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Banks let us down, say dealers

13 February 2012

A DETAILED survey of the relationship between antiques dealers and their banks has highlighted a serious breakdown in communication and little inclination on the part of the financial institutions to understand the special nature of the antiques business.

UNESCO boosts bid to rescue Wedgwood Museum archive

13 February 2012

THERE is new hope for the Wedgwood Museum archive after UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) added it to its Memory of the World register.

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Cezanne sets all-time record

13 February 2012

REPORTS have emerged that the Qatari Royal family has paid a record amount for any work of art ever sold.

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Swiss still the kings of the slopes

11 February 2012

Posters of St Moritz, Davos, Gstaad continue to dominate at ski sales in London.

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£150,000 chimneypiece leads Jamb sale at Christie’s

06 February 2012

Bidders in the room, on the phones and the internet were all in action last week to contest the 475-lot sale of the collection of Will Fisher, founder of London dealers Jamb, at Christie’s South Kensington.

Britain’s Best Antiques Awards – the shortlist

06 February 2012

THE shortlist for Britain’s Best Antiques Awards is now in – the winners to be announced next month.

Private treaty sales and the Web take centre stage at Christie’s

06 February 2012

PRIVATE treaty sales remain at the heart of Christie’s growth strategy, as the company’s latest statement underlines.