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Appearing at Gorringe’s in Lewes, East Sussex this week was a small Minton majolica box and cover catalogued as ‘possibly after a design by Christopher Dresser’.

Martin Beisly Fine Art has sold a major work by a female Victorian artist to Manchester Art Gallery.

A 1961 first UK issue of Fantastic Four sold for £6500 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) at Gildings Auctioneers on August 1.

Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.

Wimbledon Auctions has secured a consignment of works from the Greenwich mansion of the late Ann Broadbent, a well-known local eccentric who rose to fame when House of Hackney made a short documentary on her and her house seven years ago.

Nick Jones has been a dealer for over 30 years. His shop at 34 Church Street in north London is a magnet for stylists, interior designers and celebrities.

In 1973, celebrated artists took part in ‘Hommage à Picasso’, a project launched to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday. Gerrish Fine Art are revisiting that collective response

Phill Parker enjoyed a ringside seat for the golden years of space exploration.

Appearing at Adam Partridge’s Devon saleroom this September is a truly exciting discovery. A finely preserved and virtually complete Ichthyosaur, dug up in Charmouth, is being offered for the first time at an estimate of £10,000-15,000.

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is hosting a fringe festival which includes a recital in Handel's dining room and new way to see the works of Michelangelo and Da Vinci

A whimsical Art Deco ‘YZ’ cherry amber faturan nut bird ashtray, manufactured by Henry Howell & Co and retailed by Dunhill, drew eyecatching competition at a recent Gloucestershire sale.

A head-and-shoulders marble bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) more than doubled its top estimate at a sale in Cirencester.

With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The sold-out auction of a remarkable collection of medals spanning more than 200 years of naval history included fine examples of a Victoria Cross and a George Cross.