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
London sales lift top-end of the art market 07 February 2013 The latest sales of Impressionist and Modern art in London posted a strong overall performance as private buyers showed a growing appetite for works by major names. Art Market
Battle won for the playing fields of Eton 28 January 2013 In 1881, at around the time of his 18th birthday, the orphan and Eton College schoolboy John Edmund Hugh Balfour went on a major spending spree. Art Market
Lincolnshire fair cancelled due to heavy snow 24 January 2013 Heavy snow and ice at the Lincolnshire showground have led to the cancellation of the Lincolnshire Antiques & Home Show scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, January 28-29. Dealer NewsNews
Police appeal after Hertfordshire break-in 21 January 2013 Police are appealing to antique collectors and dealers to contact them if they have come into contact with some valuable pieces which were stolen during a burglary in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. News
Struggling National fair is cancelled 03 December 2012 Clarion Events have decided to cancel ‘The National Fine Arts and Antiques Fair’, scheduled for January 16-20 at Birmingham’s NEC because of a lack of exhibitors. Dealer News
Flood delays Steven B. Bruce sale 03 December 2012 Steven B. Bruce of Warwickshire have postponed their December sales following the latest in an unfortunate series of events which have disrupted their sales programme. News
Win-win situation for Sunday trade 17 August 2012 “We had the idea of bringing speciality markets into the city before Mary Portas,” says Jackie Edwards, who runs two booming Sunday monthly markets in Winchester. Dealer News
Rare ‘Snowman’ figure in Gloucestershire 20 June 2012 Seldom appearing at auction, this very rare English, Longton Hall porcelain figure of Guanyin, c.1750 will be offered at Chorley’s June 28, ceramics-focused sale in Gloucestershire.
Salvo Fair booms into Berkshire 14 June 2012 The annual Salvo Fair at Knebworth has been bounced off its long-established spot at the Hertfordshire estate this year by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in concert. So organisers Thornton Kay and his daughter Ruby Hazael have moved their three-day show to the Stubbings Estate, just off the M4 at Maidenhead in the neighbouring county of Berkshire. News
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