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The auction house has had to grapple with various challenges over the six-month period, including a cyber attack

Burn Park Road Methodist Church in Sunderland recently closed its doors and its windows were auctioned by Thomas N Miller Auctioneers

Graham Smith Antiques, located on the outskirts of Newcastle is currently hosting a closing down sale as its owner is retiring.

A collection of steward medals and badges were offered as a single lot, but it was the 1908 Olympic marathon steward medal that had bidders jostling

Bidders are already fired up for this intriguing relic

Most tile collectors tend to specialise in a particular area – a favourite factory, a period, a designer or a chosen subject matter. Roger Hensman was passionate about the subject in all its forms.

A rare medieval carving previously part of an antiques dealer’s collection has been bought for £2m by the V&A.

A Chinese monochrome brush washer in one of the most prized glazes of the Song dynasty sold for an unexpected £120,000 at auction in Norfolk.

Sale in Hampshire may be one of the final sales of such an item before new legislation takes force

A single-owner collection of clocks, timepieces and scientific instruments formed over 60 years will go under the hammer at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham on September 4.

A display of huia birds from New Zealand will find its way to Moreton-in-Marsh on July 25

With estimates from £5000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week