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Affordable art: Six works sold or offered for under £900 including watercolour by a Victorian ‘prodigy of manual skill’

03 October 2018

Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £900, including a Edmund George Warren watercolour of the New Forest, and three upcoming lots offered the next fortnight.

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What to buy: Four top lots from French journalist’s vintage toy collection on offer in Fontainebleau

02 October 2018

Louis-Roland Neil (1925-2018) was an influential French journalist and pioneer in the audio-visual world – the man who bought 'Colombo' and 'The Persuaders' to French television viewers. But he had another passion – collecting antique and vintage toys.

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Chinese Ningxia rug stolen from Mayfair gallery

02 October 2018

Police are investigating the theft of a Chinese Ningxia rug which was taken from the gallery of C John yesterday.

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Replica of the largest British Roman mosaic to return home to Gloucestershire

02 October 2018

A replica of the largest Roman mosaic to be found in Britain could return home to Gloucestershire where it was made.

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Could the contemporary art market bubble burst?

02 October 2018

Confidence in the contemporary art market has dropped 24% in the first six months of 2018, amid fears of a potential bubble.

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Where to be: Untangling Frieze and other events this week (October 1-7)

01 October 2018

The first week of October brings London’s spectacular duo of art fairs, Frieze London and Frieze Masters. But for buyers who do not spend at the high end of these fairs, the seven days around these events offer plenty of opportunities to find art and antiques of many levels around the capital.

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Exhibitor mix shaken up for TEFAF Maastricht 2019

01 October 2018

One-fifth of exhibitors change as New York events impact TEFAF flagship.