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A long-lost sculpture made a reappearance this week as did a certain summer auction at Christie’s. Meanwhile, one reader took an ironic tone in responding to auctioneers’ commission rates. That and more at ATG this week – get a taste in our quotes of the week below.

Lamps designed by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí have been blocked from export in the hope a buyer can be found to pay £440,000 to keep them in the UK.

Bonhams is offering a portrait at its upcoming Old Master sale in London which is being billed as one of the earliest paintings of Sir Francis Drake.

Only 13 of the top 100 artists at auction last year were women, according to a recent analysis by the art market site MutualArt.

An archive of manuscripts and books from the French novelist Marcel Proust’s library realised a premium-inclusive €750,000 (£657,895) at Sotheby’s in Paris.

You can sleep easily now – we can announce that Emu, of Rod Hull and Emu fame – has found a very appropriate new home after being successfully sold at auction.

Christie’s will hold two contemporary art day sales in London this June. The announcement follows the auction house’s decision to drop its summer series in this category last year in favour of its March and October offerings.