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Snow in Gloucestershire

Snow and train strikes hit art and antiques businesses

12 December 2022

A handful of art and antiques firms have had to temporarily close premises due to snow today.

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A Jacobean double portrait and a 1950s Bakelite telephone are among six lots to watch

12 December 2022

With estimates from £500, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of spectacular bidding for a super-rare cigarette card of a legendary footballer

11 December 2022

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a cigarette card of England and Derby football star Steve Bloomer making an extraordinary price.

George Smart folk art

Folk art pictures star in our latest pick of six auction highlights

09 December 2022

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of portraits by a self-styled ‘Professor of Peculiar Art’ made from leftover scraps from his tailor’s shop.

Portrait of Algernon Moses Marsden

Tissot’s iconic portrait saved for the nation with funding from sitter’s descendants

08 December 2022

A portrait of art dealer Algernon Moses Marsden (1847–1920) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836–1902) has been purchased for the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery with funding from descendants of Marsden.

Living room

Dealer marketplace reveals design trends survey

07 December 2022

Online dealer portal 1stDibs revealed pastels, green and chintz are in, but grey and white are out for 2023, according to interior designers.

Ivory casket

UK buyer sought for £1.5m French gothic ivory casket

06 December 2022

A 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret has been blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a British institution can raise the £1.5m funds needed to keep it in the country.