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Find out what members of the art and antiques trade had to say this week about a £4m coin hoard, new faces at auction houses and Victorian tiaras on the silver screen.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the principal contents of Mawley Hall, an 18th-century country mansion described by Country Life as 'Shropshire’s Baroque masterpiece', coming up for auction in Cambridge.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a 19th century board game designed to deter juvenile minds “from pursuing the dangerous paths of vice”. It sold over 15-times estimate in Bath.

An update on recent appointments across the art and antiques market.

Three antique tiaras from jewellery dealer Bentley & Skinner will feature in the new 'Downton Abbey' film, released in cinemas on September 13.

A Bath museum hopes to acquire a rare hoard of coins found in a Chew Valley field that could be valued at £4m.

Sotheby’s shareholders will gather in New York next week to vote on the proposed sale of the company to Patrick Drahi. The board is recommending approval but several investors have raised concerns over the deal.