Amati violin hits the right note at inaugural auction 23 May 2013 The inaugural sale held by new London-based musical instrument auctioneers Ingles & Hayday generated a £2.26m total from 150 lots. Auction Reports
Harry Potter tops charity auction at £150,000 22 May 2013 A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone containing personal annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling’s fetched £150,000 at a charity auction held at Sotheby’s in London last night. Auction ReportsNews
Legal threat to trade in documents 21 May 2013 A demand from the National Archives for lots to be withdrawn from auction at Tennants of Leyburn could have wider implications for the trade in historical documents. News
Auction record for any football programme 20 May 2013 Almost exactly a year after Graham Budd set a record for any football programme at auction he has done it again. Auction Reports
Faithful fans rally to Sister Wendy 20 May 2013 The name of 83-year-old Sister Wendy Beckett, reclusive nun and famous TV art critic, doesn’t always meet a raptuorous response in the art world, but there is no doubt that the public at large love her. Auction Reports
Boulled over at £88,000 20 May 2013 Possibly dating from the reign of Louis XIV, this fine boulle casket and stand was among an assortment of jewellery, silver, furniture and pictures at Thomas R. Callan’s sale in Ayr, south west Scotland. Auction Reports
Dreweatts to sell Chelsea garden 20 May 2013 Dreweatts will be conducting the first auction of a complete RHS Chelsea garden during this year’s flower show. News
‘The most important early printed book of this century’ 20 May 2013 Billed as “the most important early printed book to be offered this century”, a deluxe vellum copy of the ‘Opera’ of Virgil is being offered at Christie’s on June 12. Previews
Christie’s toast ‘highest total in auction history’ 16 May 2013 Christie’s evening sale of Contemporary art in New York last night posted a hammer total of $435.5m (£294.2m). NewsArt Market
Contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s posts $250m total 15 May 2013 Barnett Newman (1905-70) and Gerhard Richter (b.1932) starred at Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary art last night as the run of strong performing sales in this sector showed little sign of abating. Art Market
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