Xu is closing his project space and will work alongside former Christie’s head Jennifer Yum

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs

A stalwart of the London traditional art and antiques scene, the fair opens today, marking the shift from autumn to winter

Last sold 50 years ago, A Dawn depicts French troops marching to trenches through Flanders in 1914

The Maastricht-based fair imports dealers in historic objects, from antiquities to jewellery, to an under-served US market

Hundreds of years of historic works are on offer at Tefaf New York's fall edition, including these picks from the fair

Renaissance manuscript with gold binding is being sold by London jeweller

The event, which opens today at a new venue, shows artists stretching the boundaries of the medium with three dimensions and digital manipulation

French shipping firm André Chenue beat US competitors to buy the 150-year-old business, as Bouvier continues to fight legal case against Dimitry Rybolovlev

Mana Contemporary must deliver five works in exchange for $1m—or turn over the entire collection within 24 hours

The former Sotheby’s specialist was extradited to the US to face charges of art theft and fraud

Responding to complaints that the preview day has become overcrowded, the fair in 2018 will hold two invitation only opening days

The acquisition of Fine Art Shipping in Los Angeles provides a gateway to California and Asia

Houses beef up digital teams by hiring from the fashion industry in a bid for new revenue streams

Once overlooked as regional artists, West Coast pioneers have emerged from the shadows since the first edition of Pacific Standard Time in 2011

Experts question the reported size of illicit trade, particularly as the number of fake artefacts increases

In the bricks-versus-clicks shakeout, the new power players in online auctions are harvesting data from both the supply and demand sides

High-profile fair welcomes 41 “newcomers” and starry clientele including Brigitte Macron

Fair celebrates art-design crossovers in public installations

Decision to expand in French capital supported by healthy local market and change in political climate

Long established London jewellers will hold sale at Sotheby’s following move to smaller premises, but director insists it is “business as usual”

The artist is setting up a sculpture studio, while the London dealers are opening second galleries in the same former printing warehouse

The involvement of the former Sotheby’s auctioneer turned private dealer and advisor hints at bigger plans

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

The works were smuggled out of the country by Edemar Cid Ferreira and have been gradually repossessed over the past decade

The city’s art dealers are sharing their spaces and helping rebuild the cultural economy

The painting, presumed lost until 2005, is estimated at $100m

Fictional museum booth will be re-staged at Firstsite gallery after drawing crowds at Frieze, where the gift shop raised £10,000 for UK regional museums

At HK$294.3m, the Ru ware piece set a record for a Chinese ceramic at Sotheby's during Hong Kong's busy autumn auction and fair series

Market’s appetite shows no signs of flagging for fresh works that are correctly priced