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A Polynesian ladle surfaced in a Derbyshire saleroom, selling for nearly five-times its £500-700 estimate.

Hansons’ saleroom in Derbyshire has been the victim of a ram-raid break-in.

The Treasure House Fair hopes to tempt more overseas exhibitors to future fairs with a new deal designed to make importing and exporting simpler and cheaper.

The industry-standard reference book for British coins has been sold by Spink to fellow London numismatic dealership and auction house Sovereign Rarities.

Relics from the dawn of the electro-magnetic telephone created a sensation when they appeared for sale in Massachusetts.

The Fifty Fathoms diving watch was born in the 1950s from the encounter between the Swiss firm Blancpain and the French Ministry of Defence.

Messums, the modern and contemporary art dealership in London and Wiltshire, plans to open a new premises in the east of England next spring.

William and Ben have to step aside as gallery exhibition recognises a long-running artistic dynasty

Sotheby’s is offering one of the most complete surviving studies of Sir Winston Churchi ll by Graham Sutherland (1903-80). It was painted in preparation for the famous final portrait - a work which the sitter violently loathed and was later destroyed.

When 2000AD made its debut the year itself was still 23 years away.

Sought-after book of recipes including a puff-pastry print first was intended for the use of his pupils

Delegates attending the latest Goldsmiths’ Company London Assay Office seminar on April 12 were warned to be alert for faked objects purporting to be by the preeminent 18th century Huguenot silversmith Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751).

Toy specialist Lankes (25% buyer’s premium) in Döhlau, Germany auctioned the extensive inventory of the private museum in Prague belonging to Ivan Steiger, who is equally well-known as a caricaturist and a collector of toys.

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European dealers and collectors competed for pieces of 18th century Transylvanian silver which were on sale at the 300th auction of Dr Fischer (30% buyer’s premium) in Heilbronn, Germany.

“Despite the awful weather we still had over 50 stalls and our indoor venue, the Memorial Hall was packed,” said Sally-Anne Swindell, organiser of the Wirksworth Antiques in the Street’s early April event in the eponymous Peak District market town.