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It’s not about the money for members of the art and antiques trade this week. Instead, they had a few words to say about thieves, partners and like-minded individuals

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news that a miniature sedan chair by Fabergé took £380,000 at a Cotswold auction.

America’s venerable auction house is relocating to contemporary gallery and auction room space.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a seemingly unrecorded Doulton Lambeth character mug and a pair of lifelike majolica owls produced at the Hugo Lonitz factory.

Christie’s Education has launched The Young Collectors Club to help enthusiastic young art lovers to increase their knowledge and collections.

A Japanese museum has claimed it bought a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds “in good faith and without fault from a respectable art dealer” after it was identified as being stolen from a UK stately home.

A collection from interior designer and socialite Nicky Haslam and another from decorator and dealer Christopher Hodsoll will be offered at auction at Bonhams London.

A model of a sedan chair by Fabergé made of gold, jade and rock crystal was sold at an auction in Gloucestershire for £380,000 to a bidder on the phone.

The owner of a collection of paperweights is calling on the antiques trade to look out for items that have been stolen from a car in south London.

Golding Young & Mawer has opened a valuation and consignment office in Leicester, to cover the Midlands area.

A collection of 64 vintage motorbikes and seven bicycles that a father and son have spent 50 years assembling and restoring is to be sold at auction in France.

A rare early 17th century bronze bust of a French statesman has been discovered in a French country house and will be offered for auction at Drouot in Paris in November with an estimate of €500,000-800,000.

With estimates from £200-25,000, here are four previews from upcoming sales this week.