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Top stories of 2022 – including news of a Louis Vuitton trunk discovered in an attic

30 December 2022

The most-read articles on this website over 2022 included stories about a rediscovered Louis Vuitton trunk, a piercing portrait drawing and a silver flask being withdrawn from auction.

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Five top artworks sold at auctions outside London this year

28 December 2022

The top lots sold at regional salerooms in 2022 included a number of works by leading Modern British artists. Here we pick out five of the best results which were covered in ATG.

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ATG wishes you a very happy Christmas

25 December 2022

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy Christmas.

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George I walnut ‘combination’ furniture stars in our pick of five auction highlights

23 December 2022

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare piece of furniture combining a desk and chest of drawers that made over six times estimate in Dublin.

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Christmas museum in Korea buys Jingle Bells sheet music at Wiltshire auction

22 December 2022

A 19th century printing of the sheet music to the famous Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' sold at a Devizes auction for £15,000.

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Auction record for Meissen vases

21 December 2022

A new record for a pair of Meissen porcelain vases was set by a previously unrecorded example offered at Bonhams.

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Christie’s trumps Sotheby’s in art and luxury sales in 2022

20 December 2022

The top auction houses announced their full year sales results revealing that Christie’s is back on top.

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An artist’s Christmas card and an advent calendar by Andy Warhol are among five Christmassy items this season

19 December 2022

Christmas is coming and here are some art, antiques and collectables to bring on that festive feeling.

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Top stories this week – including news of the Art & Antiques for Everyone fair being cancelled

18 December 2022

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the Art & Antiques for Everyone fair being cancelled for 2023.

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Top-selling Chinese lacquer dish stars in our pick of five auction highlights

16 December 2022

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare 14th century carved lacquer dish that made over 50-times estimate in Gloucestershire.

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A new TEFAF boss and recent auction house hires – the latest Movers & Shakers

15 December 2022

A round up of recent appointments across the world of art and antiques.

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Art & Antiques for Everyone fair cancelled for 2023

14 December 2022

The much-loved event at the NEC Birmingham, that had run three times a year pre-Covid, has cancelled plans for next year.

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Mark Hill launches at Pantiles Arcade in Tunbridge Wells

13 December 2022

Television antiques expert Mark Hill unveils his new premises in Tunbridge Wells this week.

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Snow and train strikes hit art and antiques businesses

12 December 2022

A handful of art and antiques firms have had to temporarily close premises due to snow today.

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A Jacobean double portrait and a 1950s Bakelite telephone are among six lots to watch

12 December 2022

With estimates from £500, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of spectacular bidding for a super-rare cigarette card of a legendary footballer

11 December 2022

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a cigarette card of England and Derby football star Steve Bloomer making an extraordinary price.

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Folk art pictures star in our latest pick of six auction highlights

09 December 2022

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of portraits by a self-styled ‘Professor of Peculiar Art’ made from leftover scraps from his tailor’s shop.

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Tissot’s iconic portrait saved for the nation with funding from sitter’s descendants

08 December 2022

A portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden (1847–1920) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836–1902) has been purchased for the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery with funding from descendants of Marsden.

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Dealer marketplace reveals design trends survey

07 December 2022

Online dealer portal 1stDibs revealed pastels, green and chintz are in, but grey and white are out for 2023, according to interior designers.

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UK buyer sought for £1.5m French gothic ivory casket

06 December 2022

A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret has been blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a British institution can raise the £1.5m funds needed to keep it in the country.