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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.

Members of the Royal Medical Service hope to raise money to purchase a medicine cabinet linked to Lord Nelson’s surgeon Sir William Beatty.

A Tintin comic cover in France and a Batman number 1 issue in the US sold for multi-million-pound sums on the same day, writes Laura Chesters.

One of only a handful of known examples of Henry III’s gold penny – one of the most fabled coins in all of British numismatics – sold for $720,000 (£554,000) at auction in Dallas last week.

London Art Week has a full calendar of events for this year including virtual exhibitions and plans to host in-person shows if restrictions allow.

The UK has agreed to follow the existing Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) regulations under the Brexit trade deal that came into effect earlier this month.

The oldest surviving FA Cup was bought by Manchester City FC owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed when it sold at auction last year, it has now been revealed.

A Wiltshire auction house has alerted the trade to a missing collection of porcelain.

An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone relief from the 12th dynasty has been bought by the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich, Germany.

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has reorganised its team and created a new role of director of strategy and operations.

Golding Young & Mawer is to offer the untouched collection of a Warwickshire country house at the end of the month.

Click-and-collect services from non-essential retail will now no longer be allowed in Scotland.