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The latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in New York showed the top-end of the market gaining momentum with a series of record prices for leading names in the sector.

The unexpected highlight of the collection of Niall Hobhouse sold by Dreweatts on May 13 was a painting by the Indian polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).

Returning to Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, the London Map Fair is known as the largest antique map fair in Europe.

ATG's Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

David Aaron kicked off TEFAF New York with the sale of its star piece, a 3300-year-old Egyptian stele from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.

Buyers from overseas helped sales boom at the latest Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair this month.

The artist George Heriot (1759-1839) is perhaps best known for his landscapes of Canada and pictures of indigenous people.

Collectable featuring Derby County and England football legend shoots way above estimate.

Toovey’s of West Sussex sold another zinc covered Louis Vuitton Explorer trunk on May 14 – the fourth the firm has handled in recent years.

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of an auction of garden statuary from Sir Roy Strong’s beloved The Laskett

A rare painting by the Italian artist Anna Tonelli (c.1763-1846) emerged at a sale at Cotswold Auction Company (24% buyer’s premium) this week.

Dealers at the latest The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park were praising the opening day as one of their best.

A pair of late Medieval Royal heraldic embroideries with a Spanish connection will be offered at Bonhams on July 2 with a £200,000-300,000 estimate.

ATG's Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

A rarely seen print archive featuring work by Mod Brit art greats including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink, Paula Rego, Ceri Richards and John Piper will soon be available freely online.

While a bountiful Cedric Morris still life was the headline lot at Lyon & Turnbull’s (27/26% buyer’s premium) latest Modern Made sale, it wasn’t the only flower painting that drew keen interest at the auction.

A rare group of eight autograph letters by John Keats (1795-1821) to his fiancée Fanny Brawne that had been stolen in 1989 but later recovered are now heading to Sotheby's.

Statuary from the garden of art historian, writer and museum curator Sir Roy Strong is to be auctioned at Chorley’s.

The latest Movers & Shakers round up includes new homes for Redfern Gallery and Lucius Books