Spoons sale is ‘Holy Grail’ for collectors 08 April 2013 Promising to rank among the auction highlights of the summer, Christie’s are to sell the fabled Benson collection of early spoons on June 4. Previews
Renaissance dish charges to £460,000 14 February 2013 Sherborne auctioneers Charterhouse posted a new house record today when this 16.5in (42cm) maiolica istoriato charger sold for £460,000. Auction Reports
Wellby bequest is ‘best for a century’ 04 February 2013 The collection of close to 500 silver and gold objects donated to the Ashmolean museum in Oxford by the late dealer-collector Michael Wellby has been described as the most important bequest of its type for over a century. News
Rediscovered sarcophagus takes £80,000 at Duke’s 08 October 2012 An exceptional find – a Roman white marble sarcophagus found in a Dorset garden – turned out to be something more of a rediscovery for Duke’s of Dorchester. Auction Reports
New conference for auctioneers 02 October 2012 Pictured here are delegates on the steps of the Ashmolean Museum during the Oxford Conference, a two-day event for auctioneers organised by Rupert Toovey of Toovey’s and Jeremy Lamond of Halls. News
Raphael drawing from Chatsworth to be sold at Sotheby’s 06 September 2012 Later this year, Sotheby’s will be offering three valuable works of art from the Devonshire collection at Chatsworth House including one of the best Raphael drawings remaining in private hands. Art Market
Manet portrait will stay at Ashmolean 28 August 2012 Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has announced that it had succeeded in an eight-month campaign to save Edouard Manet’s ‘Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus’ for the nation. Art Market
First show for Lear works 28 August 2012 EXHIBITION: The bicentenary of the birth of Edward Lear will see works from private collections go on display for the first time during an exhibition at the Ashmolean. Art Market
Auctioneers’ gala dinner and lectures 20 August 2012 Rupert Toovey of Toovey’s and Jeremy Lamond of Halls are bringing the auctioneering profession together in Oxford for a black tie gala dinner on Friday, September 21, followed by lectures the next day. News
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