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16 October 2021

Yorkshire Museum buys Ryedale Roman Bronzes from London dealer with help from wealthy donor

15 October 2021

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NewsClarice Cliff film role for Antiques Roadshow auctioneer

Auctioneer Will Farmer will move from the small to the big screen this autumn when he appears in a new feature film on the life of Clarice Cliff.

NewsArt dealership Tomasso hit by break-in

A group of sculptures and works of art has been stolen during an overnight raid at central London dealership Tomasso.

NewsLord Carrington becomes BADA honorary president

News DigestPick of the week: Small Old Master packs a Canaletto price punch

Art MarketA market on the move

Auction ReportsClassic country house offering brings spectacular selection of lots

Dealers’ DiaryCotswold fair makes its debut appearance at Compton Verney after enforced move

Fair ReportChelsea turns back the clock to move forward in style

The Back PageA lawyer writes: Dumb as a rock or the new smart money?

Dealers’ DiaryBruges museum buys Old Master portrait at the ‘last’ TEFAF Online

Asian Art Special

Special focus on the Asian art market

Asian Art

Asian ArtChinese table topper from private Scottish collection turns heads in Glasgow

A private Scottish collection was the source of the-top selling lot at a McTear’s sale in Glasgow

Asian ArtYongzheng vase takes over 700-times estimate in Irish auction

Bidders deem Yongzheng Guan ware to be of the period as estimate is demolished

Asian ArtPeach of a lot consigned in a plastic bag attracts 100 bids

Asian ArtVase bought at Sotheby’s Seligman sale reappears in Bath auction

Asian ArtRepublican pieces spotted within lots of plates

Asian ArtDouble gourd snuff bottle sniffed out

Asian ArtChinese ritual wine vessel has considerable animal attraction

Asian ArtSino-Tibetan bronze makes German all-time auction record

Jewellery Highlights

Recent coverage of the jewellery market

Jewellery

JewelleryQueen Victoria’s bracelet joins coronet – with Butler’s help

Humphrey Butler has announced the rediscovery of a bracelet from the famed suite of sapphire and diamond jewels made for a young Queen Victoria.

JewelleryArt Deco necklace fetches new high for Fouquet

JewelleryColour and texture are key to Kashmir sapphire appeal

JewelleryFamily history lifts Cartier brooch to £120,000

JewelleryMarlborough gems strike gold again at Christie's

JewelleryHow Cartier still shone despite the thrifty financial times

JewelleryBoucheron bought direct from the Bond Street shop

JewelleryModernist market thrives for Grima and Gard

JewelleryStoried jewels from Mountbatten

JewelleryNew audience brings tiara back in vogue

Ceramics and Glass

Recent coverage of the ceramics and glass market

Ceramics

Ceramics and GlassPrize example of Sèvres tazza draws interest at Cotswolds auction

This Sèvres porcelain presentation tazza or ‘Coupe Cybele’ was made for the Paris Exposition 1878.

Ceramics and GlassPinxton pieces at their finest

Ceramics and GlassClassic Art Deco selection of car mascots includes notable Lalique rarity

Ceramics and GlassRemarkable glass survivor in the same family since the 18th century

Ceramics and GlassRecord Pilkington’s vase sold to friend of its decorator

Ceramics and GlassCollectors wise to owl rarity

Ceramics and GlassTeapots to the Kate Foster taste

Ceramics and GlassExceptional Lowestoft boosts London sale

Ceramics and GlassPearlware horses make punchy prices at Christie’s

Ceramics and GlassBreakfast service fit for royal visitors makes 10-times estimate

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Arms, Armour & Militaria Highlights

Recent coverage of the arms, armour and militaria market

Arms, Armour & Militaria

Arms, Armour & MilitariaRenaissance helmet heads to Philadelphia

A Renaissance helmet sold at a London auction will be reunited with its garniture after being bought by Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Arms, Armour & MilitariaOttoman sword is swell buy in Munich

Arms, Armour & MilitariaMcEwen collection of bows generates interest

Arms, Armour & MilitariaPistol trio pack the punch of Keith Neal provenance

Arms, Armour & MilitariaAirguns shoot up the rankings

Arms, Armour & MilitariaRepeat performance: early examples in the quest for workable rapid-fire weapons

Arms, Armour & MilitariaGuns belonging to American statesman Alexander Hamilton make $1m

Arms, Armour & MilitariaNew museum planned for Battle of Britain medals

Arms, Armour & MilitariaThe Kitchener call to arms that inspired a classic poster

Arms, Armour & MilitariaVictoria Cross group from courageous messenger honoured

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Online art sales hit $6.8bn for first half of 2021

12 October 2021

A Henry Moore sculpture and a 19th century state carriage are among six lots to watch

11 October 2021

Trade rallies to help fundraise for fellow antiques dealer ahead of weekend stock sell-off

09 October 2021

Sotheby’s adjusts sale categories in time for upcoming New York auction series

08 October 2021

Victorian decorative art collection captures the imagination at Christie’s

07 October 2021

Versailles acquires bust of Sun King’s doctor from London dealer following TEFAF 2020 fair

06 October 2021

Rebrands and new hires – an update on the latest moves across the art and antiques sector

05 October 2021

A novelty automaton clock and an Everest expedition ice pick are among six lots to watch this week

04 October 2021

Greek dealer offers £100,000 reward for stolen coins

02 October 2021

Rare piece of Polar memorabilia flies above estimate at Ipswich auction

01 October 2021

Books, Maps & Prints

Recent coverage of printed material

Books & Periodicals

Books, Maps & PrintsLivres d’artiste: collecting the book as art

How the livre d’artiste can combine words and images beautifully – and be highly desirable.

