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A group of Lovejoy-related items came for sale at Suffolk saleroom Mander Auctioneers.

Galloway Antiques Fairs is closing because its owners Richard and Susan Galloway are retiring.

The Getty Museum has agreed to acquire an ancient Roman marble bust which was sold at auction in London.

The launch of a new high-end summer art fair in London has been hailed with several major dealers aligning themselves with the event just hours after the announcement.

An unidentified but engaging portrait of a young boy that was bought by art dealer Rupert Maas at a regional auction last year has been restored and fully attributed to Harold Knight (1874-1961).

The record business enjoyed by London’s coin auction houses during Covid lockdowns largely continued last year.

The owner of auction house Bonhams is reported to be investigating the viability of selling the firm for around $1bn.

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has signed up more than half of the stands for its autumn event this year, just four weeks after confirming the new dates.

A huge collection of cameos bought by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) will now go on display at the museum in Leiden.

In the event, Manchester United did not need a replay to achieve the glory of their first European Cup. Indeed, it was the first European Cup won by an English club.

The company behind dealer marketplace 2Covet and the Chelsea Antiques Fair has been placed into voluntary liquidation. Premier Art and Antiques Ltd, trading as 2Covet and Chelsea Antiques Fair, appointed a voluntary liquidator on January 10.

An important George II console table emerged for sale at The Auction Room London on January 31.

A 15th century first edition of a pioneering work by Johannes Gallensis surfaced at auction late last month.

Criterion Auctioneers has opened a new saleroom in Gloucester while planning a move into west London in the spring.

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones has been instructed to sell the rugby jersey collection of Sir Gareth Edwards.

An exhibition paying tribute to the late print dealer and restaurateur Andrew Edmunds (1943-2022) will be held at this year’s London Original Print Fair (LOPF).

Two important Mannerist bronzes were bought by museums when a New York private collection was sold in Manhattan last month.

David Isaac of Isaac and Ede and Samuel Marchant of Asian art dealer Marchant have joined The British Antique Dealers’ Association’s council.