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Iron jizai okimono of a hawk

Outstanding iron model of a hawk stars in our pick of six auction highlights sold this week

30 July 2021

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare jizai okimono of a hawk that sold above estimate in Salisbury.

‘Ynys Mon’ by Sir Kyffin Williams

Record for Kyffin Williams as buyer’s childhood memories of Anglesey village prompt £62,000 bid at Rogers Jones auction

29 July 2021

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones has broken its own record for a work by Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006).

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Bracelet worn by Princess Margaret in Cecil Beaton photo comes to auction in London

29 July 2021

An Art Deco cultured pearl and diamond bracelet owned by Princess Margaret and worn for her 19th birthday photograph taken by Cecil Beaton in 1949 is coming up at auction.

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New faces at art and antiques businesses as online platform 2Covet expands

28 July 2021

This week’s Movers & Shakers includes a group of new hires at online dealer platform 2Covet.

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British antiques restorer arrested and investigated in US court case

27 July 2021

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating a multi-million-pound Asian antiquities ‘trafficking ring’ and has arrested a British antiques restorer as part of the case.

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A Lawrence of Arabia poster and a sketch of Lucian Freud by his daughter are among five lots to watch

26 July 2021

With estimates from £150-30,000, here are five previews of upcoming items this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of major flooding at Portobello’s shops and arcades

25 July 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of Portobello Road dealers left reeling after a month of rain fell in 90 minutes and flooded homes and businesses in the area.