Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities
The antiquities market comprises artefacts and works of art made by ancient civilisations including statues, coins, jewellery and arms and armour.
Provenance is one of the most important considerations when trading in this sector as there is a long history of looting from archaeological sites.
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British Museum unveils antiquities database but dealers raise concerns
20 April 2020A project led by the British Museum (BM) to combat the trade in looted antiquities from Egypt and Sudan has launched an online database where objects with ‘provenance issues’ can be brought to the attention of museum specialists and academics.
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Architects of a house sale success at Dreweatts
20 April 2020Contents of Palladian home in County Durham provide showpiece auction in Newbury
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Benefits of diplomacy as classical marble statue generates interest in New York
20 April 2020One of the strongest performers in a large, mixed-discipline online-only sale held by Cottone ( 18% buyer’s premium) in Geneseo, New York, was this classical marble statue of a young boy on a carved stone plinth which had the bonus of a late-19th century provenance.
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Sunny outlook for the first Canterbury weekend format
30 March 2020With Storm Ciara getting under way (in pre-coronavirus days…) it was not, perhaps, the ideal time to launch the new weekend sales at Canterbury Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium).
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Record level of Treasure finds boosted by metal detectorists and a tipper truck
18 March 2020The number of items deemed to be Treasure and found by the UK public has hit a record high, according to new figures from the British Museum.
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Goddess of love tempts bidders and sells for £60,000 at Dominic Winter
09 March 2020This finely modelled Hellenistic white marble figure of Aphrodite sold for £60,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) at Dominic Winter in South Cerney on March 5. Bidding opened at £30,000, twice the low estimate, before bids were exchanged between the internet and the phones.
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British Museum buys 3000-year-old Bronze age gold pendant
07 March 2020A well-preserved 3000-year-old Bronze age gold sun pendant, known as a bulla, has been bought by the British Museum after it was found by a metal detectorist in Shropshire in 2018.
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Ancient bust hits house record at Adam Partridge
02 March 2020A sculpture that had previously been owned by Stanley Seeger’s personal assistant at Sutton Place set a house record at Adam Partridge.
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Hellenistic marble figure of Aphrodite makes appearance at Cirencester sale
28 February 2020Dominic Winter in South Cerney, Cirencester is anticipating a bidding battle next week for a finely modelled Hellenistic white marble figure of Aphrodite.
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Marble bust makes spectacular six-figure price at Macclesfield auction
21 February 2020A marble bust, probably depicting Alexander the Great, sold for £320,000 at Adam Partridge in Macclesfield today.
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BRAFA 2020: Eight stands that caught our eye
30 January 2020BRAFA art fair in Brussels opened to the public earlier this week following several private views that kicked-off the event.
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Stolen Afghan sculpture to return home after being spotted at UK auction
21 January 2020An Afghan limestone sculpture believed to have been stolen during the Afghan civil war (1992-94), when Kabul was besieged, surfaced at an auction house in the UK last year.
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British Museum is third time lucky to buy 1000-year-old seal matrix
23 December 2019A rare Saxon walrus ivory seal matrix will go back on display in the British Museum – after the institution missed out on buying the object twice before.
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Ring sheds light on Jewish soldiers in Roman army
23 December 2019A Roman bronze ring offered for sale by Pax Romana (15% buyer’s premium) in London on November 24 appears to shed light on a little known aspect of the imperial army: the contribution of Jewish soldiers.
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The changing face of antiquities
23 December 2019Given the growing number of claims made by national governments and heritage authorities when it comes to the antiquities sector, 2020 looks set to be another year of further controversies. Here, lawyer Fred Clark, an associate in Boodle Hatfield LLP’s art team, surveys the legal landscape of the ancient art market and looks ahead to what may well become a more regulated world.
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Greco-Roman marble torso of Aphrodite draws admirers in West Sussex
09 December 2019Adding a classical touch to a highly successful five-day sale at West Sussex auction house Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium) was a 1st century AD Greco-Roman marble lower torso of Aphrodite.
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Chinese mantel clock, Rembrandt etching and Roman-Jewish bronze ring – five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes
29 November 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a rare Roman-Jewish bronze ring that made over 30-times estimate.
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Antiquities stolen from Afghanistan returned with help of British Museum and Met police’s Art and Antiques Unit
12 November 2019Sculptures of Buddha dating from the 4th-6th centuries smuggled out of Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago have finally been returned to the country’s national museum.
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Sculpture of Emperor Hadrian reigns supreme in Christie's Classic Week
04 November 2019Christie’s latest ‘Classic week’ in New York raised a premium-inclusive $59.9m (£46.8m) from nine separate sales.
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Rare Islamic gold dinar sets joint record at auction
25 October 2019A rare Umayyad gold dinar dated 105AH (723AD) equalled the auction record for an Islamic coin when it was hammered down at £3.1m at Morton & Eden.
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