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SALES in 2008 in Paris saw Sotheby’s and Christie’s occupy the top two spots for the first time – and open up a significant gap on the rest of the field.

VIDEO art and other installations now legally count as sculpture for import purposes after a court ruling in a dispute over VAT.

Lawrences of Crewkerne are to sell items of stock from former antiques dealers Dodge and Son Limited of Sherborne. The instructions come from the dealership’s administrators, Bishop Fleming.

ENTRIES are now being sought for the 2009 Christopher Weston Bursary essay competition.

For some years now it has been traditional to hold a major auction of antique glass in the immediate run-up to the festive season.

Overall sales figures for art and antiques salerooms outside London were largely down for 2008 – but most ended a difficult year with better than expected results. For a table of the provincial salerooms' totals click here.