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Mixed results but ground-breaking sale finds a market for some Western antiques in China

03 May 2013

Twenty-something UK regional auctioneers and four container loads of Western antiques en route to south-east China. What could possibly go wrong?

Auction Reports

International

The board game that 'taught kids to be anti-semitic'

04 April 2013

Although offensive to 20th century mores, ‘The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew’ was deemed a suitable pastime for children at the turn of the 19th century.

Auction Reports

NAVA aim to set new industry standard with valuation course

11 March 2013

The National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA) are to launch a new introductory one-day course for auctioneers and valuers as part of a strategy to establish a new industry standard.

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Scottish coin takes £130,000 bid

04 March 2013

At the higher end of the value scale when it comes to British coin collecting are the most eloquent coins of the Scottish series.

Auction Reports

Why facing the future is a brave thing to do

20 February 2013

PERSONAL VIEW: ATG Editor Ivan Macquisten at the LAPADA conference

Dealer News

Peers challenge change in law on copyright

04 February 2013

Peers in the House of Lords have made a last-ditch plea to the Government to scrap plans to review design rights under copyright law.

News

Institute to focus on the art of business

28 January 2013

Sotheby’s Institute of Art are to partner Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles to offer a new Master’s degree in Art Business.

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Copyright change a threat to arts firms, says expert

18 December 2012

A Bill going through the UK parliament concerning design copyright threatens to create significant obstacles for those wishing to publish catalogues when staging exhibitions in commercial galleries or museums, says a leading academic.

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Art and Crafts rarities emerge in New Jersey

13 December 2012

The 20th/21st Century Design sale at Rago Arts of Lambertville, New Jersey on October 26-28 included this exceptional enamel by Alexander Fisher (1864-1936).

International

University provides jobs for graduates to gain conservation experience

15 October 2012

Graduates of Buckingham University’s Furniture Conservation, Restoration and Decorative Arts courses can now turn to their tutors for work.

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