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Wartski salute King Charles I

04 May 2010

LONDON dealers Wartski are holding a loan exhibition at their Grafton Street Gallery from May 11-21 titled The King's Blood: Relics of King Charles I.

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Police seek man in connection with lighting scam

04 May 2010

POLICE want to speak to this man, pictured right, in connection with a scam that has taken in several of London’s West End dealers.

EBay buyer sued over negative feedback

29 April 2010

EBAY users in the US are questioning the merits of the feedback system after a buyer from Florida who left negative comments for a seller has been hit by a $15,000 lawsuit for defamation.

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A Rapa earns respect selling at £220,000

29 April 2010

FOR the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, wooden dance paddles known simply as Rapa were essential to many ceremonies and dances.

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Silver theft at Newark fair

29 April 2010

THIS George I christening mug was one of four items of silver stolen from dealer Clive Wilder at IACF’s Newark fair on Thursday April 8.

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Hong Kong sales enjoy the great bounce back

29 April 2010

WHAT a difference a year can make. At the start of 2009 vendors shaken by the economic climate were reticent to consign to the major houses’ Hong Kong sales. But, a series of strong international Chinese sales during the latter half of last year restored market confidence.

Bonhams stamp their mark on Australia once more

29 April 2010

BONHAMS have secured a major art collection that puts them squarely at the centre of the Australian auctions scene once more.