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Art Market: Churchyard on cloud £9000

13 November 2023

Small sky study sets a new high for works by the artist who was a great observer of nature

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Arms & Armour: Lock and load, old style

13 November 2023

Key and pistol combination stands out in a comprehensive firearms collection offered during a dedicated sale staged on home turf

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Egg breaks out of hotel confines

13 November 2023

Famous chair created as just an edition of 50 went on to become signature product of Danish design house

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Elizabethan gent ready to research

13 November 2023

This three-quarter-length portrait of an Elizabethan gentleman, attributed to the circle of the court painter George Gower (c.1540-96), hammered for $32,000 (£26,500) on October 15.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2618

13 November 2023

On Friday, November 10, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1951.13 / €1833.91 / £1599.29

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Pewter pleases for a second time

13 November 2023

Suffolk sale includes further selection from Chapman collection – but sculpture brings big surprise

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First come, first served: Antiquities specialist Charles Ede's latest show

13 November 2023

Antiquities specialist Charles Ede releases its online Christmas catalogue at noon on November 15.

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Fab Paris boasts a big increase in exhibitors

13 November 2023

The second instalment of FAB Paris, the fair resulting from the merger of Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale, will be staged this November but for the first time it moves from its previous home at the Carrousel du Louvre.

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Thanks for forming my Moroccan army

13 November 2023

An intriguing inscription on a sword presented to a British army officer by the Sultan of Morocco helped to achieve a hammer price nearly 10 times the top estimate.

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Dodgson photograph of Xie snapped up in the saleroom

13 November 2023

A photograph by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98) - aka Lewis Carroll - was among the highlights of Hindman’s (26/20/15% buyer’s premium) October 19 sale of Photographs from the Joe Baio Collection.

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Aldeburgh's Thompsons Gallery hosts latest Christmas exhibition

13 November 2023

Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh, opens its Christmas exhibition, one of the leading events of its yearly calendar, on December 2.

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New book: ‘David Bowie was a big fan’ of this artist

13 November 2023

To celebrate the centenary of St Ives abstract artist Alexander Mackenzie (1923-2002), Scarborough-based dealer and auctioneer Keith Chapman has recently published the first book on his paintings.

Cimabue picture

Louvre buys medieval panel discovered in a French kitchen

08 November 2023

A medieval panel discovered above a stove in a kitchen in France has been bought by The Louvre Museum.

Earthenware charger

Pick of the week: Early tin-glazed earthenware takes 130-times top estimate

06 November 2023

A rare 16th century tin-glazed earthenware charger was the subject of an extraordinary bidding battle taking it to 130-times its estimate.

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Dealers full of praise for Frieze Masters after success of 2023 event

06 November 2023

Exhibitors have reported excellent results at Frieze Masters, confirming the event’s status as the UK’s top high-end art and antiques fair.

Roman 2nd century AD statue

Roman marble sold in 1961 auction resurfaces in Italy headless… but the head could be in UK

06 November 2023

In 1961 when Christie’s auctioned off items from the Wilton House Collection, the catalogue included a full-page image of a monumental Roman marble.

Lucy Rie 1981 Footed bowl

Rie and Coper records fall in landmark sale

06 November 2023

Phillips’ sale of two studio pottery collections of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper lived up to expectations and set two new auction records.

Bronze figure of a Luohan

Chinese bronze hands vendor big reward

06 November 2023

A spectacular Chinese bronze surfaced at DuMouchelles’ auction in Detroit.

Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Mini Reynolds comes to auction in Chicago

06 November 2023

A small autograph version of the famous portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) in the permanent collection of the Royal Academy of Arts comes for sale at Hindman in Chicago on November 16.

Iraq banknote

Banknotes sale is best ever at Newbury auction house SAS

06 November 2023

Special Auction Services (SAS) achieved its most valuable ever auction last month, selling banknotes.

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