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Partridge spreads his wings to Merseyside

28 February 2011

ADAM Partridge is opening a new auction house in Liverpool, covering the whole of the Merseyside region, with the doors opening on March 2.

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Middle Eastern bidding brings multiple-estimate showstoppers

26 February 2011

A TOUCH of Bohemian rhapsody entered Christie’s South Kensington’s January 25 ‘Interiors’ sale.

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Ban on rhino horn comes into force immediately

21 February 2011

THE ban on selling rhino horn trophies, scheduled for introduction over the next couple of months, has been brought into force with immediate effect.

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Marie Antoinette’s jug sells at auction for €880,000

21 February 2011

A PIECE from a celebrated but elusive porcelain service that turned up at the latest sale at Aguttes in Paris understandably caused great excitement.

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Contemporary sales reinforce new strength in the market

21 February 2011

LONDON’S latest series of Contemporary art sales put in a robust performance. Auctioneers posted high selling rates and saw the greatest depth of bidding since the art market downturn two years ago.

OFT acts against five scrap gold companies over ‘offers’

21 February 2011

THE Office of Fair Trading has taken action against companies that offer to buy gold from consumers by post.

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Earliest surviving ‘official’ Monopoly set makes $120,000

21 February 2011

AN original Monopoly set offered as part of the toy collection of publisher Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) and his sons made $120,000 (plus premium) at a recent auction at Sotheby's New York.