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A museum in the US has revealed that it made $500,000 by acting as a third-party guarantor at high-profile sales.

Dreweatts and Christie’s will jointly sell the Stanley Goldfein collection of ceramics across two sales this year.

One lot entered into TW Gaze’s dedicated Clocks & Watches auction in Diss on May 16 caused a wave of interest among maritime historians.

Roseberys and Dreweatts both posted two six-figure prices during the spring round of UK regional Asian art sales.

According to the engraved plaque, this Russian silver cycling trophy, offered by Antiqon (25% buyer’s premium) in Riga, Latvia, on May 18, was presented by Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich to the best cyclist in northern Russia and champion of the Tour of St Michaels.

Auction house Christie’s went ahead with its sales last week as planned despite suffering a ‘technology security incident’ that brought down its website.

Dawsons Auctioneers has appointed Jonathan Pratt as managing director.

A book elaborately illustrated with needle-work samples and commemorating Queen Victoria’s first trip to Ireland as monarch was one of the standout sales as 'Firsts London’s Rare Book Fair' opened.

This wreath of helichrysum (immortelle or everlasting) flowers was apparently sent to Napoleon on St Helena as a token of support from two of his sympathisers in London.

LAPADA has unveiled plans for its 50th anniversary including a summer exhibition and a new series of events around its flagship fair.