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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’.

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.

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A portrait of a young boy in prof ile drew spectacular bidding at Reeman Dansie of Colchester last week.

Sworders’ latest Design sale held live online included a collection of work by Jules Leleu (1883-1961).

A portrait by Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510) sold for $80m (£58.4m) at Sotheby’s in New York. With fees the price was $92.2m.

The fourth and final part of the North Yorkshire Moors collection of coins and medals included some exceptional examples from the Interregnum.

A print by street artist Banksy (b.1974) called Morons, depicting an art auction featuring the former Christie’s boss Charles Hindlip, has been sold by a member of his family.

France has changed its export licensing system for cultural goods, increasing the value thresholds and removing some red tape.

The market for antique furniture received a welcome boost last week with Christie’s sale titled Apter-Fredericks 75 Years of Important English Furniture.

Bermondsey Antiques Market is under new management and will return to trading once lockdown restrictions ease.

News of the Supreme Court ruling that will allow thousands of small businesses to receive insurance payouts covering losses from the first national coronavirus lockdown has been largely welcomed within the art and antiques trade.