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Russian Imperial porcelain service at Bonhams

10 highlights from London’s Russian art auctions

14 June 2017

The Russian art auction series in London last week showed signs of some improvement in the market following a prolonged downturn since the bubble burst around a decade ago. The sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, MacDougall’s and Bonhams generated a premium-inclusive £23.2m, up from the £16.4m posted at the equivalent series last year.

James Bond scripts join line-up with Rolling Stones and The Beatles at Bonhams' memorabilia auction

14 June 2017

Calling all James Bond fans: Bonhams is offering nine scripts, screenplays and storyboards from Bond movies at its Entertainment Memorabilia sale later this month.

Kitty Walsh

Folk art dealer stages Renaissance show for Edinburgh festival

14 June 2017

A London folk art dealer will stage a show about the artist Albrecht Durer (1471 – 1528) at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.

David and Peggy Rockefeller

Christie’s sale of Rockefeller estate set to become the most valuable collection ever auctioned

14 June 2017

What could be the most valuable personal art collection ever to come to auction will be offered at Christie’s New York next spring.

The Tea Garden by William Roberts

William Roberts’ tea garden takes £700,000 at Sotheby’s

13 June 2017

A quintessentially British scene by William Roberts (1895-1980) sparked lively bidding at Sotheby’s yesterday. ‘The Tea Garden’ from 1928 was estimated at £250,000-350,000 but was knocked down at £700,000, the second-highest price at auction for the artist.

Michael Gove

Gove 'may consider a pledge for total ivory ban'

13 June 2017

Michael Gove MP has said he would reconsider introducing a pledge for a total ivory ban.

William de Morgan

De Morgan top of the tiles at Wolverhampton saleroom

13 June 2017

William de Morgan (1839-1917) Sands End Pottery tiles sold at Cuttlestones Auctioneers recently for £13,000, well over their £300-500 estimate.