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Brushing off the soil, bidong brings £32,000
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The vendor of this handsome Chinese brush pot or bidong did not hold it in high regard. An heirloom from a grandfather who had spent some time in the Far East, the 6in (15.5cm) vessel had been relegated to the potting shed as a useful receptacle for garden tools and potting compost.

31 May 2006
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Luggala: the best Irish house sale in years

 27 May 2006

“It is indeed a lovely spot of earth, lonely and secluded; the wood full of game, the lake full of fish, and nature full of poetry.” Luggala, as so eloquently observed by Hermann, Prince von Pückler-Muskau after a visit in 1828, is one of the most beautiful private estates in Ireland.

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Hyde-bound

 22 May 2006

“This bureau was bought by my Great Grandfather, John Stuart, at the sale of Deacon Brodie’s stock in trade after his execution, W.M. Stuart, the Hummel, Gullane, 18.10.28.”

Partridge sale totals $12.5m – enough to meet obligations with a bit left over

 22 May 2006

CHRISTIE’S May 17 sale of Partridge stock in New York went according to plan, with a hammer total of $12.5m (£6.65m).

Southampton back on course

 22 May 2006

New degree demands a higher entry qualification in bid to win RICS backing

Bridgeman launch agency to rival DACS

 22 May 2006

The launch of a new collecting agency for the artist’s resale levy has broken the monopoly of The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

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Condition and colour help table to €180,000

 22 May 2006

The ownership of this c.1760 Irish mahogany side table was traced by the late Sir Charles Brett, a prominent Ulster attorney and leading Irish historian, to his descendent Charles Brett of Belfast (1752-1829). He was a wine merchant in Belfast and Bordeaux in the 1780s and his many business concerns included interests in the Belfast Glass Works, Distillery, Chamber of Commerce and Shipping.

Australia reject resale royalty but invest A$6m in artists instead

 22 May 2006

AUSTRALIA have rejected Droit de Suite.

Bonhams broker deal to save steam collection

 15 May 2006

BONHAMS have brokered a last-minute deal to save the unrivalled Jonathan Minns Collection of Industrial Archaeological Artefacts from being split up.

Widespread support for trove code

 15 May 2006

A NEW code of conduct has been agreed to offer standard guidelines for locating and unearthing treasure trove.

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