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Steven Beale, former director of the failed Cotswold art dealership Trinity House Paintings, has not cooperated with the administrators causing “significant time costs” and delays, according to their latest report.

TV presenter and antiques dealer Drew Pritchard is to sell items from his personal collection at Dreweatts in March.

A trade card sold for a remarkable £26,800 hammer price was not only one of the earliest-known examples but also had the considerable appeal of featuring the first black professional football player.

A Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) royal portrait due to be offered at Sotheby’s New York has been withdrawn ahead of the auction.

A rare archive related to the Wedgwood Liberty Ware project designed to raise money for victims of the First World War comes for sale at Freeman’s Hindman in Philadelphia.

Strand Collectibles Group, the parent company for stamp specialist Stanley Gibbons and coin specialist Baldwin’s, has announced a new structure.

The Charles Dickens Museum in London and the Wilkie Collins Society are hoping to track down a missing book last recorded as sold at auction to book dealer Bernard Quaritch more than 130 years ago.

A major collection of books on furniture from the late dealer John Bedford is on display as part of a new exhibition at the University of Leeds.

Chicago auction house Hindman has announced a merger with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s and the opening of a saleroom in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

A 19th century silk weaving sold for a surprise £26,000 in East Sussex.

An extensive collection of pottery that came from the original Ruskin factory was in demand at Dreweatts.

The inaugural Midlands Art Design Antiques Fair (MADA) at Birmingham’s NEC has been postponed.

Paul Martin’s first consignment in his new role as head of valuations at Henry Aldridge & Son came via a meeting with a family member of artist Frank Budgen (1882-1971).