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Market traders and dealers at fairs are being urged to join a Facebook group to share information to protect themselves from gangs of thieves.

Rediscovered books and manuscripts that once belonged to former antiquarian book dealer John Percival Love and had been stored away in a bank vault for nearly 50 years captivated collectors and the trade alike at auction.

Market shows strength only for select works as sourcing high-quality material proves inceasingly difficult

Running for the first time under new ownership Master Drawings New York (MDNY) produced strong results for many of its exhibitors, including London dealer Guy Peppiatt.

Latest dealer relocations show grounds for optimism that traditional dealing trade hubs of London are not in danger

The Barbier-Mueller family is well known as a collecting dynasty, especially for its ethnographic art.

The Royal Doulton figure Guy Fawkes designed by Charles Noke was issued as HN98 from 1918.

The British and US postal clerks aboard transatlantic liners had the duty of sorting the mail during the passage.

A faience dinner service that belonged to the famous French novelist George Sand sold for €7000 (£5980) at the Rouillac (24% buyer’s premium inc tax) auction on February 10.

Richard Potter (1783-1835) is considered the first successful stage magician born in the US and African-American celebrity.

Portrait of monarch impresses as château of the Comtes de Marcellus delivers treasures to auction

Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s offered notable works by French artist Hubert Robert (1733-1808) at the latest Old Master auction series in New York.