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This large 12in (30cm) hexagonal painted fritware tile from 16th century Damascus is decorated with one of the most recognisable Ottoman decorative motifs - the çintamani pattern.

London has a new boutique auction house with the launch this month of Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London.

The most desirable element of a collection of 18th century white-glazed porcelain figures offered by Reeman Dansie (22.5% buyer’s premium) in Colchester was the Meissen group known as Two Freemasons.

Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams are all undertaking rounds of redundancies.

An early 17th century north Italian marble relief of Marcus Curtius leaping into the flames to save Rome sold for over 46 times its top estimate at The George Farrow Collection sale at Roseberys on June 4.

Pair of rare and early French examples offered separately create a bidding frenzy despite condition issues

A picture of oystercatchers flew way past the estimate at a recent Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

An autographed photograph of Charles Darwin (1809-82) described as “very scarce” by Hansons (26.5% buyer’s premium) sold for £8500.

Our selection of lots from 11 upcoming auctions

This gold-mounted carnelian intaglio ring depicting classical profiles of Cupid and Psyche embracing is signed in mirror image capitals for Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816).

A set of 10 plates from a well-documented Sèvres service from the July Monarchy period emerged for sale at Tremont Auctions (27% buyer’s premium) in Sudbury, Massachusetts, on June 2.

A longstanding client expressed his concerns to me about ensuring that he was doing everything right with regard to anti-money laundering and HMRC’s requirements.

Just three crew members survived out of 1418 when HMS Hood was sunk on May 24, 1941, after a ferocious and brief exchange of gunfire with German battleship Bismarck.

More paintings on offer in Dorest saleroom from the Cornish ‘school’ show the market strength

Exhibition showcases work of Neapolitan Baroque artist who was famed for the speed of his production

On Friday, June 7, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2339.30 / €2145.98 / £1827.61

The opening section of Duke’s latest Art & Design post 1880 sale was devoted to the ‘forgotten’ artist Kathleen Muriel Scale (1913-2006).

Well-known works covering the conflict come from the library of the famed and feared commander