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Material Culture, Philadelphia specialists in ethnographic art, is selling the Russell S Fling collection of rugs and textiles on December 4.

Works by the Doulton dominate the two-day British Ceramics and Pottery Auction at Lion and Unicorn in Hollywood, Florida.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the sale of a rare Safavid masterpiece at Bonhams.

Signed jewels by contemporary and historic makers come to auction as part of Elmwood’s first ‘Winter Luxury Week’.

This rare Rolex reference 6238 was one made for the Japanese market in 1965.

Wide-ranging items from Christopher Foyle of bookshop fame generate a white-glove sale in Gloucestershire

Kashmir sapphires have acquired a near-legendary status, due to their lustrous cornflower colour, soft velvety texture and extreme rarity.

The Antiquarian Book auction at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood includes a travel album titled The Ramblings and Adventures of an Indian Officer.

Line Vautrin (1913-97) began her career selling her cast metal jewellery door-to-door.

A selection of antique and vintage jewels and watches on a £500 budget that are perfect for gift giving this season

Raymond Templier (1891-1968) came from a traditional Parisian jewellery family but became one of a small group of designers dubbed ‘bijoutiers-artistes’ or artist jewellers.

Emma Rutherford, the portrait miniature specialist formerly of Philip Mould who went solo earlier this year, is holding her second pop-up exhibition this week.

This gothic revival gold and enamel 'artist's jewel' made by the Birmingham metalworkers Hardman and Co is very similar to one given by architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) to his third wife Jane Knill.

Atmospheric views of London were the stock-in-trade of George Hyde Pownall (1866-1932).

This 18th century Korean eight-panel screen depicts a subject borrowed from Ming prototypes: a banquet honouring the famed Tang dynasty general Guo Ziyi.

A Chinese ‘dragon’ box fashioned in the prized Asian wood zitan sold for £110,000 at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) on November 3.

The artist Samuel Fulton (1855-1941) painted portraits of people and horses but by far his favourite subject was dogs.

Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events

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.

Lyon & Turnbull’s (26/25/20% buyer's premium) Lalique sale in London included six of the rare pieces made using the cire perdue technique.