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Offer Waterman exhibition sees early success with exhibition of Contemporary figurative painter

28 April 2017

Offer Waterman’s ongoing exhibition of works by an artist who counts the Prince of Wales and Steven Spielberg among his collectors has experienced significant success during its first week.

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Ashes memorabilia at auction catches attention in cricket collecting field

28 April 2017

Cricket can be a confusing game, full of ins and outs, stopping for lunch and tea and rain, with five-day games that can still end in a draw.

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Avington Park mirror re-acquired after 65 years in the US

27 April 2017

A George I giltwood mirror bearing the coat of arms of Sir Bysshe Shelley has returned to a Hampshire stately home after 65 years.

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Eight to join TEFAF board of trustees

27 April 2017

TEFAF has appointed eight new art world professionals to its board of trustees, increasing its membership from 12 to 14.

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London coin dealer expands with series of appointments including ex-Spink specialist

27 April 2017

Coin dealership Coincraft has welcomed four new members of staff and launched a new website.

Diego Velazquez painting at Abalarte in Madrid

Rediscovered early work by Diego Velázquez takes €8m at Spanish auction

26 April 2017

Billed as potentially an early work by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), a 17th century Spanish oil sold for €8m at the Madrid auctioneers Abalarte yesterday.

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Ship figureheads lead the way to auction discoveries

26 April 2017

Poor old Christopher Columbus. Fair enough, he ended up with a country, part of a US state name and an Ohio state capital named after him, but it is the United States of America, not to mention South and North America, that endured.