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Credit card fraud continues to plague auction houses

08 October 2012

Credit card fraud affecting auction houses has reared its ugly head again and the details will sound depressingly familiar to firms already affected.

South African trade take new steps to court Chinese buyers

08 October 2012

The growing importance of Chinese buyers in South Africa has led Ricus Dullaert of icons specialists Kunsthandel H.W.C Dullaert to employ a specialist Chinese speaker to help bridge the language divide.

Bloomsbury’s Italian franchise ends

08 October 2012

The franchise agreement under which Bloomsbury Auctions Italia has operated in Rome since September 2011 has ceased.

Saturday demo planned in Cork Street

08 October 2012

A peaceful demonstration in support of the Save Cork Street campaign will take place this Saturday, October 13 from 11am-12pm outside the offices of developers, Native Land, on Cork Street.

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Carter tiles ready to be snapped up

05 October 2012

Recently rescued from Kent & Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells, a selection of 13 Carter tiles attributed to Phyllis Butler are to be offered at Bonhams Knightsbridge on October 16.

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An ´ancient´ reappraisal as gems emerge at Bond Street sale

05 October 2012

A collection of 27 intaglios from the collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833), nephew of the last King of Poland, came to auction in London last month with a intriguing back-story.

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Spero's exhibition lifts the lid on English porcelain

05 October 2012

The latest catalogue for Kensington ceramics dealer Simon Spero’s next exhibition has just landed on ATG’s Editorial desk.