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Top stories this week including new EU cultural goods laws sending shockwaves through the trade

20 July 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the trade trying to come to terms with the impact of the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods

Art Nouveau brooch

Giants of Art Nouveau reunited in Southend as striking brooch doubles estimate

18 July 2025

A large gold, enamel and gemset jewel combining the talents of two giants of French Art Nouveau has surfaced for sale in Southend-on-Sea.

Rosebud sledge

Citizen Kane Rosebud sledge makes record sum at auction

18 July 2025

The sledge becomes the second most-valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever sold

Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave print

Copy of Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ print makes £300,000 at Dreweatts

18 July 2025

A hammer price of £300,000 sounds like a pretty hefty sum for any print sold in the UK regions. But when it comes to the legendary Katsushika Hokusai’s (1760-1849) ‘Great Wave’, it’s actually a relatively middling amount.

Silver dealer Michael Baggott

First part of the Michael Baggott silver collection raises nearly £100,000 at auction

17 July 2025

Woolley & Wallis sold the first tranche of the private collection and stock of silver specialist Michael Baggott (1973-2025) on July 16.

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Cyber criminals make further attacks in art and antiques world

17 July 2025

Book dealership Sotheran’s is the latest victim of cyber criminals.

Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by Clare Leighton

Only known portrait that Gandhi sat for sells for £120,000

17 July 2025

A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi – believed to be the only oil painting for which the leader of the Indian independence movement sat – has sold for £120,000.