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A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Heritage Auctions expanding in London with latest hire.

Dealer Sky Duthie brings an Arts & Crafts movement binding of The Ingoldsby Legends to this year’s PBFA London Summer Book Fair.

Over the years, Cologne auction house Van Ham has achieved high prices for works by Raden Saleh Ben Jaggia.

The biannual Potting Shed Brocantes in East Sussex returns this spring.

The German artist Gabriel von Max (1840-1915) was not only an accomplished painter but also a passionate follower of Darwinism.

One of the highlights on the first day of the May 30-31 auction at Grisebach in Berlin is a collection of 33 works on paper from the collection of the one-time Cologne gallery owner Rudolf Zwirner.

David William Fuller died peacefully at home on March 8, 2024.

There is a new fine art event in town this month as dealers unveil The Little London Art Fair.

While the market-defining sales of Asian works of art are now held in New York and Hong Kong, the UK still holds its own.

Lesley Ferguson of Lesley Ferguson Antiques is based at Lorfords.

Venetian painter sometimes used studio assistants

A collection of 23 vintage photographs is showcased in Robert Young Antiques’ exhibition Ironmongers.

When Matthew Adams started out as a dealer in the early 1980s, the constant cry from fellow dealers was “there are too many fairs”, he says.

On Friday, May 3, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2307.91 €2143.07 £1831.68

Theme of Firsts fair centres on works not being seen just as reading material but things of beauty

Our selection of lots from six upcoming auctions

In a joint portrait miniature exhibition by Emma Rutherford of The Limner Company and Nick Cox of Period Portraits a depiction of Jane Seymour by Wenceslas Hollar (1607-77) is among the highlights.

This impressive clock featured in the sale held by Dorset firm Busby (25% buyer’s premium) on April 18.

As well as his usual commercial stand at Photo London this year, Robert Hershkowitz stages a special exhibition on French calotype.

An owner of reclamation centre has set up shop at the invitation of a renowned Norwich retailer.