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A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the theft of four antique Coalbrookdale benches.

A remarkable assortment of jewellery is on offer at this spring’s Classic Antique Fairs.

Every spring and autumn for the past 10 years Francophile dealer Sharon Dallas turns her home into an antiques shop .

Second Llandudno business gets off the ground

An interview with antiques dealer Jeremy Astfalck of The Old Corkscrew, Franschhoek

Lake District cabinetmaker and woodcarver Ernest John Oldcorn trained at Gillows of Lancaster but he found his niche after joining the Arthur W Simpson workshop.

On Thursday, April 9, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4726.08 / €3068.43 / £3526.93

Single-owner collection reflects both the port’s position linking trade routes and the artisans it attracted

The South African auction scene is heavily dependent on the work of the handful of painters who played a key role in shaping the nation’s art in the first half of the 20th century.

Sales abound as annual event run by Cotswold dealers association returns to Chelsea

Magic books library reflects obsession of collector who prized exceptionally clean examples

LAPADA has confirmed details and early exhibitor names for its autumn fair.

An original Georg Dionysius Ehret illustration of a magnolia blossom hammered for $330,000 (£242,000) at Arader Galleries (20% buyer’s premium) on February 7 in New York.

The March 3-4 sale at Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, was topped by a good example of Qing imperial needlework: a yellow ground silk and metal thread cushion cover.

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

Nine potential buyers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and the US engaged in a bidding battle for a 17th century Dutch genre painting in Lille.

Stalwart of the saleroom Stuart Triggol is retiring. He featured in ATG No 2717 to mark his 50 years in the trade.

Bidding competition breaks out in south London for Mannerist work discovered in a west London house

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Indian online-only auction house AstaGuru has expanded into the UK and set up home in west London.