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A decade of rising gold prices came to an end as 2013 turned into 2014 with a 28% fall over the past 12 months.

A Victorian diamond rivière necklace sold to an anonymous bidder for £190,000 at Duke’s of Dorchester earlier this month.

Although missed at the cataloguing stage, this 13½in (35cm) Vincennes dish established a new house record for Wellers of Guildford when it sold at £70,000.

When it comes to the market, Edouard Lièvre’s Sino-Japanese furniture is usually a surefire candidate for a big price.

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has been given an important private collection of modern and contemporary Chinese art.

Bradford Council have come under pressure to auction some of their artworks amid sharp budget cuts.

LAPADA chief executive Sarah Percy-Davis has announced that she is to step down from her post next year largely because of family commitments.