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London Art Week is set to have a record number of participants this summer as it launches an online-focused format.

A Roman bronze from the 1st century led the online sale of works from the collection of London dealer Daniel Katz at Sotheby’s.

The Export Licensing Unit (ELU), which closed under the March lockdown, has reopened with a new temporary procedure.

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation has bought a watercolour depicting the grand entrance hall of the college dating back to when it was a house.

Two outstanding works on paper – a letter by Robert Burns and a page from the manuscript for Charles Dickens’ 'Pickwick Papers' – headline the June offerings across the field of books, maps and prints.

Dealers and collectors of antique ivory will seek to take their case to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal rejected their latest challenge to the Ivory Act 2018.

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is planning an unlimited succession of virtual fairs starting on the 29th of each month as it adapts to a world without traditional fairs.

Five different texts from 16th century Germany are bound up in this intriguing vexierbuch.

Auction house premises across Europe are reopening after being closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gibson Antiques, owned by director of FACT Alastair Gibson, is selling a collection of antique fans at auction.

Portobello Road will close to traffic during weekday trading hours to allow more room for shoppers and visitors, writes Laura Chesters.

Following representations by the British Art Market Federation (BAMF) and the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers And Valuers (SOFAA) to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), auction houses were removed from the list of businesses that must remain closed due to the government's lockdown measures. DCMS said antique dealerships will also be able to open premises from June 1.

Offering a range of antiquities, Old Masters, 19th century art, sculpture, books and manuscripts, Christie’s ‘Classic Week’ of sales in New York will take place as a series of seven online auctions next month.

The art market is lobbying for the reopening of the Export Licensing Unit (ELU) which closed in March.

A Beijing enamel vase from a Scottish country house topped the Asian art sale held ‘behind closed doors’ by Lyon & Turnbull (25% buyer’s premium).