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A famille rose porcelain moon flask, possibly made at the imperial kilns for the Qing emperor Jiaqing, took more than 75-times estimate at auction.

A new auction record for an English silver coin was set during the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC).

Two recent art market discoveries, both self-portraits by titans of 17th century British art, met contrasting fortunes in New York.

Winston Churchill’s desk which he used to write his Second World War memoirs has been sold by Peter Harrington Rare Books at The Winter Show in New York (January 19-28).

This smiling tabby cat formed part of an extensive collection of Scottish Wemyss Ware sold at Lyon & Turnbull.

Sheffield Auction Gallery has expanded its salerooms in the city’s Windsor Road to add a further 3000 sq ft.

The desire by top museums to buy works by under-represented groups, including women and minority ethnic artists, has led to two new auction records in the US.

Traditional antiques are very much still in demand, according to reports from dealers at Battersea’s winter Decorative Fair.

Sotheby’s revealed its full-year results for 2023, revealing consolidated sales of $7.9bn (£6.2bn), just a touch down on the $8bn of 2022.

Flea circuses are well known but Mexican dressed fleas will probably come as more of a surprise.

A 3000-year-old gold ‘dress fastener’ dug up by a metal detectorist in Staffordshire could be bought by a museum.

Steven Beale, former director of the failed Cotswold art dealership Trinity House Paintings, has not cooperated with the administrators causing “significant time costs” and delays, according to their latest report.

A trade card sold for a remarkable £26,800 hammer price was not only one of the earliest-known examples but also had the considerable appeal of featuring the first black professional football player.