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It’s time to pit your art and antiques brains against the ATG giant prize crossword.

A notable source of ancient coins and historical jewellery appearing on the market in 2020 has been the soil. It is the success of the Portable Antiquities Scheme that finders of ‘treasure’ are now encouraged to declare discoveries and share the proceeds of sales with the landowner.

Selection of skiing posters focused on winter sports and travel is on offer at Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull.

A gap in many collections of 1960s James Bond posters often involves rarities to promote On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) starring George Lazenby.

Our pick of 12 monthly highlights sold at auction across 2020

Estimated at £800-1000 at Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) but sold at £10,000 was this International Watch Company Luftwaffe pilot’s watch, c.1940.

During her time of over 20 years with LAPADA, Annie was more often the ’go to’ for most association enquiries. Hers was the voice of helpfulness and friendliness and it was quite a distinctive voice, gained largely over many years of enjoyably puffing on cigarettes. Ultimately it was smoking which contributed to the cancer she suffered in her latter years.

This 12½in (32cm) Vincennes circular dish or plat d’entremets from the first Louis XV service sold for £95,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Woolley & Wallis.

Furniture by Robert ‘Mouseman' Thompson and more recent productions from the Kilburn workshop attracted the usual enthusiasm at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium).

Our weekly selection of previews from UK and Irish salerooms.

ATG’s selection of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com. This includes both the highest prices over estimate and the top prices paid online.

A group of works by the elusive Austrian émigré artist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906-96) made a rare appearance at Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest British & European Fine Art sale.

On Friday, December 18, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1878.95 / €1543.51 / £1390.80

Simple folk art depictions stuffed full of charm prove highly attractive to buyers at Dreweatts' auction.

Works by Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) were the highlights of the Koller (25/22/15% buyer’s premium) sale of Swiss Art, held in Zurich as part of its December auction series.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of stolen gold pocket watch taken from a gallery in Camden Passage, Islington, London.

Model produced for pilgrims and tourists to Jerusalem in mind is a highlight as specialist sales launch

An array of affordable alternatives to the blue-chip names in Modern British art generated strong bidding at Roseberys' (25% buyer’s premium) auction.

A Chinese export reverse painted mirror plate in a carved George III frame is one of the highlights at the 'Mayfair Antiques and Fine Art Fair'.

More than 70 lots of classical ancient pottery were included in the latest Skinner (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) sale of European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Marlborough, Massachusetts.