1) Unrecorded Canaletto pair to headline Christie’s Old Master series
A pair of ‘prime location’ Venetian scenes by the great Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto (1697-1768), will lead Christie’s Old Master sale in London on December 7.
2) Auction of Robert Kime collection takes more than £7m
The sale of the collection of dealer and ‘titan of design’ Robert Kime drew a flurry of interest at Dreweatts, raising more than £7.6m hammer across three days.
3) Preparatory sketch for Raphael’s ‘ambitious project’ emerges in Vienna
A study of a horse and rider billed as a late work by Raphael (1483-1520) is being offered at auction in Austria.
4) Plea to trace stolen jewellery and a watch from Suffolk
Police in Suffolk have appealed for help to trace antique jewellery stolen from a shop in Beccles.
5) Museum buys Suffragette hunger strike medal after successful fundraising campaign
Glasgow Women’s Library has bought a hunger strike medal at auction at Bonhams after more than 500 people donated to help secure the piece of suffragette history.
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