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A group of Chinese objects in a June 14 sale of furniture and works of art held by Coutau Begarie (30% buyer’s premium inc tax) included this carved celadon jade group dated to the 18th century.

Election fever in the UK is behind us but collectors of political memorabilia might vote for a 19th century Spode electioneering jug for sale at the Long Melford Antiques Fair in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, August 7.

Dealer Speelman’s own figures and vessels shine among Asian art sales held in Paris

A long bidding battle took this Qianlong mark and period covered vase to a triple-estimate €230,000 (£194,915) to top Peschetau-Badin’s (30% buyer’s premium inc tax) Asian arts sale on June 13.

‘Hesitant’ was how one dealer summed up bidding at the latest round of Old Master sales in London.

With regard to ‘Charity sales: should buyer’s premium be charged?’ (News, ATG No 2652), we are hosting a huge sale for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice in Maidenhead on Tuesday, August 7.

This William III bronze wool weight cast with the royal arms is more than twice the size of most, weighing in at 14lb.

Roman Cieślewicz (1930-96) and Jan Lenica (1928-2001) were both founders of the Polish School of Posters, the influential and creative artistic movement that sprang up under strict Soviet rule.

Further to your report on the extremely rare Plate 77 Penny Red, offered for sale at a tempting £650,000 (News Digest, ATG No 2652), it might be of interest to readers who are neither philatelists, nor postal historians, to note that it was the imperforate Penny Red which replaced the Penny Black in February 1841, not the perforated Penny Red, like the example illustrated.

A 1659 original silver chalice worth around £15,000 has been stolen from a church in Sutton, Bedfordshire.

Furniture and objects associated with a rustic or farmhouse aesthetic have gained popularity in recent decades.

A preserved and framed collection with a great provenance dispersed at auction showed the wider strength of a market often dominated by the familiar stars

First edition of key Mormon work lists Joseph Smith as ‘author and proprietor’ of text not ‘translator’

Carved wooden sculptural fragments are a market strength.

The Fonsie Mealy Chatsworth Summer Rare Books & Collectables Sale on July 30-31 includes a private collection of works by Jack B Yeats, The Cuala Press and modern Irish and English literature.

Debut staging of event established in the Scottish Borders encourages more dealers to sign up for next one