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A receipt granting ownership to an invisible work of art by artist Yves Klein sold for a hammer price of €850,000 (£710,000) or €1.1m including buyer’s premium at Sotheby’s Paris.

With estimates from £500-15,000, here are four previews of upcoming items.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a private collection of Tudor, Stuart and early Georgian material being recently rediscovered by the owner’s family.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a striking 18th century Indian miniature of a monkey that made over five-times estimate in South London.

A Michelangelo (1475-1564) drawing previously declared a ‘National Treasure’ in France will be offered at Christie’s following the expiry of its export block.

The art and antiques sector has been asked to look out for carpets stolen from Farnham Antique Carpets last week.

Two European pictures have been temporarily stopped from being exported from the UK in the hope buyers can be found to keep them in the country.