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Chelsea Antiques Fair is to return later this year under the ownership of an online dealing platform.

A 1787 New York-style Brasher doubloon, perhaps the most celebrated issue in US numismatics, has set a new auction record for a gold coin.

The art and antiques trade in London has suffered another smash and grab theft following the wave of robberies that hit map dealers before Christmas.

With premises shut and fairs suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, dealers have increasingly turned to auctions as an outlet.

A row has erupted over the circumstances surrounding the auction of a collection of Modern British art in Derbyshire in December.

A merger of the two major antiques trade associations, The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) and LAPADA, is again up for discussion.

The US art dealer Richard L Feigen has died at the age of 90. A notice in the New York Times stated he ‘died peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness with Covid-19 pneumonia’.

This small oval gold medal was struck at the end of 1650 to mark the victory of the New Model Army at the Battle of Dunbar.

A nude study by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) found plenty of admirers when it appeared at the latest fine art sale held by Penzance saleroom David Lay (18% buyer’s premium).

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

One of my oldest and dearest friends, Peter Kay, died at St Mary’s Hospital in London.

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

Although catalogued as ‘a 19th century Japanese woodblock print’, the signature to a scene of a boat with Mount Fuji beyond gave a clue to its creator.

Influential Moses Harris work had made no appearance in auction records and sparked vibrant bidding at Hansons.

These 19th century carved stone lions form part of a 350-lot auction put together in a joint collaboration between Bonhams and The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair (DATF).

American pieces understandably dominated the Rago (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) early 20th century Design sale in Lambertville, New Jersey, on January 21.

MADAM – I would like to open up the discussion on merging the two major antique trade associations BADA and LAPADA.

A 350-lot sale of items from the collection of Lady Mountbatten including jewellery, furniture, paintings, sculptures, books, silver and ceramics will be offered at Sotheby’s on March 24.