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Gérôme

Fitzwilliam Museum secures rediscovered Gérôme painting from dealer Daniel Katz

16 June 2017

A recently rediscovered Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) painting has been bought by the Fitzwilliam Museum from dealer Daniel Katz.

Sangorski Sutcliffe binding

Jewelled Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding lifts copy of Byron poem to $60,000 at New York auction

16 June 2017

Sumptuous jewelled bindings produced by London bookbinders Sangorski & Sutcliffe in the early years of the 20th century rarely emerge for sale nowadays.

Parmigianino

Getty museum gets go-ahead to export £24.5m Parmigianino painting after no UK buyer found

15 June 2017

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be able to take a Parmigianino oil painting to the US after no UK buyer could be found to match the £24.5m price tag.

Mackintosh watercolour

Rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh watercolour achieves top price at Lyon & Turnbull Scottish art auction

15 June 2017

A rare watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) took £52,000 at last night’s sale at Lyon & Turnbull.

Algernon Newton

Hove at sunset – Algernon Newton painting bid to £80,000 at Bonhams’ auction

15 June 2017

A painting of Hove by Algernon Newton (1880-1968) drew keen bidding at Bonhams’ sale of Modern British and Irish art yesterday.

Russian Imperial porcelain service at Bonhams

10 highlights from London’s Russian art auctions

14 June 2017

The Russian art auction series in London last week showed signs of some improvement in the market following a prolonged downturn since the bubble burst around a decade ago. The sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, MacDougall’s and Bonhams generated a premium-inclusive £23.2m, up from the £16.4m posted at the equivalent series last year.

James Bond scripts join line-up with Rolling Stones and The Beatles at Bonhams' memorabilia auction

14 June 2017

Calling all James Bond fans: Bonhams is offering nine scripts, screenplays and storyboards from Bond movies at its Entertainment Memorabilia sale later this month.