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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.

Stourbridge saleroom Fieldings Auctioneers has had a change in ownership.

This exceptional George I walnut and feather-banded architect’s desk was hammered down at seven times its low estimate.

A version of one of Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s (c.1564- 1638) best-known compositions, 'The Tax Collector’s Office', will be offered at auction after being discovered behind a partially hidden door in a home in northern France.

An original owner of considerable military renown made the difference when a c.1820 gold fob seal came up for auction in London on March 14.

This mid-18th century Maltese walnut and marquetry bureau cabinet was the top lot of the du Boulay Collection at Duke’s.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a new name for combined French fairs Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale.

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

An exceptional piece of Regency porcelain emerged for sale at Hannams (23% buyer’s premium) in Selborne, Hampshire, on February 21-24.

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

This 9in (22cm) vase by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory is signed and dated 1929 for Aleksey Vorobyevsky (1906-92)

Much has been made of the fact that in 1988 Keith Haring produced a series of 10 signed and dated serigraphs with texts by the veteran writer William Burroughs with the title 'Apocalypse'.

North London event is revived as organiser who used to be involved launches a revamped summer edition

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