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
Glass dealer, fish farmer and builder? Perfectly normal... 13 May 2013 Maybe I’m biased, but I find it hard to think of a more diverse, passionate, interesting and occasionally downright bonkers bunch of people than antiques dealers. Dealer News
Failed auction house – new plans dropped 07 May 2013 The manager of a Hampshire auction house which collapsed owing money and goods to hundreds of consignors has failed to secure new saleroom premises less than ten miles away. News
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
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
Taxidermy is far from a dying art, says London specialist 02 May 2013 “An armadillo for you, from Jonathan Ross,” says the courier as he returns a box midway through my interview with Alexis Turner. Dealer News
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
UK’s £8m consignment for China arrives safely 19 April 2013 Fine art, antiques and collectables worth £8m, consigned from the UK by a consortium of regional auctioneers, arrived safely and without incident in China in time for a ground-breaking sale at the Xiamen Free Port in Fujian Province. News
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