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Ancient Libyan statue returned home with the help of The British Museum and HMRC
A funerary statue from Cyrene (near present-day Shahhat in Libya) dating to the 2nd century BC is being returned to Libya. 11 May 2021
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A 19th century baker’s shop fitting and a Lowestoft jug are among five lots to watch at auction
10 May 2021
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Top stories this week – including news of a ‘barn find’ in a literal sense
09 May 2021
  • Queen Victoria's ballet-style slippers to be auctioned
    08 May 2021
  • Exceptional Lalique Ceylan vase stars in our pick of five auction highlights
    07 May 2021
  • Paisley Museum asks public and trade to offer paisley items for new display
    06 May 2021
  • Napoleon St Helena shirt and cane feature in auction to mark bicentenary of his death
    05 May 2021

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Napoleon
NewsRemembering Napoleon 200 years after his death as demand rises for relics
The bicentenary of Napoléon Bonaparte's death boosts demand for relics
News DigestPick of the week: Symbol of a surprisingly diverse era
London’s art world between the wars was a surprisingly diverse community.
Auction ReportsPioneers of rugby and football: Sporting dynasty's collection sold in Cardiff auction
Auction ReportsMetalware collection based on long experience
Dealers’ DiaryAubrey Beardsley: magic prints
Dealers’ DiaryFern favourites at dealer exhibition
Dealers’ DiaryThe web shop window: English bureau plat which appeared in James Bond film Dr No
Fairs, Markets & CentresHenley event causes ripples of excitement
Fairs, Markets & CentresMeat feast out, kimonos in
BackpageObituary: Andrew Morley (1947-2021)

Books, Maps & Prints

Recent coverage of printed material
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Books, Maps & PrintsLivres d’artiste: collecting the book as art
How the livre d’artiste can combine words and images beautifully – and be highly desirable.
Books, Maps & PrintsThe mapping of geopolitics
A brief history of maps designed to communicate ideas over geographical accuracy
Books, Maps & PrintsInterview: ‘There are more book buyers out there than we realised’
Books, Maps & PrintsMilitary letters: Unique piece of the action
Books, Maps & PrintsSpitting image: Napoleon mocked
Books, Maps & PrintsA fair to make Brighton rock
Books, Maps & PrintsOur pick of book auction highlights
Books, Maps & PrintsPrinting money: wall power and connoisseurship on a budget
Books, Maps & PrintsLearning the market for Grosvenor School
Books, Maps & PrintsThree booksellers’ associations open new digital chapter

Jewellery Highlights

Recent coverage of the jewellery market
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JewelleryModernist market thrives for Grima and Gard
Two unusual signed pieces by flavour-of-the-month Andrew Grima (1921-2007) recently sold at Dawsons.
JewelleryStoried jewels from Mountbatten
Sotheby’s sold the collection of Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, which include a fine selection of jewellery.
JewelleryNew audience brings tiara back in vogue
JewelleryMulti-gem necklaces: ‘Perfect for the enquiring mind’
JewelleryGold ring fitting for a de Vere
JewelleryChieftain’s brooch is still all the rage 2000 years later
JewelleryLalique’s dragonfly brooch brings high demand in Paris
JewelleryHey diddle diddle, the cat and the mandolin
JewelleryHuge demand for great example of Grand Tour glyphic art
JewelleryJewellery gifts from Queen Victoria in the spotlight

Arms, Armour & Militaria Highlights

Recent coverage of the arms, armour and militaria market
Arms, Armour & Militaria
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Arms, Armour & MilitariaGeorge Cross record broken again by London saleroom
The world record for a George Cross has been broken by a medal awarded to a courageous British soldier who died in captivity during the Korean War.
Arms, Armour & MilitariaLockdales finds high demand for militaria
The collecting of English military swords is a science in itself.
Arms, Armour & MilitariaColt icons become big money-earners
Arms, Armour & MilitariaFirearms collectors take aim at name recognition
Arms, Armour & MilitariaWhy armour still shone well after its use had faded
Arms, Armour & Militaria‘Attagirls’ items fly high at two auctions
Arms, Armour & MilitariaFishing trip that sank enemy ships
Arms, Armour & MilitariaAir Vice-Marshal's medal group flies high at Spink
Arms, Armour & MilitariaAn Indian Mutiny double
Arms, Armour & MilitariaMedal marks Cromwell triumph

Ceramics and Glass

Recent coverage of the ceramics and glass market
Ceramics
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Ceramics and GlassStrong selling rate as market responds to abundant Wedgwood offerings
A vast quantity of Wedgwood was on offer in a pair of decorative arts auctions.
Ceramics and GlassMug celebrating George Stephenson’s Rocket steams to triple-estimate
A Liverpool creamware transfer-printed frog mug was produced by the short-lived Herculaneum factory c.1830-33 just after the 1829 Rainhill Steam Trials.
Ceramics and GlassSèvres jug and basin for ‘Mylord Bolingbroke’
Ceramics and GlassVase sets Moser ceramics record
Ceramics and GlassTaking the market for toby jugs at face value
Ceramics and Glass‘The father of international law’ immortalised in glass form
Ceramics and Glass‘Earliest dated Irish glass’ sells at auction
Ceramics and GlassCollections of Worcester porcelain up to Scratch Cross
Ceramics and GlassHit the Deck for Orientalism
Ceramics and GlassTake tea with the queen – at a twelfth the normal size

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Battle of Britain medals and logbooks awarded to two of The Few come up at auction

05 May 2021
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New hires, premises, events and a book – the latest round up of people and places across the art and antiques sector

04 May 2021

A painted chest from the 'untouched' contents of a Somerset country house is among five lots to watch at auction

03 May 2021

Top stories this week – including news of a £1.41m bronze ostrich in Cambridge

02 May 2021

The 'barn find' coming in at 26ft long and made of timber - and now up at auction

01 May 2021

Anglo-Japanese wall cabinet stars in our weekly pick of five auction highlights

30 April 2021

Changes at the top at Phillips as Sotheby’s restructures Fine Art division

29 April 2021

Lincolnshire’s Hemswell gets a newly refurbished and renamed antiques centre

29 April 2021

Rare $2m Meissen collection restituted to Jewish family comes to market in New York this autumn

28 April 2021

New faces at Tennants and in Bonhams Motoring team

27 April 2021

An Edwardian Arts & Crafts silver cup and a costume design for Rudolf Nureyev are among six lots to watch at auction

26 April 2021

Top stories this week – including news of Kempton reopening with a bang

25 April 2021

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Lalique La Jour et La Nuit (Day and Night) timepiece
Need to KnowLalique
Lalique glass has long been a world-famous brand, internationally admired and still in production today under Swiss ownership. But for René Lalique, it represented a second commercially successful career.
Need to KnowMartin Brothers
“When you enter the shop… you find yourself in a dim-lit passage with crowded shelves of stoneware jugs carved into leering, laughing, grinning and ogling heads…”
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