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‘Resurrection’ scenes by Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) hold a special place in the artist’s canon.

Norwich’s Sainsbury Centre art gallery has put a call out to the art and antiques sector for information and objects to help develop a new show.

The antiques trade is being asked to look out for a group of props stolen from the team behind Netflix’s 'The Crown' that were taken from a lorry.

Dealer and BBC Antiques Roadshow veteran Ian Harris is auctioning the majority of his stock as the company N Bloom & Son closes after more than a century.

A rare Renaissance roundel has been bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art nearly 20 years after its first attempt.

One of the earliest items of football memorabilia to appear at auction emerged at Bonhams in Knightsbridge: an England international goalkeeper shirt from 1879.

The Antiques Rescue Centre (ARC), an initiative started by Michael Baggott, has attracted support from a number of auction houses and members of the trade.

The ATG understands the trade will have until June before the terms of the Ivory Act 2018 come into force.

Like other manufacturers, Doulton took great trouble with the wares submitted to international exhibitions.

Salvo, the trade community for architectural antiques and salvage, is launching a labelling initiative to push the environmental credentials of reclaimed materials.

A pair of Kangeroo chairs were discovered in Lincoln.

Forum Auctions has moved across the road from its existing premises to a dedicated saleroom while Chilcotts in Devon has also been on the move.

Poignant items related to ‘Busby Babe’ Duncan Edwards that were kept safe by his girlfriend after his death following the Munich air disaster are for sale in a Sports Memorabilia auction to be held by specialist Graham Budd on March 8-9.

The near-total ban on the trade in antique ivory in the UK promised three years ago is just a matter of weeks away from enforcement.

A rare opportunity to gauge the market for a major Newlyn School painting came at David Lay’s latest auction in Penzance when a lively and clamorous scene by Stanhope Forbes (1857-1947) was offered with a £120,000-180,000 estimate.

Graham Budd Auctions is under new ownership, with its founder becoming chairman.