Latest News Articles by Ivan Macquisten
Dealers avoid ARR at their peril
28 April 2014COMMENT - As a relentless campaigner against the Artist’s Resale Right, IVAN MACQUISTEN explains why the trade should not avoid paying it now
Dolman to take over as chairman and CEO at Phillips
28 April 2014Christie's former chief executive Edward Dolman is to become chairman and chief executive officer of Phillips this summer.
Sotheby’s board prepare for May 6 showdown with Loeb
25 April 2014Sotheby’s are preparing for a crunch vote at the May 6 annual shareholder meeting when they hope to see off a bid by investor Daniel Loeb to join the board.
Geffrye £14m redevelopment
22 April 2014The Geffrye Museum in East London has appointed architects for the next phase of its £14m development.
Whitehall launches Artist's Resale Right review
15 April 2014Intellectual Property Office launches consultation on impact of levy for European Union review
NAVA link up with Nigeria
07 April 2014Auction reports from Nigeria don’t tend to feature too much in ATG, but maybe that could change thanks to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA).
Lottery grant brings in Polar archive from the cold
07 April 2014The Polar Museum in Cambridge has confirmed that it has secured the photographic archive linked to Scott’s last expedition after a public appeal for funds by explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
£330,000 record for silver coin
07 April 2014Spink have set a new record for any English silver coin at £330,000, paid for the finest known example of the Reddite, an extremely rare Crown of Charles II dating to 1663.
Coin discovery points to previously unknown mint
31 March 2014A unique silver penny dug up in a field near Nottingham last November has revealed the existence of a previously unknown mint during the reign of King Stephen (1135-54).
Bid to make sellers liable for Resale Right
28 March 2014The French courts have asked the European Court of Justice to rule on whether auctioneers can be prevented from passing on the Artist’s Resale Right charge to buyers.
Figures show fall in UK imports as importance of trade with Russia grows
25 March 2014A sharp decline in the movement of fine art between the UK and its main trading partners in the US and Switzerland is the starkest feature of the latest set of import and export figures.
HMRC loses capital gains tax appeal over Joshua Reynolds' £9.4m Omai
24 March 2014An appeal court ruling on the tax status of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ masterpiece ‘Omai’ means that a number of very rich people are likely to get a bit richer.
Bonhams announce revenues of £127m for 2013
24 March 2014Following last week’s announcement of their global sales totals, Bonhams have now released figures for their 2013 revenues and profits as well.
US share of booming art market grows
20 March 2014New York has firmly reinforced its status as the capital of the global art market with a 25% growth in the value of US sales last year.
£67m to help borro lend more
20 March 2014Pawnbrokers borro have secured another £67m lending facility to help expand their activities in the field of asset-backed lending.
Confusion as France’s auction watchdog ranks international auction houses
20 March 2014Bonhams have released their sales figures for 2013, with the company claiming third place in the global hierarchy after Christie’s and Sotheby’s.
Retail therapy from the experts
13 March 2014ATG Editor Ivan Macquisten reports on the experts’ advice to the trade at this year’s LAPADA conference
Trade call for viable solution to ivory issue
11 March 2014Leading specialists in the trade are actively seeking a solution that supports the ban on ivory without destroying valuable artefacts created often hundreds of years ago.
Sotheby’s see 20% growth in net profits
05 March 2014Sotheby’s have reported $6.3bn (£3.99bn) in consolidated sales for 2013, a 17% rise on the previous year.
Lord Inglewood named as new BAMF president
03 March 2014The British Art Market Federation have announced that Lord Inglewood is to be their new president.