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Leigh

Both alike in dignity: treasures of two Hollywood icons go under the hammer in London

15 September 2017

British star of Gone with the Wind Vivien Leigh and Breakfast at Tiffany’s screen legend Aubrey Hepburn are the basis for auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively next week.

Jack Sears

‘Gentleman Jack’ Sears’ car among highlights of Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival auction

14 September 2017

A car owned by the winner of the first ever British Touring Car Championship back in 1958 was the highlight of Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival sale at the weekend, taking double its estimate.

Sheridan’s ‘School for Scandal’

Manuscript copy of Sheridan’s ‘School for Scandal’ takes £3100 at Gloucestershire auction

14 September 2017

Bid to £3100, some ten times the high estimate, a contemporary manuscript copy of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s ‘The School for Scandal’ sold at a recent Dominic Winter sale.

Luba bowl

‘Parcours des Mondes’ – eight shots of objects and displays from Paris’ tribal art trail

14 September 2017

The Paris Parcours des Mondes tribal art trail started its six-day run on September 12 with visitors filling the streets in the art and antiques district of Saint Germain des Près to tour around the participating galleries.

interior

‘Other things to look at’: Howard Hodgkin’s personal collection goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s

14 September 2017

Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) refused to have his own work hung where he could see it. Though the paintings he created were personal and intimate, he said that he had “absolutely no desire to collect my own work”.

Crown court

Celebrity art dealer jailed for ‘Thomas Crown’ style thefts

13 September 2017

An art dealer has been jailed for the theft of £500,000 worth of paintings.

Phillips New York

Phillips raises buyer’s premium following changes at Sotheby’s and Christie’s

13 September 2017

Auctioneers Phillips have raised its buyer’s premium with the changes effective immediately.