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A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.

One of only four known copies a 19th century map of Chicago goes under the hammer at a local auction house next week.

Antiques owned by the late businessman James Fairfax caught the eye of buyers with a set of four Victorian novelty kangaroo salts among the highlights at the auction in Sydney.

An exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum celebrates the history of the Folio Society, which was founded by dealer Charles Ede 70 years ago.

An early painting by UK-born Australian artist Thomas William Roberts (1856-1931), was authenticated on the BBC’s ‘Fake or Fortune?’ after being lost for more than 130 years.

Omega Auctions has revised its catalogue description of a score for the 1966 Beatles classic Eleanor Rigby, for sale on September 11, after a protest from the family of the group’s legendary producer, the late Sir George Martin, that they possessed the original score.

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers and others. This week Christie’s battles Turkey over an Anatolian idol while Paris prepares for the Biennale and autumn season.