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Organisers of indoor art and antiques fairs continue to make alternative plans for the first half of next year.

A celadon vase to a celebrated ‘double-dragon’ form has sold for €1.2m (£1.1m) – a record for Chinese art in Ireland. The 20½in (52cm) vase with a Yongzheng (1722-35) six-character mark was estimated at just €800-1200 at Sheppard’s in Durrow, Co Laois.

This 14in (36cm) diameter ‘double lustre’ shallow dish or charger by William De Morgan (1839-1917) is decorated in the so-called ‘Frightened Bird’ pattern.

A Unesco campaign aimed at increasing public awareness of looted art is threatening to backfire after it emerged the ‘stories’ told in its adverts were fabricated.

London dealer takes up task of identifying artist behind views ‘of Oxford and Cambridge’.

Large slice of Big Apple auction is made up of European items from two consignments.

Four early pieces of Newcastle plate and a selection of other silver rarities sold at auction this autumn

A notable group of pictures from a local vendor gave a boost to the Autumn Art Sale held by David Duggleby (20% buyer’s premium) in Scarborough.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.

Wiltshire shop marks return to the spotlight for Talisman boss but in a more relaxed mood.

Weschlers’ Capital Collections auction takes place in Rockville, Maryland, on December 11.

Christie’s is moving its Asian art sales from London to Paris and Hong Kong from next year.

With the defeat of Catholic attempts against the Protestant monarchy in the 17th and 18th centuries, penal laws were imposed in Ireland.

Offered by Bryan Reeves of Tribal Gathering for £4200, this Luba baboon mask is one of more than 100 objects on offer at Tribal Art London’s third online event, Spirit Animals.

Bonhams’ December 14 Chinese and Japanese works of Art sale in Los Angeles will include works from the Collection of Rosalind Ching Pastor.

A rare Charles II commemorative silver thimble sold for £980 at Bleasdales (20% buyer’s premium).

Cordelia Donohoe has run Azul Tribe, selling ethnic and tribal adornments in London since 2013. She is among the exhibitors at the latest online edition of Tribal Art London.

Small Britannia standard silver bowls are the signature pieces the Scottish silversmith Michael Lloyd (c.1950).

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

This early 17th century silver vervel or hawking ring includes in italic script Kyng James and the quartered arms of the Stuart kings.