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Early in February 1941, Eric Ravilious (1903-42) wrote to EM O'Rourke Dickey at the Ministry of Information regarding a new commission. ‘I've just had a long visit from a Mr. Gerald Holtom who seems very much to want designs for textiles for some Cotton Board. It would make a change to do this for a bit, and he assures me the whole thing is urgent and necessary.’

Propstore’s auction in London on November 14 will feature props from Star Wars, James Bond and Batman

One of the earliest examples – possibly the every first in existence – came up for auction at Berkshire auction house Loddon

Antiques Roadshow experts will be giving talks on their respective specialist areas for the Huguenot Museum

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

A collection of 254 gold and silver coins spanning different Greek eras and geographical areas sold for a total hammer price of £3.14m at Noonans – a record for the Mayfair auction house.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the results of an 18-month research project into a rare 17th century painting of black and white women.