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Catalogued simply as an ‘ornate Chinese plaque’ and estimated at $600-800, a Qing lacquer and porcelain panel hammered for a remarkable $440,000 (£359,000) at Regency Auction House in Rockaway, New Jersey.

One of the dealers taking part in the inaugural Classic Antique Fairs staging at Birmingham’s NEC has gone on television to promote the show.

The Barbie movie might not have been such a hit if it was called Bild-Lilli instead.

An auction record for Harry Becker (1865-1928) was set this autumn.

The grandnephew of Parisian art and antiquities dealer Ernest Brummer (1891-1964) is parting with this second-century AD Roman marble head of a triton at Hindman in Chicago.

The highly imaginative post-war toys made in Japan for the US market are sought-after lots at auction

To say that James Bond memorabilia is hugely collectable is not a statement to cause a huge shock.

An automaton brass dial longcase clock by Richard Comber of Lewes (1742-1824) is one of the highlights at an exhibition in the clockmaker’s hometown devoted to Adam and Eve.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

The first American Civil War playset produced by Marx came in 1958 but in 1961 a real blockbuster version appeared: the Giant Blue and Gray Battle Set.

Eminent artist stepped aside once he saw the monumental figure by younger colleague Maillol

Classical Chinese furniture deaccessioned from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts produced some sensational results at a dedicated Asian Art sale held by Brunk Auctions (23% buyer’s premium) in Asheville, North Carolina on October 19.

This Roman marble bust hammered for $47,500 (£39,100) against an estimate of $2000-3000 at Wiederseim Associates (25% buyer’s premium) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on October 20.

LAPADA announces the sad news that Malcolm Hord, former chief executive of LAPADA, passed away peacefully on Remembrance Sunday, November 12, at his home in Bruton, surrounded by his family.

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

Like many English joiners of the period, not a great deal is known about the private life of Gerrit Jensen.

Yabu Meizan (1853-1934) is considered the ‘prince’ of the so-called Satsuma medium.

Antiques-dealer-turned-artist Tom Hickman is the focus of this winter’s exhibition at Robert Young.

Dispersal of renowned collection launches with the first auctions including Aldine ‘crown jewels’

In the Mid-century market, the devil is in the detail.