Goldweigher', 1639, is among the offerings at this year’s The IFPDA Fair (International Fine Print Dealers Association). Brought by Childs Gallery of Boston, it is offered for $36,000.

An intriguing painting by Lady Beatrice Glenavy (1881-1970) emerged at auction in an unusual location last month.

Nineteenth century English clock adorned with Dick Whittington designs leads a look at horological hammer highlights and previews

Spotlight on three exhibitions taking place in New York – starting with 18th century art from Rome

A classic example of Italian ‘anti-design’ led Billings’ (30% buyer’s premium) latest auction of Modern Art & Design.

Lion & Unicorn (25% buyer’s premium) is currently selling items from the estate of the late Marie-Claude Lalique (1935-2003).

An early printed work by David Hockney (b. 1937) comes for sale at Ahlers & Ogletree in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 14.

A good example of imperial Qing famille rose porcelain emerged for sale at J Garrett Auctioneers (28% buyer’s premium) in Dallas on September 11.