Auctions

The library of Birmingham-Southern College, featuring early works on the history of North America and classics of science and literature, will be sold at Grant Zahajko Auctions in Davenport, Washington over two days on July 31-August 1.

Auction house Dreweatts has secured a consignment of works from the Mayfair home of Eskandar and Fatima Maleki. It will offer the collection in a dedicated sale on September 25.

Painter and educator Barrie Cook (1929-2020) was an adopted son of Cornwall.

King’s Auctions of Las Vegas has been appointed by the Superior Court of California to sell a collection of original artworks signed by Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Catalogued simply as 'a cased pair of spectacles, 19th century, the case in shagreen, along with three magnifying glasses', this understated lot estimated at £30-50 fell between a portrait miniature of Napoleon and a set of 1950s headlights.

The Irish musician’s guitar collection, including his famous Fender Stratocaster, will appear at Bonhams in October

Buffalo Bill biographies dedicated to UK tour partner sold by the latter’s family

The glasses were given to the vendor as a birthday gift in 1968 and will be sold by Catherine Southon Auctioneers

An outstanding example of British medieval pottery sold as part of the Stanley F Goldfein collection of ceramics drew fervent bidding at a recent US auction.

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week