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Dreweatts

Delay in Stanley Gibbons' sale of auction house Dreweatts to Mark Law

14 July 2017

The completion of Mark Law's deal to buy auction house Dreweatts from stamp dealer group Stanley Gibbons has been delayed due to a change in financial backing for the £2.4m deal.

Newark antiques

Newark Antiques and Interiors relaunches under new ownership

14 July 2017

Dealer Paul Pedley has bought the antiques warehouse where he was a tenant for many years and will rename it Newark Antiques and Interiors.

Knoedler art fraudster Glafira Rosales ordered to pay $81m to victims

13 July 2017

Glafira Rosales, the Long Island art dealer who in 2013 pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion in the Knoedler art forgery case, has been ordered to pay $81m to victims of the fraud.

Antiques dealer accused of receiving and selling stolen items worth thousands of pounds

13 July 2017

A dealer is on trial in Newport Crown Court charged with 11 counts of fraud and three of handling stolen goods.

Wright

Rediscovered Wright of Derby self-portrait to be offered at LAPADA Fair

13 July 2017

A dealer claims to have found a lost Wright of Derby (1734-1797) self-portrait and will be offering it for sale at the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair this autumn.

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Vivien Leigh’s copy of ‘Gone with the Wind’ comes up for auction at Sotheby’s

12 July 2017

The identity of Vivien Leigh is inextricably linked with her role in the 1939 epic film Gone with the Wind where she played the wilful heroine Scarlett O’Hara.

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Sword cane owned by Battle of Waterloo cavalry commander sells at auction

12 July 2017

“By god, sir, I’ve lost my leg.” “By god, sir, so you have.” One of the most famous verbal exchanges in military history was recalled when lot 342 was sold by London auctioneer Thomas Del Mar on June 28.