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ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a portrait miniature that sold for 160-times estimate after bidders identified it as an Indian prince by the great John Smart.

The online art market continues to grow year on year with sales up 6% in 2022 according to the latest Hiscox Online Art Trade Report.

Permits and licences for CITES will soon be moving to an online service.

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

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Roman bust discovered in a Texas charity shop and bought for just $34.99 being repatriated to Germany.

A second tranche of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection is coming to Christie’s in June.

A large acrylic on canvas by Indian artist Syed Haider Raza (1922-2016) drew strong interest at Roseberys (25% buyer’s premium), surpassing a £50,000-70,000 estimate and selling at £240,000 to a private collector.