Books, Maps & PrintsThe mapping of geopolitics

A brief history of maps designed to communicate ideas over geographical accuracy

Books, Maps & PrintsInterview: ‘There are more book buyers out there than we realised’

Books, Maps & PrintsMilitary letters: Unique piece of the action

Books, Maps & PrintsSpitting image: Napoleon mocked

Books, Maps & PrintsA fair to make Brighton rock

Books, Maps & PrintsOur pick of book auction highlights

Books, Maps & PrintsPrinting money: wall power and connoisseurship on a budget

Books, Maps & PrintsLearning the market for Grosvenor School

Books, Maps & PrintsThree booksellers’ associations open new digital chapter

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Need to KnowLalique

Lalique glass has long been a world-famous brand, internationally admired and still in production today under Swiss ownership. But for René Lalique, it represented a second commercially successful career.

Need to KnowMartin Brothers

“When you enter the shop… you find yourself in a dim-lit passage with crowded shelves of stoneware jugs carved into leering, laughing, grinning and ogling heads…”

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Top stories this week – including news of a stock sale to help an antiques dealer diagnosed with terminal cancer

Latest instalment of London Art Week online events kicks off with focus on the Bloomsbury Group and Charleston

Yorkshire Museum buys Ryedale Roman Bronzes from London dealer with help from wealthy donor

Banksy’s shredded canvas ‘Love is in the Bin’ fetches a record £16m at Sotheby’s

Three things we learned at this year’s LAPADA Conference

Orientalist painting authenticated on BBC show 'Fake or Fortune?' heads to auction at Sotheby’s

New appointments – the latest news across auction houses in the UK and overseas

Latest Print Edition

NewsClarice Cliff film role for Antiques Roadshow auctioneer

NewsArt dealership Tomasso hit by break-in

NewsLord Carrington becomes BADA honorary president

News DigestPick of the week: Small Old Master packs a Canaletto price punch

Art MarketA market on the move

Auction ReportsClassic country house offering brings spectacular selection of lots

Dealers’ DiaryCotswold fair makes its debut appearance at Compton Verney after enforced move

Fair ReportChelsea turns back the clock to move forward in style

The Back PageA lawyer writes: Dumb as a rock or the new smart money?

Dealers’ DiaryBruges museum buys Old Master portrait at the ‘last’ TEFAF Online

Asian Art Special

Asian ArtChinese table topper from private Scottish collection turns heads in Glasgow

Asian ArtYongzheng vase takes over 700-times estimate in Irish auction

Asian ArtPeach of a lot consigned in a plastic bag attracts 100 bids

Asian ArtVase bought at Sotheby’s Seligman sale reappears in Bath auction

Asian ArtRepublican pieces spotted within lots of plates

Asian ArtDouble gourd snuff bottle sniffed out

Asian ArtChinese ritual wine vessel has considerable animal attraction

Asian ArtSino-Tibetan bronze makes German all-time auction record

Jewellery Highlights

JewelleryQueen Victoria’s bracelet joins coronet – with Butler’s help

JewelleryArt Deco necklace fetches new high for Fouquet

JewelleryColour and texture are key to Kashmir sapphire appeal

JewelleryFamily history lifts Cartier brooch to £120,000

JewelleryMarlborough gems strike gold again at Christie's

JewelleryHow Cartier still shone despite the thrifty financial times

JewelleryBoucheron bought direct from the Bond Street shop

JewelleryModernist market thrives for Grima and Gard

JewelleryStoried jewels from Mountbatten

JewelleryNew audience brings tiara back in vogue

Ceramics and Glass

Ceramics and GlassPrize example of Sèvres tazza draws interest at Cotswolds auction

Ceramics and GlassPinxton pieces at their finest

Ceramics and GlassClassic Art Deco selection of car mascots includes notable Lalique rarity

Ceramics and GlassRemarkable glass survivor in the same family since the 18th century

Ceramics and GlassRecord Pilkington’s vase sold to friend of its decorator

Ceramics and GlassCollectors wise to owl rarity

Ceramics and GlassTeapots to the Kate Foster taste

Ceramics and GlassExceptional Lowestoft boosts London sale

Ceramics and GlassPearlware horses make punchy prices at Christie’s

Ceramics and GlassBreakfast service fit for royal visitors makes 10-times estimate

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Arms, Armour & Militaria Highlights

Arms, Armour & MilitariaRenaissance helmet heads to Philadelphia

Arms, Armour & MilitariaOttoman sword is swell buy in Munich

Arms, Armour & MilitariaMcEwen collection of bows generates interest

Arms, Armour & MilitariaPistol trio pack the punch of Keith Neal provenance

Arms, Armour & MilitariaAirguns shoot up the rankings

Arms, Armour & MilitariaRepeat performance: early examples in the quest for workable rapid-fire weapons

Arms, Armour & MilitariaGuns belonging to American statesman Alexander Hamilton make $1m

Arms, Armour & MilitariaNew museum planned for Battle of Britain medals

Arms, Armour & MilitariaThe Kitchener call to arms that inspired a classic poster

Arms, Armour & MilitariaVictoria Cross group from courageous messenger honoured

More News

Online art sales hit $6.8bn for first half of 2021

A Henry Moore sculpture and a 19th century state carriage are among six lots to watch

Top stories this week – including news of an Antiques Roadshow auctioneer appearing in a new film about Clarice Cliff

Trade rallies to help fundraise for fellow antiques dealer ahead of weekend stock sell-off

Sotheby’s adjusts sale categories in time for upcoming New York auction series