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A Japanese art and antiques event focusing on the history of the samurai launches in Utrecht this summer.

Collectors can be a hard bunch to predict. When an extensive group comes to auction – one of the best of its type – the buyers’ response may be strong across the board, or it can be seen as a sudden glut on the market and only the top items get picked off.

More details and a launch date have emerged for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new Photography Centre.

A new guide to antiques venues in the Peak District, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire has launched.

What makes a great dog painting in the eyes of a 21st century collector? A picture specialist addressed the question with ATG this week. Also, read the reaction to the new leader of a major trade body, artefacts were returned to their home countries and an auctioneer held a major country house sale.

An early painting by British artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match its £7.46m asking price.

Auction house Sotheby’s has reported a 70% jump in private sales in the first three months of 2018 to $247m (£182m).