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For the first time at a major UK event, next month’s summer Olympia is giving five ‘new’ dealerships the chance to experience an international fair.

Joseph Chait, a 38-year-old senior auction administrator with IM Chait gallery and auction house in Beverly Hills, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to smuggle items of rhino horn, ivory, coral and a hornbill casque.

A top European contemporary art gallery is set to take over the Mayfair premises of troubled dealership Mallett.

The American art-secured lending market is growing significantly, with an estimated loan book size of between $15bn-19bn.

As West Ham and Manchester United prepare to play the final match at Upton Park tonight, the East London club have announced that fans will have the chance to buy their own slice of Hammers’ history with an extensive auction of memorabilia, including fixtures and fittings from the stadium itself.

An upcoming talk at Robert Young Antiques will focus on the life and art of a British folk artist who is celebrated today though he died a pauper.

Oxford’s Bodleian Library has acquired a map of Middle-earth annotated by JRR Tolkien (1892-1973).