Major Fragonard portrait at Bonhams 17 June 2013 Bonhams have announced that they have secured potentially the most valuable lot among the works being sold from the Dr. Gustav Rau collection. PreviewsArt Market
Sister Wendy’s collection at auction 22 April 2013 Say the name Sister Wendy Beckett and most people will immediately picture the unique figure of the elderly nun as she tours the world’s art galleries, talking intensely to the TV camera.
Shoreham aerojumble returns after six-year break 04 April 2013 “If you were looking for Spitfire parts then you would be most likely to find them here,” says aviation historian Andy Saunders about the annual aerojumble he organises at Shoreham Airport. Dealer News
Customs figures reinforce UK’s status in international art market 25 March 2013 The annual cross-border customs figures have reinforced the United Kingdom’s status as one of the world’s two leading entrepot markets for art and antiques. News
Märklin battleship steams to £57,000 19 March 2013 Back in April last year, Special Auction Services sold the Ron McCrindell collection including, as its headline lot, a Märklin spirit-fired, steam-powered battleship ‘HMS Terrible’. Auction Reports
TEFAF Maastricht gets ready for its latest outing 08 March 2013 Showing up at TEFAF Maastricht in the southern Netherlands with a stand cobbled together from stale, lacklustre stock is tantamount to professional suicide, the sort of nightmare that has dealers waking up in a cold sweat. Dealer News
Louis XV carbine with a right royal pedigree 04 March 2013 At the end of the Second World War, this 18th century flintlock repeating carbine was thrown onto a huge heap of weapons confiscated from German citizens. International
Scam guides target trade yet again 25 February 2013 Scam guides have reared their head again, targeting dealers in a bid to extort large sums of money for useless advertising. News
Bidders log on and phone in from the slopes 21 February 2013 Started by Nicolette Tomkinson, head of the posters department at Christie’s South Kensington, 15 years ago, the only dedicated ski poster sale in the UK has successfully mastered a small but lucrative field. Auction Reports
Major Beatrix Potter collection heads to auction 08 February 2013 An important private collection of Beatrix Potter books, manuscripts, artwork, photographs, figurines and collectables is being offered for sale at Bloomsbury Auctions on February 27.
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