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Bonfire on Skagen Beach by Peder Severin Kroyer

Bonfire on the beach: Danish artist’s last masterwork comes to auction

22 February 2017

This dramatic study for the last masterwork produced by the Danish artist Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909) will be one of the highlights of the paintings and drawings sale at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen later this month.

HSBC and Barclays

High Street banks warn of account closures over trade in Persian objects

22 February 2017

British banks have warned UK dealers and auctioneers trading in Persian works of art that their accounts could be closed amid US sanctions against Iran.

Bedford Row

Art advisory network Art Due Diligence Group launched in London

22 February 2017

A new art advisory group has been formed to help ease the pitfalls of buying and selling art and antiques.

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Manchester United enamel pin badge sold at auction for 20-times estimate

22 February 2017

The white shirt bears a dark ‘V’ across the front more like St Helens rugby league team, but the ball underneath is unmistakably round rather than oval. Then the words ‘Manchester United’ emblazoned below the figure give the game away.

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TEFAF features treasures loaned from the Galleria Borghese in tribute to classic collector

21 February 2017

Treasures from the Galleria Borghese in Rome will feature in a loan exhibition at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht.

Qi Baishi

Journalist's ink painting bought in 1950s China to feature at Chiswick Auctions

21 February 2017

Qi Baishi’s painting of bees and chrysanthemums is coming up for sale at Chiswick Auctions, featuring both a charming subject and history as it once belonged to a journalist who trod on Chairman Mao Zedong’s toe.

Tracey Crouch

Art trade amendments to looted art bill rejected in parliament

21 February 2017

The UK government has passed the third reading of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill, opposing amendments called for by the art and antiques trade.