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Phill Parker enjoyed a ringside seat for the golden years of space exploration.

A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at auction in the US.

Appearing at Adam Partridge’s Devon saleroom this September is a truly exciting discovery. A finely preserved and virtually complete Ichthyosaur, dug up in Charmouth, is being offered for the first time at an estimate of £10,000-15,000.

An Interpol operation has recovered more than 6400 objects and made 85 arrests across Europe

Props from Indiana Jones, Star Wars and The Godfather all to feature at auction in the US

A whimsical Art Deco ‘YZ’ cherry amber faturan nut bird ashtray, manufactured by Henry Howell & Co and retailed by Dunhill, drew eyecatching competition at a recent Gloucestershire sale.

A head-and-shoulders marble bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) more than doubled its top estimate at a sale in Cirencester.

With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a remarkable bidding competition for a porcelain incense box at Tremont Auctions.

La Fondation Maeght owns one of the largest collection in Europe of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic arts of the 20th century.

The sold-out auction of a remarkable collection of medals spanning more than 200 years of naval history included fine examples of a Victoria Cross and a George Cross.

A Victorian taxidermy display of now extinct huia birds from New Zealand sold at Kinghams Auctioneers for £38,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) to a room bidder.

A collection of vintage comic books amassed by two brothers, including a UK first issue of 'The Incredible Hulk comic', is to be auctioned by Gildings Auctioneers on August 1.

A ‘Football’ pattern hexagonal vase was among the highlights at the sale of a single owner Clarice Cliff collection sale at Anderson & Garland this week.

A remarkable solid gold medallion created for the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 turned up at Jacobs & Hunt in Liss, Hampshire.

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).

Start a Collection was launched by David Messum to encourage and welcome first-time buyers. This year's event celebrates the work of Zsuzsi Roboz (1929-2012).