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Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer

Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen reappears at Christie’s after 100 years

03 November 2016

Sir Edwin Landseer’s famous painting of a Highlands stag, Monarch of the Glen, will be offered at Christie’s next month with an estimate in the region of £10m.

Fears mount over US ‘collectables’ law

03 November 2016

A little-publicised California law aimed at protecting buyers of sports memorabilia is threatening to impact the wider art and antiques sector.

Abraham Lincoln

The Presidential Selection: Abraham Lincoln

03 November 2016

In the run-up to the US election on November 8, Frances Allitt takes a look at the objects previous presidents borrowed, bought – and sometimes broke.

Woolley Wallis card case Alfred Taylor of Birmingham

New auction highs for ‘castle-top’ card cases at Salisbury saleroom

03 November 2016

Smashing an auction record is one thing – doing it several times in the same sale is another.

Unique Auctions

A Unique space: Auctioneers increase saleroom size and staff numbers with large Lincoln premises

02 November 2016

Unique Auctions are opening large new auction premises in Lincoln this Saturday.

The impact of new law on Californian book fairs

02 November 2016

A new law that demands that owners of ‘collectables’ provide a certificate of authenticity when selling items could be a threat to antique fairs held in the state.

FDR photo

US Election Day auction taps into buyers’ nostalgia for past presidents

02 November 2016

An auction at Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers features presidential memorabilia from the Roosevelt to Reagan administrations and is timed to coincide with the US presidential election on November 8.