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Find out why one dealer thought the government has done “too little too late” this week and what other members of the art and antiques trade said in our roundup of quotes.

Our latest look at new moves across auction houses and art dealerships.

The UK government has issued an export bar on a previously lost Antonio Canova bust that sold at a Sotheby’s auction earlier this summer.

ATG’s selection of highlights sold at auction in the last week include a stunning Giuliano bracelet, a picture postcard showing Manchester United’s original ground and rare posters from a music festival in Bath.

King Arthur, Cheddar cheese, Agatha Christie and cider: the south-west of England has been home to many of Britain’s cultural treasures.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the art and antiques trade’s response to the business rates reprieve announced in the Budget.

Auction house Sotheby’s reported its third-quarter results for the three months to September 30 revealing a net loss of $27.8m (£21.43bn) - down 19% on the $23.5m posted a year ago.