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Making herstory at Mallams

01 March 2016

‘History has been made at Mallams today’ trumpeted the firm’s Twitter feed.

Steinway grand piano at Chrisite’s

Steinway grand piano in high demand at Sting’s £3m Christie’s sale

29 February 2016

A Steinway grand piano sold for a double-estimate £95,000 on February 24 when Christie’s King Street held a £3m, 146-lot sale of items from the former Queen Anne’s Gate home of musician Sting and his wife Trudie Styler.

Fireplace returned to Cliffe Castle

29 February 2016

A Russian malachite and ormolu chimney went on show last week at the museum at Cliffe Castle in Keighley more than half a century after it left the property.

New fair at Holkham Hall for October

29 February 2016

Lomax Fairs have announced a new event at Holkham Hall taking place from October 21-23 this year.

Gavel prize for young auctioneers

29 February 2016

NAVA’s Young Auctioneer of the Year competition will take place on October 5 and will be supported by ATG.

Paul Iribe Nautile chair

Unique variant of Paul Iribe’s Nautile armchair takes €180,000 in Paris

26 February 2016

Paul Iribe’s ‘Nautile’ armchair is one of the most striking proto-Art Deco designs, with its sleek swept-back lines and low armrests formed as a tight nautilus shell spiral.

Silver figure of a beefeater by Berthold Muller

UK dealers told to destroy ivory antiques in US

25 February 2016

Four London dealers were made to deface valuable antiques after they imported objects into the US without declaring their ivory content.