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Ruby book launch

Six snaps from the launch of Joanna Hardy’s book on rubies

30 November 2017

A new book by jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy was launched this week at Somerset House.

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Victoria Cross sells for auction record at Morton & Eden and further VC sales are coming up at fellow London salerooms Dix Noonan Webb and Spink

30 November 2017

Victoria Crosses are not exactly that rare at auction, despite being the highest British award for gallantry. However, the unique tales of bravery ensure demand is always high, as evident from the auction record just set at London saleroom Morton & Eden.

Plum Tree in Blossom by Bruno Liljefors

Visions of Finland – dealers collaborate on London show coinciding with centenary events

29 November 2017

An exhibition aiming to invigorate interest in Finnish art opened in London this week.

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Fellows sets house record for watch with £110,000 Rolex – view sale video

29 November 2017

Fellows Auctioneers has set a new house record for a price achieved by a watch with the sale of a vintage Rolex.

Liegende Frau by Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele work on paper sets highest price of the year for an Austrian auction

29 November 2017

The highest price of the year to date at auction in Austria was set by a market-fresh work on paper by Egon Schiele (1890-1918) offered at the latest Modern art sale held at Dorotheum in Vienna.

The team

Former Bonhams employees team up to open new dealership in 16th century Scottish house

28 November 2017

Two former members of auction house Bonhams have teamed up to open a new dealership in Dumfriesshire.

Roeland Savery Paradise

Paradise found in Germany: Roeland Savery painting sold online for 50 times its estimate

28 November 2017

A German auction house in a small Bavarian town has sold a Dutch Golden Age painting for more than 50 times its estimate – setting a record for an artwork auctioned online in Germany.