British and Irish book auctions

Countdown begins as ivory bill published

Trade associations press ahead with legal challenge as Gove targets October date

DNW recruits form banknote department

London auction house Dix Noonan Webb is launching a

Christie’s sources masterworks for Chippendale tercentenary

A major test of the market for the best of British

Ivory ban: What we now know

The 57-page bill deviates little from the proposals

The Chinese market seen in monochrome

Well-provenanced Chinese monochromes dominated bidding

Online Galleries defends price rises in line with increased traffic

Online Galleries defends price rises in line with increased

Pick of the Week: Clock for Chinese market chimes with collecting tastes

Pick of the Week: Clock for Chinese market chimes with

Bid Barometer – issue 2344

From thesaleroom.com

Final lots from renowned dealer up at auction

Cambridge auction house Cheffins is to sell the remaining

News In Brief

Auction house Bonhams is reported to be in talks with

Robust rostrum performances

Review of the market classics of ceramics, glass and furniture shows decent demand

Bang the drum for furniture

Once-fashionable drum tables took a big hit during

Faringdon House fits the bill in London and Wiltshire

The best of the furniture from the contents of Faringdon

Howard holds up

Throughout the furniture depression, late Victorian

Flasks go swimmingly

Bought in a French flea market as a set, seven 19th

Provenance is key for Chinese art

Edinburgh saleroom’s specialist says solid attributions and ownership history score highly

Love of print format is in the Essex air

British artists dominated Sworders’ (23% buyer’s premium)

Chadwick takes £22,000 at Chorley’s

A trademark bronze sculpture by Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003)

Talkin’ bout’ my Greek generation

An early work by Yiannis Tsarouchis (1910-89) topped

Saleroom selection: UNDER £500

Three modestly valued works in regional sales

Tintin escapes to Paris saleroom

Ink and watercolour drawing from one of Hergé’s finest works achieves stand-out result

Peanuts yet to be served, and already tasted

Comic strip artworks to be offered as part of the June

Fantasy art bid is deadly serious

Bid to $1.5m (£1.11m) in a record-breaking comic and

Postal worker delivers top sums

Science fiction and fantasy were among the lifelong

Masses of Marvel

Marvel comics in considerable numbers were a feature

Previews: Up to £500

In its sale of jewellery, watches and silver on June

Previews: £501 - £2000

These ornate 12in (31cm) high Wedgwood glazed parian

Previews: £2001 - £5000

Although unsigned, this 6in (15cm) exotic creation

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

A substantial collection of Japanese mask netsuke will

Previews: £30,000 plus

A stellar single-owner offering of works by the Scottish

Fair venue with royal approval

The town that hosted Prince Harry’s wedding is easily accessible for London buyers

Sculptor celebrates female form

Connaught Brown’s upcoming exhibition is its fourth

Shop talk – The Shed 1a High Street, Sproughton, Suffolk IP8 3AF

Shop talk – The Shed 1a High Street, Sproughton, Suffolk

5 Questions

Gemma Redmond of Gemma Redmond Vintage specialises

Galleries feature past and present

Two contemporary exhibitions in London next month feature

Dealer discusses the hard sell

The antiques trade might have a darker side but there

Fry’s love of light shines through

The oil on canvas Rock Hill with Wild Boar is among

The global village

It is a burgeoning sector that is busy all year. Anne Crane surveys spring activity in the tribal market on both sides of the Atlantic

Previews: A gathering of Cultures in Brussels

One of the longest-standing events in the tribal art

Britain catches up on colonial past

Last year the UK’s regional salerooms were treated

Artist’s Resale Right

Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention

Guide to buying at auction

You can refer to the comprehensive Antiques Trade Gazette

Tell me why I don’t like Sundays

York fair organiser says Friday and Saturday is a better format for business

Ceramics to shine in Mayfair

This Bow porcelain figure of Polyhymnia, right, the

Story of French stove innovator and his burning ambition

From dealers Charlie Bates and Matthew Nellist of Jeffrey

New firm with family values

It’s all in the family for new fair organiser Emma

Mixed messages on the ivory ban

MADAM – I have a deep concern that our political masters

We are teaming up for impending fightback

MADAM – Thank you for publishing our letter (ATG No

Why Napoleon was entranced

MADAM – I note the report on the sale of a porcelain