17 April 2014
The Arts Council and other museum authorities have drawn up new guidelines for councils thinking of selling off artworks to raise funds amid sharp budget cuts. ....
15 April 2014
Intellectual Property Office launches consultation on impact of levy for European Union review ....
14 April 2014
The uncompromising Danish furniture designer/carpenter Peder Moos (1906-91) carefully hand-crafted virtually all his distinctive furniture. ....
14 April 2014
The star entry in the latest sale of rare books, autographs and manuscripts at Doyle in New York proved to be an example of one of the most ancient forms of writing. ....
14 April 2014
NAVA (National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers) are hoping to boost membership after a shake-up of their application system which takes practical experience into consideration rather than having to take exams. ....
14 April 2014
A new auction high for Chinese porcelain was set last week when Sotheby’s sold a tiny Chenghua period ‘chicken cup’ for a hammer price of HK$250m (£21.5m) as part of their latest Hong Kong sale series. ....
14 April 2014
London art and antiques dealership Mallett have announced an improved performance for the year ending December 31, 2013. ....
14 April 2014
ST Louis Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says he has ordered auction house Ivey-Selkirk to suspend business pending an investigation into their activities following a number of complaints. ....
11 April 2014
Many of the best decisions in life are taken over a glass or two of wine and so it was with Toby Lorford and Lesley Ferguson of Lorfords Antiques in Tetbury who have opened an antiques hub in a vast old RAF hangar nearby. ....
11 April 2014
The medieval town of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, near Avignon, is one of the most visited places in Provence. ....
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02 April 2014
A rare painting of two big cats by George Stubbs will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s Old Master sale in London on July 9. ....
28 March 2014
Images and footage of the First World War seem to be featuring prominently on TV at the moment, no doubt part of the extra attention engendered by the marking of the centenary of the outbreak of the conflict in 1914. ....
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Auction Reports
14 April 2014
The uncompromising Danish furniture designer/carpenter Peder Moos (1906-91) carefully hand-crafted virtually all his distinctive furniture. ....
14 April 2014
The star entry in the latest sale of rare books, autographs and manuscripts at Doyle in New York proved to be an example of one of the most ancient forms of writing. ....
08 April 2014
This Qianlong mark and period hat or wig stand sold for a massive £360,000 at a recent Cheffins sale in Cambridge. ....
07 April 2014
Spink 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. ....
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