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Record for Harry Potter first edition set at Bloomsbury Auctions

31 July 2017

A copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone set a new record for a first edition from its initial 500-copy run at Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of rare books last week.

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Five at the fair: A preview of objects on offer at the second TEFAF New York Fall

31 July 2017

The second annual TEFAF New York Fall is set to run from October 28-November 1 this year at the city’s Park Avenue Armory. Covering objects from antiquity to the early 20th century, the event includes jewellery, furniture, paintings and more. Below is a preview of five items on offer at the fair.

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Porcelain and ceramic sales stand out at recent Antiques for Everyone fair

31 July 2017

Porcelain and ceramics were among the strongest sellers at the recent Antiques for Everyone fair.

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They said what?! The week (24-30 July) in quotes from the art and antiques world

30 July 2017

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.

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Volume of Company School painting goes under the hammer at Bristol Auction Rooms

29 July 2017

A selection of Indian Company School paintings is among the lots on offer at Bristol Auction Rooms next month.

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Newark 1646 and the story of English Civil War siege coins at auction

28 July 2017

Poor old Newark. A bit like Belgium and Poland over the centuries, in the English Civil War the English Midlands town ended up in the wrong place in wartime – stuck in the middle - as armies trampled back and forth across it or lay siege. The town’s misfortune is a coin collector’s gain, however, as the lozenge-shaped coins minted in Newark during the conflict have become familiar and fairly common visitors to the salerooms.

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Christie’s appointments of co-chairmen in Asian art department are the latest in a strategic series

28 July 2017

Christie’s has appointed Jonathan Stone and Tina Zonars to the positions of co-chairmen in the Asian art department.