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Keverne takes chair of Asian Art in London

16 February 2016

London dealer in Chinese works of art Roger Keverne will return as chairman for this year’s Asian Art in London event from November 3-12.

New BADA headquarters in EC1

16 February 2016

The British Antiques Dealers’ Association (BADA) have bought new premises near the Square Mile in London, just three months after the sale of its Rutland Gate headquarters in Kensington.

1957 Ferrari sells for $50 million

15 February 2016

A 1957 Ferrari 355 S Scaglietti sold at the Artcurial Motorcars auction for €32.1m (£24.7m) with premium to an international collector after “a tense, 11-minute bidding battle”.

Lucian Freud Pregnant Girl Sothebys

Lukewarm totals at London Contemporary art series

15 February 2016

The Contemporary art market survived better than many had expected at the London auction series last week.

Knoedler versus De Sole settled out of court

15 February 2016

A jury in New York lost their chance to rule on the first of several lawsuits against the Knoedler Gallery and its former director Ann Freedman when the suits were settled out of court.

Art Brussels’ inaugural sale at new venue

15 February 2016

Art Brussels’ first sale at its new location of Tour and Taxis, the same location as the BRAFA Art Fair, will run from April 22-24.

Bay Psalm book sold for $221,000

15 February 2016

A previously unknown seventh edition of the Bay Psalm Book, published in Boston, 1693, with a provenance tied to Salem witch trial judge Jonathan Corwin and descendants of John Proctor, sold for $221,000 (£151,584) at a Swann sale in New York on February 4.