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New world record for new world order

26 November 2005

A poster for the film Metropolis, considered by many to be the holy grail of science fiction posters, has been sold by London dealers The Reel Poster Gallery to a Californian private collector for $690,000 (£390,000).

Puzzle over Clarion’s plans for antiques in Glasgow

26 November 2005

UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of the Antiques For Everyone – Glasgow fairs which have been staged for the past six years at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow.

Sotheby’s see off casino bid to stay at Olympia

25 November 2005

EC&O agree ten-year lease as they drop MGM partnership

Student scoops prize for paintings lock

19 November 2005

AN innovative device for securing paintings has won wide recognition at a prestigious European scientific and engineering event.

Contemporary still booming

19 November 2005

Christie’s return higher total for a single sale, but Sotheby’s secure top price of series

£10m needed to save Watts Gallery building

19 November 2005

IT has stood for just over a century as a tribute to one of the leading figures in English Victorian art. But now the fabric of the Watts Gallery building, which houses a unique 200-piece collection, has deteriorated so much that £10m is needed to repair it and secure its future.

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A century on, heirlooms claim £187,000

19 November 2005

The final 51 lots of Woolley & Wallis’s sale on October 19 comprised the Fauconberg & Conyers Heirlooms.