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A Panticapaeum gold stater, struck in present day Crimea c.350-300BC, has regained the rank of the world’s most expensive classical coin.

A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.

Leading the sale at Dominic Winter on May 17 was a highly unusual Elizabethan manuscript treatise on cheese and cheese making.

Sworders’ next Fine Interiors sale includes a collection of Norwich 17th century silver assembled by one of East Anglia’s best-known families.

This 2ft 7in (78cm) high white marble stele depicting the Buddhist goddess Guanyin on a lotus throne between two bodhisattva was carved in the Northern Qi dynasty.

Horology dealership Carter Marsh is bringing to market what it calls the most important English table clock it has ever handled.

Peter Harrington Rare Books has sold a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio with an asking price of £6.25m.

Mallams regained the record for a pot by Jennifer Lee (b.1956) on May 18 when a large asymmetrical vessel from c.1990 sold at £40,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium).

Adrian Alan, a specialist in 19th century French furniture and objects, has left London for more spacious premises in Brighton.

Fresh-thinking range of furniture features in a four-day auction showcasing modern design styles

Despite being a copy by a little-known Norfolk painter, ‘authentic’ portrait makes remarkable price

This pair of silver wine decanter stands or bottle coasters by Philip Rundell (1746-1827) for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, (London 1819 and 1820) sold for £10,500.

Van Ham of Cologne is offering a work by the German Expressionist Otto Mueller on the occasion of its 500th sale: the painting Frau und Knabe (Woman and Boy) from 1922.

A lawyer writes: A Supreme Court judgment involves intriguing questions of image rights.

A previously undocumented painting, bought from an English dealer by a European collector in 1995, shines at Vienna sale.

Bonhams’ (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) latest Marine sale was led by an elegant depiction of a famous naval battle between British and French ships that took place towards the end of the American War of Independence.

This near pair of Qianlong mark and period doucai jars were a charity shop find for a keen-eyed London vendor.

The latest transnational operation to tackle cultural property crime raises serious concerns once again about claims from Europol and Interpol.

Our selection of 12 upcoming lots at UK auctions.

Estimated at £20-40, this large ‘continental’ turquoise-glazed bowl sold for a surprise £5800 at Tayler & Fletcher (21% buyer’s premium) in the Cotswolds.