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Malagan figures played an integral and complex role in the rituals of the tribes of New Ireland, the north-eastern province of Papua New Guinea.

Tiny portrait thought to show a Spanish noblewoman was bought at a local school in the 1970s

In 1585 English colonists Thomas Hariot and John White recorded their first impressions of life on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.

A German collector consigned 28 carpets for the November 25 sale at Rippon Boswell (25% buyer’s premium) in Wiesbaden.

Our selection of lots coming up in six auctions

The work of Belgian artist celebrated in his day is coveted by modern collectors judging by latest sales.

Only a few months after several ornamental pieces of silver by the Viennese designer Dagobert Peche, one of the leading lights of the Wiener Werkstätte, caused a sensation in Düsseldorf (ATG No 2613, the auction house Kinsky (28% buyer’s premium) achieved an impressive result for a work by him.

Chris Green’s involvement in the art and antiques shipping business started long before Art Logistics Ltd.

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.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a the auction of a BBC archive including records, memorabilia and equipment.

John William Slough, who ran London Antique Arms Fairs for many years, died on December 12, 2023.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

Henry Sandon, who has died aged 95, was a hugely popular television presenter and a giant in the world of antiques.

I read your article in ATG No 2623 regarding UK imports set to become easier and the topic of Temporary Admission (TA) with interest.

Georg Wissinger passed away peacefully on December 2, 2023, leaving behind one son, Karl.

These days you have to pay for the privilege of spending the night at the former House of Correction in Folkingham, Lincolnshire.

One of the most eyecatching collections of Impressionist and Modern art sold at a provincial auction at the end of last year comprised 17 lots from the late Ralph Bateman.

The decision by Cologne auction house Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) to postpone the sale of Max Pechstein’s 1909 Expressionist work Selbstbildnis, liegend (Self Portrait, lying down) from June to December 1 proved to be a wise one.

‘Substantial’ was certainly the description to use when it came to an archive related to the Barrington family of Beckett Hall, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.

While auction prices for works of art from Japan can scarcely compete with those achieved for pieces from China, the sale at Hargesheimer (28% buyer’s premium) in Düsseldorf on November 30 showed that there is still a healthy market for netsuke.