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The best needlework samplers continue to bring prices far above more routine examples.

A left-hand cotton mitten owned by John Hunt (1910-98), leader of the successful British Expedition to the summit of Mount Everest, sold for £3200 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Hansons in Bishton Hall, Staffordshire, on May 10.

The online art market continues to grow year on year with sales up 6% in 2022 according to the latest Hiscox Online Art Trade Report.

Permits and licences for CITES will soon be moving to an online service.

A collection of works by the Cotman family of artists is coming for sale at Maidenhead auction house Dawsons this month.

Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.

Some exceptional pocket watches were offered for sale at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on May 11.

The theft of an Elizabethan silver chalice in Dorset has sparked fears it could be the latest in a spate targeting churches across the country.

A 13th century Mamluk (Egyptian or Syrian) manuscript on astronomy sold for a surprise £140,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) in south London on April 28.

East Bristol Auctions is expanding with a new saleroom near Bath and plans to rebrand as Auctioneum.

Estimated at £15,000-20,000, this 8½in (22cm) Elizabeth I or James I pewter bell-based candlestick sold to a private UK collector bidding online for £25,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of the Chapman collection at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on April 27.

Large art galleries in the US were the top payers of 2022, according to a new salary report.

Rising to be Admiral of the Fleet during the War of the Spanish Succession, Sir Chaloner Ogle (1680-1750) had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.

'Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair' is returning to its usual May schedule this year and is committed to a spring date.

George II coronation bell has considerable regal appeal at £7200

An extensive collection of Edward VIII memorabilia amassed over 55 years has been put up for sale by its owner.

A 1963 Rolex Submariner 5513 that was featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow last year is to be offered for auction at TW Gaze in Diss on May 11.