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Fine art on the move from the US to the UK: exports down nearly 20%, imports up nearly 15%

05 March 2007

THE value of art and antiques imported to the UK from outside the European Union soared by nearly a half in 2006.

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What a carrion – vulture and serpent majolica teapot takes £17,000

05 March 2007

The majolica market may have cooled a little since the white hot days of the 1990s but rarities still have the capacity to command imposing sums at auction.

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Saying it with flowers – Starkey unveils the face of Lady Jane Grey

05 March 2007

Renowned Tudor historian and TV personality Dr David Starkey has discovered what is almost certainly the first and only known surviving portrait of Lady Jane Grey to be painted in her lifetime.

BAMF defuse threat from London Bill

05 March 2007

THE London trade can breathe a sigh of relief. The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) have won their battle to stop a new Government Bill introducing draconian measures to regulate the capital’s dealers and auction houses.

Court orders eBay to vet goods

05 March 2007

A COURT injunction against eBay is forcing the online giant to vet all Harry Potter titles before they are posted on their Indian site.

Sotheby’s to close Olympia and ditch the middle market

02 March 2007

Lure of top-end art proves too tempting

30th anniversary? – It must be a record

27 February 2007

BRIGHTON-based Geoff Rush runs Vinylman, the pomotions company which organises the Brighton Record Fair.