News in Brief


Football

News in Brief – including the Maradona ‘Hand of God’ football coming to auction

17 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the football from the infamous Argentina v England match coming to auction.

Ira Aldridge

News in Brief – including a portrait of black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge

10 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a portrait of the first black Shakespearean actor to gain international fame selling in the US.

Benedict Tomlinson

News in Brief – including news of a new art dealership

03 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a new art consultancy launched by a married couple.

Terence Conran

News in Brief – including the collection of Sir Terence Conran coming to auction

26 September 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a collection from the home of the late Sir Terence Conran coming to auction.

Parchment roundels

News in Brief – including news of an export block on a rare manuscript

19 September 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the search for a UK buyer for a rare conjoined roundel manuscript given by the Archbishop of Canterbury to Elizabeth I.

Omai portrait

News in Brief – including the National Portrait Gallery backing the call to keep Reynolds’ Omai in the UK

12 September 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the latest news about the export block of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Omai.

Beano Comic No 1

News in Brief – including one of only 30 known copies of The Beano No 1 emerging at auction

05 September 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a copy of The Beano No 1 selling for a five-figure sum at auction.

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News in Brief – including the Chelsea fair moving to a late autumn date

29 August 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including 'The Chelsea Antiques & Fine Art Fair' staging its next run in a new late autumn slot.

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News in Brief – including an Old Master self-portrait blocked from export

22 August 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a 17th century Lombard painting blocked from leaving the UK.

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News in brief – including a new series for Fake or Fortune

15 August 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the BBC series returning for its 10th series.

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News in brief – including two Roman vases stolen in Surrey

08 August 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an appeal from police for information on two Roman vases stolen in Walton-on-Thames.

Frieze Masters

News in brief – including Frieze Masters returning to Regent’s Park

25 July 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Frieze Masters returning to Regent’s Park and celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Omai portrait

News in brief – including a new deadline to keep Joshua Reynolds' Omai portrait in the UK

18 July 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an export block extension for Sir Joshua Reynolds’ (1723-92) Omai portrait.

Silver hunting flask

News in brief – including the halting of an auction of a Chinese silver flask after government intervention

11 July 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the Chinese government halting the auction of a flask taken from the Summer Palace.

Elvis Presley watch

News in brief – including the sale of a watch worn by Elvis Presley

04 July 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a watch worn by Elvis Presley selling for a six-figure sum at auction.

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News in brief – including the auction of an Antiques Roadshow specialist’s extensive collection

27 June 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the sale of ceramics and collector’s curiosities from David Battie's collection at Tennants.

Jenny Saville

News in brief – including new judges for the BADA Art Prize

20 June 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news that artist Jenny Saville is a new judge for the BADA Art Prize.

Fiona Bruce

News in brief – including the search for new producers for the Antiques Roadshow

13 June 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the production of the Antiques Roadshow out for tender by the BBC.

The Louvre Museum

News in brief – including news of the Louvre caught up in an antiquities trafficking probe

06 June 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a former director of the Louvre investigated for alleged antiquities trafficking.

Jewellery

News in brief – including an antiques centre in Tetbury targeted by thieves

30 May 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of more than £30,000 worth of jewellery stolen from an antiques centre in Tetbury.

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