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Memories of Newark fair at 25
Fairs News - 23 August 2010
INTERNATIONAL Antiques & Collectors Fairs Ltd (IACF) plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their flagship event, the Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair, in October.
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Millais sketches withdrawn
- 23 August 2010
FOUR sketches by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, found tucked inside covers of Led Zeppelin LPs, have been withdrawn from sale at Chilcotts auctioneers in Tiverton, Devon, because of a “misunderstanding over ownership” according to the auctioneers.
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New premises for Kent saleroom
- 23 August 2010
ON Wednesday, September 8, Kent auctioneers Ibbett Mosely will hold their first sale in new premises at 125 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UT.
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Rhino horn debate steps up a gear
- 16 August 2010
A RESPECTED Asian art specialist has defended the sale of rhinoceros horn libation cups at auction.
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Among the UK provincial salerooms to benefit from the apparently insatiable demand for rhinoceros horn libation cups recently were George Kidner of Lymington, who sold this 3½in (9cm) example, carved with a climbing dragon, for £50,000 plus 17.5% premium.
Auction totals rally in first half of 2010
- 16 August 2010
CHRISTIE’S have announced worldwide sales of £1.7bn ($2.57m) for the first half of 2010 – 46 per cent up on the same period for 2009.
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Courts finally catch up with Salander and Scott
International - 16 August 2010
DISGRACED New York art dealer Lawrence Salander has been jailed for a minimum of six years after pleading guilty to orchestrating one of the world’s biggest ever art frauds.
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Essex glass garniture off to France
Auction Reports - 16 August 2010
THIS 20in (50cm) high gilt and clear glass vase of Islamic inspiration is the central element of the three-piece garniture discovered by Rayleigh, Essex auctioneers Staceys in a home near Southend-on-Sea.
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The central element of the three-piece garniture sold at Essex auctioneers Staceys for £14,500.
Thieves strike in Broadway and Wymondham
Stolen - 16 August 2010
IN the early hours of August 6, a Henry Moore sketch and two oil paintings were stolen from Trinity House on the High Street in Broadway, south Worcestershire.
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Atlantique founder launches new show in Philadelphia
International - 16 August 2010
The man behind the Atlantique City Fair, once dubbed the largest indoor antiques and collectables fair in the world, is to launch a new event in Pennsylvania.
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Wedgwood Museum under threat after £134m pension shortfall
Museum News - 09 August 2010
AN extraordinary legal loophole threatens to decimate the unique collection of the award-winning Wedgwood Museum in Stoke-on-Trent.
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