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Provenance is all important when it comes to the works of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942).

An early 17th-century shaped linen ruffler, believed to be the only known example to ever appear at auction, was hammered down at £230,000 – 30-times its estimate – in south London.

The new president of CINOA has issued a call for unity across the cultural sector in response to “increasingly restrictive legislation affecting the global art and antiques trade”.

An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.

A new auction high for a Moorcroft vase was set as the previous record holder returned to the rostrum.

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) was something of a jack of all trades. But contrary to the old adage he was a master of many.

A group of rare coins discovered hidden in a wall in a house in France sold at auction for €3m (£2.5m).