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Mary, Queen of Scots silver casket sold to Scottish museum for £1.8m

A casket believed to have once belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots has been bought by the National Museum of Scotland with help from donors and art funds. 24 May 2022

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Mary, Queen of Scots silver casket sold to Scottish museum for £1.8m

A Bristol delft polychrome plate and a Walter Sickert drawing are among six lots to watch

Top stories this week – including news of a collector bidding a record price to buy back a Popeye tank

French photographer Gustave Le Gray’s Napoleon III army album comes to auction

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NewsA Buddha in the hand at 350-times estimate

News'Kitchen' vase flies to £1.2m at Dreweatts and leads UK Asian art sales

NewsMasterpiece to include Wrest Park treasures

NewsMichelangelo discovery brings €20m at Christie’s in Paris

News DigestPick of the week: Top tables with a touch of Chippendale emerge in Edinburgh

BackpageObituary: Sir Angus Grossart

Fairs, Markets & CentresExperience Italy: How to combine visits to beautiful towns and cities with an antiques buying trip

InternationalDrug jars given auction treatment

Dealers’ DiaryDealers on the Brexit effect: Oven ready trade or a half-baked mess?

Auction ReportsArt market: Bingham collection ends on a high note

Jewellery Highlights

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JewelleryA Byzantine ring from Guilhou’s huge collection on offer in West Sussex

JewelleryEgyptian revival continues in Maidenhead

JewelleryBest of 'cut and paste' jewellery at Catherine Southon

JewelleryEdward Burch at the cutting edge

Jewellery‘Bulgari’ rescued from dressing-up box fate

JewelleryClassic Castellani jewellery creates Boston bidding demand

JewelleryPrince Albert’s drawings for Queen Victoria's coronet sell at auction

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Asian ArtIndian & Islamic garments prove to be auction talismans

Asian ArtChinese porcelain in demand as medallion bowls bid to 260-times estimate

Asian ArtSoldier's scroll paintings turn out to be lucrative birthday presents

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