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
Birmingham Group jeweller emerges from the shadows 09 May 2013 Although taught by Bernard Cuzner at the St Margaret School of Art and a contemporary of both Dorrie Nossiter and Katie Eadie, George Edward Hunt (1892-1960) is not the best-known jeweller of the Birmingham Group. Auction Reports
The £11,500 amber beads 09 May 2013 Pearls and coloured stones remain strong – but, fuelled by interest from China (and, to a lesser, extent, the Middle East), so does amber. Auction Reports
Couture cache to be sold off 07 May 2013 Paris auctioneers Gros & Delettrez have announced the sale of 350 lots of haute couture from Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain, muse to the late Yves Saint Laurent in the 1960s, and later an artistic advisor at Dior. InternationalPreviews
International bidders compete for pearls and coloured stones 07 May 2013 A single pearl-drop earring worn by Charles I at his execution in 1649, a maharaja’s coat richly embroidered with pearls c.1870, and a necklace of cultured pearls given to Marilyn Monroe by Joe DiMaggio in 1954 – all part of an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum this autumn. Auction Reports
Rolex watch stirs wartime memories and sells at £24,000 07 May 2013 Fellows’ latest quarterly Vintage & Modern Wristwatch auction included a rare 1940s Rolex Oyster, the so-called ‘monobloc’ chronograph. Auction Reports
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 ReportsInternational
Pilot sale sheds light on what Chinese buyers like among Western chattels 30 April 2013 A major new marketplace or simply a case of wishful thinking? That was the question as the Association of Accredited Auctioneers (Triple-A) and their Beijing-based partners, Huachen Auctions, held a much-heralded auction in south east China. InternationalNews
Cross-promotion deal for Fine Art Asia and Masterpiece 24 April 2013 ‘Masterpiece London’ has announced a link with Hong Kong’s ‘Fine Art Asia’ this year, with the incorporation of a Hong Kong Pavilion at the fourth edition of the London fair from June 26-July 3. Dealer NewsNews
Parking changes create new problems for antiques dealers in Portobello Road 23 April 2013 The latest blow to hit antiques dealers in Portobello Road has left them looking for the secure parking needed to run their businesses. News
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