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People on the move - latest appointments

07 March 2018

A round-up of people in the news across the art and antiques world.

Doulton

Doulton stoneware stars at Hertfordshire auction thanks to popularity of whisky flasks

07 March 2018

A pair of Doulton flasks far outstripped expectations at Bushey Auctions.

Hornsey Town Hall memorabilia

Contents of Hornsey Town Hall to be auctioned ahead of redevelopment

07 March 2018

Ever wanted to own a Hornsey Town Hall jerry can, street sign or some ARP memorabilia? Or perhaps some old computers, scientific equipment and vintage school lockers?

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New chief of Met’s art and antiques squad calls on trade to work with police to fight crime – video

06 March 2018

Det Sgt Rob Upham, the new chief of the Metropolitan Police’s Art & Antiques Unit, has called on the trade to work with his team to help protect the art and antiques sector.

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Fred Dibnah heritage centre contents to be sold at auction

06 March 2018

I interviewed Fred Dibnah once, as a wet-behind-the-ears journalism student in Preston. He had just come down from the third-tallest church spire in the country at St Walburge’s, which dominates the city skyline at 309ft high.

Chinese bowl

Record breaker? Rare Chinese gold-pink Kangxi bowl comes to auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong

06 March 2018

A rare Kangxi bowl coming onto the market for the first time in 30 years could test the auction record for Chinese ceramics.

London art dealer named in a $50m New York money laundering case involving Picasso painting

05 March 2018

A London art dealer has been named in a $50m securities fraud and money-laundering court case in New York following a sting led by an undercover FBI agent.