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David and Peggy Rockefeller

Christie’s sale of Rockefeller estate set to become the most valuable collection ever auctioned

14 June 2017

What could be the most valuable personal art collection ever to come to auction will be offered at Christie’s New York next spring.

The Tea Garden by William Roberts

William Roberts’ tea garden takes £700,000 at Sotheby’s

13 June 2017

A quintessentially British scene by William Roberts (1895-1980) sparked lively bidding at Sotheby’s yesterday. ‘The Tea Garden’ from 1928 was estimated at £250,000-350,000 but was knocked down at £700,000, the second-highest price at auction for the artist.

Michael Gove

Gove 'may consider a pledge for total ivory ban'

13 June 2017

Michael Gove MP has said he would reconsider introducing a pledge for a total ivory ban.

William de Morgan

De Morgan top of the tiles at Wolverhampton saleroom

13 June 2017

William de Morgan (1839-1917) Sands End Pottery tiles sold at Cuttlestones Auctioneers recently for £13,000, well over their £300-500 estimate.

LAPADA Art Antiques Fair

New exhibitors to stand at 2017 LAPADA fair

13 June 2017

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair hosts 11 first-time exhibitors this year.

stanley gibbons

Stanley Gibbons up for sale amid launch of strategic review

12 June 2017

Stamps and coin dealership Stanley Gibbons Group, parent of book auctioneers Bloomsbury, has put the company up for sale following discussions with a private equity firm.

Trade bodies ‘ready to reach out’ to new ministers on antiques industry issues

12 June 2017

Art and antiques trade associations are preparing to “forge new relationships” with the incoming government, in particular relating to the trade of antiques containing ivory.