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Boulled over at £88,000

20 May 2013

Possibly dating from the reign of Louis XIV, this fine boulle casket and stand was among an assortment of jewellery, silver, furniture and pictures at Thomas R. Callan’s sale in Ayr, south west Scotland.

New York law change aims to protect artists when galleries go bust

20 May 2013

Dealers in New York can no longer use works consigned to them for sale by artists – or monies raised from their sale, beyond their own commissions – as debt collateral.

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Dreweatts to sell Chelsea garden

20 May 2013

Dreweatts will be conducting the first auction of a complete RHS Chelsea garden during this year’s flower show.

New scam guide targets unwitting dealers over VAT

20 May 2013

A new and alarming scam guide is targeting the trade with demands linked to European Union regulations and focusing on VAT.

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‘The most important early printed book of this century’

20 May 2013

Billed as “the most important early printed book to be offered this century”, a deluxe vellum copy of the ‘Opera’ of Virgil is being offered at Christie’s on June 12.

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Christie’s toast ‘highest total in auction history’

16 May 2013

Christie’s evening sale of Contemporary art in New York last night posted a hammer total of $435.5m (£294.2m).

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Contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s posts $250m total

15 May 2013

Barnett Newman (1905-70) and Gerhard Richter (b.1932) starred at Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary art last night as the run of strong performing sales in this sector showed little sign of abating.