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Fabergé fans clock on in Lymington

13 August 2013

Estimated at £10,000-15,000, this silver-gilt and ivory guilloché enamel desk clock by Carl Fabergé sold for £65,000 at George Kidner in Lymington, Hampshire.

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Amazon branches out into offering art from dealers

12 August 2013

Internet giants Amazon have launched a new platform on their website allowing users to browse and buy art from dealers’ stock.

Shock discovery of fresh blue john

12 August 2013

A lost seam of blue john stone has been rediscovered at one of the only two caverns in Britain where it can be found.

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Vendor’s tax deal proves a gift to museum too

12 August 2013

An English provincial museum has been able to acquire an export-stopped Old Master painting for a knockdown price of £1.61m thanks to the vendor striking a tax deal.

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Auction offers picture from Lowry’s Scottish holiday

09 August 2013

A 1937 oil painting by LS Lowry which he made while on holiday in Scotland will be offered at Bonhams next sale of Modern British and Irish art in London on November 20.

VAT threat to fairs could be imminent

07 August 2013

Fair organisers IACF say they may be forced to charge dealers VAT on stalls this year – even as they launch a legal appeal against new Revenue rules demanding the levy.

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Monster total for original Frankenstein poster

06 August 2013

Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas, are claiming a new auction record for an insert movie poster.