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From a René Lalique belt buckle featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow in April to a vase celebrating George III’s recovery from illness, here are five highlights from upcoming sales this week.

‘Pre-owned’ luxury items are in demand and here is a selection of handbags and gladrags coming up for sale.

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover topics including TEFAF’s new policy on selecting vetters; the dealers’ protest forcing Abebooks to reverse its policy and the comedy legend Bob Monkhouse’s life a collector.

In 1903 the Wright Brothers put into the air the first successful aeroplane. Sixty-six years later Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon – carrying with his mission a piece of the propeller and section of the wing fabric from that pioneering aircraft.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights that sold at auction in the last week include a Regency rosewood table and a Beatles poster from a Leeds Queen's Hall appearance.

What better way to celebrate the festive season with all its sentimental and commercial pleasures than with a trip to one’s local saleroom?

The most popular stories on this website over the last week (November 1-7, 2018) included news of a vigorous dealer backlash forcing Amazon-owned AbeBooks into a change of policy.