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Provenance adds lustre for Law

12 April 2005

“Perhaps the last collection from a commissioning family that is likely to come onto the market” was how Berkshire auctioneer Mark Law of Law Fine Art described the remarkable sale of the Andrew Keith Collection conducted at Littlecote House, Hungerford on April 5.

Culture committee review spells more trouble over Droit de Suite

12 April 2005

THE added tax burden of Droit de Suite, which comes in at the beginning of next year, could be far worse than feared.

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Renoir archive emerges in US

12 April 2005

Maryland auction house Hantman’s will sell personal artefacts and archival material relating to Pierre August Renoir at auction on May 14.

£500,000 Aladdin’s Cave on show

12 April 2005

Police have announced two dates for a roadshow of objects recovered from what is thought to be a £30m art theft spree.

Trade find problems Dealing with Dickinson

12 April 2005

The mixed feelings felt by the trade towards television boiled over last week as David Dickinson became involved in a very public altercation with a dealer at the spring NEC fair.

Conference to tackle key issues

12 April 2005

Key trade issues raised in this week’s news pages will be addressed at the Art of Dealing conference at Earls Court on May 16.

LAPADA need youth, suggests annual survey

12 April 2005

LAPADA are to target young dealers in a membership drive after their latest survey shows hardly any existing members are aged under 35.