News


Categories

News

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


ILAB

ILAB launches mentoring programme for new and young antiquarian book dealers

17 March 2017

The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has launched a mentoring programme to help encourage the next generation of book dealers.

TEFAF Maastricht

TEFAF Maastricht 2017: Highlights and high points

17 March 2017

The second week of Maastricht’s TEFAF is usually quieter than the first but a consistent trickle of visitors continued to pass through the fair into the final days.

Chinese archaic bronze

Fujita Museum sale makes over £200m and lifts Christie’s Asian art week to record level

16 March 2017

Christie’s sale of works of art of Art from the Fujita Museum of Art met with a glowing reception in New York on March 15.

BADA fair 2017 Private View Party

BADA Fair 2017 – slideshow from last night’s private view party

16 March 2017

BADA 2017 kicked off this week with a private view party at the venue in Duke of York Square in Chelsea. Among those attending was Lord Heseltine. ATG brings you a selection of 10 shots from the event.

Roman helmet

Carlisle museum welcomes back £2m Crosby Garrett Roman helmet

16 March 2017

A major British archaeological find is to return to a Carlisle museum for a new show on Hadrian’s Cavalry.

Parliament

Antiques trade hopeful of business rates reform following government u-turn on National Insurance

16 March 2017

A government u-turn on a National Insurance rise has been welcomed by the art and antiques trade, giving hope that a review of business rates could follow.

WEB Lawrences meccano 3 15-3-17.jpg

Meccano sets build up interest in Somerset auction

16 March 2017

'The youth of today are stuck inside playing computer games getting square eyes' is a familiar refrain from the old and often grumpy, such as, er, me. However, in the not-so-distant past it was Lego keeping kids fixated indoors and before that, the marvels of Meccano.