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Duke’s Auctioneers of Dorchester is opening a consignment office on Hans Road in London’s Knightsbridge.

A wide range of eastern European works is increasingly attracting strong demand at auction

The small German beakers known as monatsbecher (‘month beakers’) were made in sets of a dozen: one for each month of the year.

A couple of headline lots, a scattering of rare and unusual pictures and one of the most valuable consignments of prints ever offered lifted the latest series of Old Master auctions in London.

Small is considered beautiful in many sectors but increasingly so when it comes to collecting traditional antiques with space often at a premium.

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

It is the final months of the major exhibition of Marc Chagall (1887- 1985) works at Alon Zakaim, where visitors can expect to see lovers floating through the sky with the occasional goat in the tradition of many of the artist’s most recognisable works.

Astronomical manuscript for sale includes illustrations by scientist who was in fact an insurance broker

Sixth instalment of single-owner collection on offer in west London features wonderful workshops

Fashion specialist Kerry Taylor was astonished to receive an email containing images of actress Elizabeth Taylor’s Oscar dress from 1961.

London poster specialist stages two shows – one held in an embassy

An exceptional silver Breguet hump-backed carriage clock commissioned by car maker Ettore Bugatti topped Bonhams’ latest Fine Clock Sale.

Although originally trained as a goldsmith, Dirck Van Rijswijck (1596-1679) developed his own characteristic style using less rarefied material.

Antiques-dealer-turned-artist Tom Hickman is the focus of this winter’s exhibition at Robert Young.

Dr Leng Tan is retiring after 22 years working at Simon Ray, a specialist in Indian & Islamic works of art.

How much would you spend on an antique or vintage chess set? Here are three examples from different periods that sold across a wide range of prices.

Among the highlight sales reported at the Art & Antiques Fair Olympia was a Japanese bronze of a carp.