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News and previews of art and antiques sold at auctions throughout the UK and overseas, from multi-million-pound blockbusters to affordable collectables.
Another Channel for Old Masters
25 September 2017Forget London. Decent Old Masters can be auctioned anywhere – so long as there is an internet connection.
John Napier’s doctrinal bone of contention
25 September 2017Alice, Tennyson and Port of London plans all played their part in the success of a September 5 sale held by Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium), but the prize lot was something of much greater antiquity.
Maori artefacts with 180-year history
25 September 2017A collection of Maori artefacts with an unbroken provenance dating back to their acquisition by early English missionaries to New Zealand will be offered at John Nicholson’s of Fernhurst on October 5.
There’s always time for Cartier
25 September 2017To make any money these days, ladies’ gold pendant watches do need an extra selling point – such as the Cartier name and plenty of Art Deco style.
Portraits of great and good send Carey Morris to record level
25 September 2017Paintings by one of Wales’ more obscure artistic talents sparked fervent bidding at Rogers Jones’ (20% buyer’s premium) Welsh Sale in Cardiff.
London Auctions makes new hire and pledges to address payments
25 September 2017The restructuring process at London Auctions in Chiswick is continuing with the appointment of a new general manager and the reopening of the café on the premises.
Smiles for Mabel Lucy Atwell’s 16 children
25 September 2017Mabel Lucy Atwell (1879-1964) began her formal artistic training at St Martin’s School of Art in London, but abandoned her courses to pursue a career that saw her produce those sentimentalised depictions of chubby, mostly cheery, rosy cheeked children.
Halls to offer miniatures from Richard Allen collection
25 September 2017Richard Allen is a name few in the portrait miniatures market would fail to know.
Photographic bites from the Big Apple
25 September 2017October is one of two periods each year when New York salerooms put the spotlight on photographs. Here ATG selects highlights ranging from mid-19th century daguerreotypes to works from the 21st century...
Steaming ahead: model trains and railwayana included in Bonhams’ sale of the Bothwell Collection
22 September 2017More than 150 lots of railway interest are included in the upcoming sale of the Bothwell Collection at Bonham’s.
Log book with Dam Busters link sells in Staffordshire
22 September 2017A flying logbook, which sold in Staffordshire, is the latest in a recent flurry of militaria lots related to the Dam Busters raid.
‘Stagecoach’ film poster sells for £31,000 at auction in Cardiff
22 September 2017A collection of film posters captured the attention of US bidders at a recent sale in Cardiff.
New managing director for Bonhams Scotland
21 September 2017Bonhams have appointed Charles Graham-Campbell as managing director of its operations in Scotland.
‘Space Travellers’ watch rockets past estimate to new British timepiece record at Sotheby’s
21 September 2017George Daniels’ (1926-2011) ‘Space Travellers’ watch topped its previous auction record when it sold at Sotheby’s this week for an astronomical £3.2m.
Was it a cow or a card game that set Chicago ablaze?
21 September 2017How the 1871 Chicago fire started remains a matter of conjecture, though a lantern knocked over by a Mrs O’Leary’s cow, or perhaps by a group of men who were gambling in a barn are among the favourite theories.
Jewellery dealer SJ Phillips to offer collection at Sotheby’s after downsizing London home
21 September 2017Jewellery dealer SJ Phillips is to sell a selection of its wares at a Sotheby’s auction after it downsized to new premises in Mayfair earlier this year.
Maori artefacts traced back to early English missionaries come to auction in Surrey
20 September 2017A collection of Maori artefacts with an unbroken provenance dating back to their acquisition by early English missionaries to New Zealand will be offered for sale at John Nicholson’s of Fernhurst on October 5.
Omega Auctions withdraws Eleanor Rigby score after police contacted in ownership dispute
19 September 2017Omega Auctions withdrew the sale of an original score for the 1966 Beatles' classic Eleanor Rigby ahead of its auction earlier this month due to a family dispute over ownership.
Joseph Wright of Derby academy scene among leading lights at Sotheby’s Old Master auction
19 September 2017Sotheby’s is offering a fine painting by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) at its Old Master evening sale in December. It comes to auction with an unbroken provenance going back well over a century and is estimated at £2.5m-3.5m.
Monet’s personal collection on show in London ahead of Christie’s Hong Kong auction
19 September 2017Objects and artworks from the personal collection of Claude Monet (1840-1926) will be on view in London later this month ahead of an auction in Hong Kong in November.
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