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Glass dealer, fish farmer and builder? Perfectly normal...

13 May 2013

Maybe I’m biased, but I find it hard to think of a more diverse, passionate, interesting and occasionally downright bonkers bunch of people than antiques dealers.

Dealer News

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Arts and Crafts silver emerges from bank vault and brings £125,000

07 March 2013

It was at Frinton-on-Sea Golf Club that James Grinter, managing director at Reeman Dansie of Colchester, first learned of the Douglas Shepherd collection of Arts and Crafts silver.

Auction Reports

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Moorcroft Boy – another bid for victory

18 January 2013

The fact that businessman Ken Manley chose to name his Scottish Grand National winning racehorse Moorcroft Boy provides a clue as to his favourite potter.

Auction Reports

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Antiques for Everyone: the largest fair of its kind

31 October 2012

Birmingham’s NEC is once again about to host the egalitarian jamboree of the antiques world.

Dealer News

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Celebrating Horner of Halifax

28 September 2012

Among the submissions considered for the Radio 4’s popular series ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ were two modest pieces of silver and enamel Art Nouveau-style jewellery by Charles Horner (1837-96) of Halifax – the local jeweller turned international manufacturer who through mass-production methods, innovative designs and marketing genius took high fashion to the masses.

Auction Reports

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California auctioneers pull off record Art Nouveau coup

10 September 2012

In what has been described as “the largest single transaction to ever occur in the field of decorative arts”, California Bay Area auctioneers Michaan’s have purchased, for sale, an unparalleled collection of Tiffany and other Art Nouveau works of art.

International

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William Morris masterpieces on show after gallery revamp

13 August 2012

Many objects can go on show for the first time now that the William Morris Gallery has reopened after a £5m revamp.

News

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A year on and the wind is set fair for Olympia

30 May 2012

What a difference a year makes. The sea change of opinion among the trade on the subject of June Olympia over the past year has been pretty dramatic.

Dealer News

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Upturn sees Lalique stand alone again

10 December 2011

ONE pointer to the buoyancy of a particular collecting field is whether or not it merits its own dedicated sale.

Auction Reports

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€1.75m doors set new Lalique record

05 December 2011

RÉNÉ Lalique is most widely known today for his inter-War glass vases, a field that he moved into after his Art Nouveau jewellery. But he also used glass to create a smaller number of furnishings and interior decors for specific clients.

International

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