News


Categories

News

Latest news from Antiques Trade Gazette, the leading specialist publication for the art and antiques market


Turner

Late Turner masterpiece to appear on the market for the first time in 50 years at Sotheby’s London auction

04 April 2017

A large, late masterpiece by JMW Turner (1775-1851), one of few such works still in private hands, appears at Sotheby’s this July with an estimate of £15-25m.

WEB Little Bighorn Colt 3-4-17.jpg

Pistol used during Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn 1876 up for auction

04 April 2017

Proving that a weapon was definitely used at a particular battle can be tricky but it can mean a huge price difference. If that battle was the Little Bighorn it is particularly difficult to prove.

US court rules heirs can sue Germany for return of Nazi loot

04 April 2017

A court in the US has given the go-ahead for Germany to be sued for the return of Nazi-looted art and artefacts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Jane Brown

Fryer & Brown Auctioneers to be struck off UK company register

04 April 2017

Surrey auction firm Fryer & Brown Auctioneers is set to be struck off the UK company register after it ceased trading in January.

Acis and Galatea painting

Classical scene takes £58,000 at Chorley’s

04 April 2017

A painting of the classical subject of Acis & Galatea drew a flurry of bids at Chorley’s latest fine art sale in Cheltenham.

Jon Gilbert

ILAB calls for entries to prestigious bibliography prize

03 April 2017

The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has put out a call for entrants to the 2018 ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography.

poster

Rare “Invisible Man” vintage film poster soars to $274,850 at Heritage Auctions

03 April 2017

A poster for the classic film The Invisible Man soared to four times its low estimate at a recent Heritage Auctions sale in Dallas.