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John Sandon stands down at Bonhams after 44 years in pots
06 May 2019After 44 years working as an auction house specialist, John Sandon has chosen to retire from his post as international director of glass and British ceramics at Bonhams.

Book dealer Bryars starts new chapter as a model
06 May 2019A portrait of rare books dealer Tim Bryars of Bryars & Bryars features in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition.

Obituary: Memories of art dealer Patrick Payne
06 May 2019Retired art dealer Patrick Payne, formerly of Arden Gallery, Henley-in-Arden, and later of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, has died at his daughter’s home in London aged 86.

Bonhams glass and ceramics specialist John Sandon looks back at his life in auctions
06 May 2019In today’s world when employment fluidity is the norm, it is rare to find someone who had been in the same job and place all their working life. But when he hung up his hat last week from his role as international director of glass and British ceramics at Bonhams, John Sandon had clocked up almost 44 years, man and boy, in the same saddle.

Chiswick Auctions launches car department, Séan McIlroy leaves Doerr Valuations and David Feldman hires in the UK – the latest Movers and Shakers
25 April 2019A selection of appointments across the art and antiques market.

Christie’s owner Pinault family pledges €100m for Notre-Dame in Paris after fire
16 April 2019The Pinault family, owner of auction house Christie’s, has pledged €100m for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after the fire yesterday.

BADA president Victoria Borwick resigns from role
12 April 2019Victoria Borwick, president of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), has resigned after nearly four years in the post.

Collection from the “extraordinary life” of Harold Wilson and his wife Mary comes to auction in Staffordshire
12 April 2019Harold Wilson (1916-95) was Britain’s prime minister not once, but twice and was the man who offered Britain its first referendum on membership of the then European Community and the Common Market.

New president of ABA the ‘first from north of Watford Gap’
08 April 2019Book dealer Roger Treglown is the new president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association.

New faces at Bonhams, Potter & Potter and Webb’s are among the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques trade
05 April 2019An update on recent appointments in the world of art and antiques.

Former Christie’s marketing boss joins Bonhams
22 March 2019Bonhams has hired Christie’s former marketing supremo Marc Sands.

Fake or Fortune? to return to TV screens this year for eighth series with art sleuths Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce
21 March 2019Filming is underway for the latest episodes of the BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' which is scheduled to return to TV screens later this year.

John Pye expands, marathon man Terry Woodcock, Phillips in California and new tech for Dix Noonan Webb – a selection of the latest news from across the auction houses
18 March 2019John Pye Auctions will expand its Nottingham headquarters with two new salerooms – taking its total to nine.

Singapore artist's abstract brings interest in Derbyshire
18 March 2019An abstract creation by the revered Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-83) took £15,500 at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons (20% buyer’s premium).

TEFAF chooses new global chair for ‘independent’ vetting committees
11 March 2019Ahead of the Maastricht fair on March 16-24, TEFAF has appointed a new global chairman of vetting.

Former Wace director Brown to go it alone
18 February 2019Claire Brown, formerly director of Rupert Wace Ancient Art, has launched a new independent venture after 30 years in the art and antiques trade.

Movers and shakers: the latest hires in the auction world including at Lyon & Turnbull, Chiswick Auctions and Christie's
05 February 2019New joiners and promotions across the world of auctioneers.

Chiswick Auctions sets sights on Scottish consignments by hiring Bruce Addison
04 February 2019Chiswick Auctions has hired former Bonhams auctioneer Bruce Addison to head a new Scottish office.

The Bowes Museum and dealer Lennox Cato open ‘Sold! The Great British Antiques Story’ exhibition
29 January 2019The antiques trade descended on The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle for the opening of an exhibition celebrating dealers’ shops, tastes, practices and their role in the creation of museum collections.

Art dealer steps back after 45-year career promoting Mod Brits and holds a final show
28 January 2019British art specialist Patricia Jordan Evans rounds off more than four decades in the trade with her next show called 'The Last Hurrah! 45 Years at Bohun Gallery'.

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