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The recent Drawings Week event in Paris featured a slew of dedicated auctions across the French capital. They ranged from single-owner dedicated auctions of drawings by Edgar Degas and Antoine-Jean Gros to a huge variety of other works on paper spanning the Italian Renaissance to the 20th century.

The art and antiques industry took to social media to vent their frustrations and concerns after a snap general election was called by Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday.

A new auction record was set for modern British painter Sir Cedric Morris (1889-1982) at Chichester’s Henry Adams which hammered down the still life oil on canvas ‘Wild Flowers’ at £130,000.

Two visiting books that belonged to the Duchess of Cambridge are being offered at Halls’ country house auction later this month.

Phillips has hired Christie’s Lilly Chan to become managing director of its Asia business.

A 200-year-old Chinese figure of Buddha previously owned by the secretary to the Viceroy of India will appear at auction in Folkestone next month.

Dinky is one of the most popular names in the toys collecting field, but with a vast array of types made in the firm’s 45-year history, where do you decide to start?