Collectables

Richard Beale, the owner and managing director of London coin auction house Roma Numismatics, has been arrested in New York in connection with the sale of a record-breaking classical coin.

The work of illustrator Robert Gillmor graces many books from a well-known natural history series

Director Gropius invited promising student Helm to promote an exhibition

A pair of football programmes proved the pull of early Manchester United memorabilia remains strong among collectors

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Some serious bidding action took place in the room when Lankes (25% buyer’s premium) sold tinplate toys in the small Bavarian town of Döhlau.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

One would hardly call a 13in x 2ft 1in (34 x 63cm) copper block, weighing more than 32 pounds (14.6kg), a convenient method of payment, but in the mid-17th century such plates were indeed issued in Sweden under King Charles X Gustav.

Carving once available in low four figures now sells for five in North Yorkshire saleroom

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

This set of four French gold and ruby buttons, c.1880, modelled as owl heads are thought to be the work of Paul Robin.

Manuscript including recipes sold for £15,000 was written by a lady who died ‘aged around 100’

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

A 1908, presentation first of one of WW Jacobs’ maritime tales, 'Salthaven', was the top lot in a sale held by Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium).

A clue to the great appeal of this stoneware whisky bottle is the name of a small settlement on the banks of the Forth estuary.

Full-page artworks featuring Dan Dare and the unmistakable green features of the villainous Mekon were among the most successful lots in a Comic Book Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) timed online sale of February 26.