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Art and antiques news from 2010
In 2010 a new fair - Masterpiece - debuted in London following the demise of the fair at Grosvenor House.
US comic books reached the US$1 million mark when issue one of Action Comics (Superman) was sold by a New York dealer. Two days later the first Batman comic made $900,000.
New TV show to bolster antiques
08 March 2010A FORTHCOMING BBC series aims to highlight the attractions of scouring auction rooms and antique shops.
US security rules threaten art sent as air cargo
01 March 2010NEW rules this summer mean that every work of art transported to and from the United States by a commercial passenger airliner must be screened individually by US airport security.
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An English beauty proves a $165,000 star in America
01 March 2010TAKE a beautiful sitter, a leading portraitist, add a touch of glamour and offer with an appetising estimate. Such is the recipe for a riotous bidding feast.
UK draws close to US as world’s premier art market
01 March 2010THE UK has almost drawn level with the United States as the world’s premier art market by value, according to the latest report commissioned by The European Fine Art Foundation.
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Original superman issue becomes first $1m comic
01 March 2010ACTION Comics ushered in the age of superheroes when its first issue hit the news stands in June 1938. On its cover was a curious character dressed in skintight blue and red lifting a green Chevrolet above his head, and the course of American pop culture was changed forever.
Christie’s raise the stakes in Artprice claim
01 March 2010AS court proceedings draw closer, Christie’s have upped their long-running damages claim against Artprice from 2m euros to a hefty 63m euros. The auction house originally filed the suit against the French art database in 2008, saying that the reproduction of e-catalogues on their website constitutes copyright and trademark infringement.
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Created over ten years… piece by piece
01 March 2010ON June 24, Gloucestershire auctioneers Chorley's will offer for sale this enormous 47 x 47ft (14.3 x 14.3m) reconstruction of the Orpheus pavement, a Roman mosaic.
Legislation seeks to regulate New York auctions
01 March 2010MORE transparency and regulation at New York auctions is promised if a bill recently introduced in the state legislature is passed.
European Arrest Warrant sees dealer taken into custody again
22 February 2010A DEALER who says his career has been ruined by trumped-up charges in the Greek courts has been arrested again – even though he is currently appealing against the conviction and three-year jail sentence.
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Knibb wall clock strikes £37,000
22 February 2010THIS rare Charles II clock by John Knibb of Oxford, c.1685, was recently found by the vendor when sorting through effects inherited from a family member around 50 years ago.
Court order the latest salvo in eBay legal saga
22 February 2010EBAY’s legal fortunes continue to seesaw, with a Paris court ordering them to pay 230,000 euros to Louis Vuitton Malletier in costs and damages.
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Partridge’s Palace of the Arts leased to Halcyon Gallery
22 February 2010WHEN the ‘To Let’ signs in the windows at the former Partridge Fine Art gallery on Bond Street were removed earlier this month, and ‘Let’ signs took their place, rumours abounded as to who the new tenants might be.
LAPADA prepare for March trade mission to Moscow
22 February 2010LAPADA are hoping to tap directly into the luxury goods market during a special trade mission to Moscow next month.
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Teeside toy specialist banks on local art
22 February 2010BRYAN Goodall, owner of the Hambleton Group which includes toy auctioneers Vectis of Stockton-on-Tees, has invested £600,000 in ArtsBank, a new gallery and arts centre in nearby Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
China Guardian release record results
22 February 2010BEIJING-based auction house China Guardian has published record sales results for 2009.
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Appeal over £1m theft
22 February 2010A REWARD of £50,000 is being offered in the bid to recover more than £1m worth of art stolen in a violent theft from a private collector in Bruton, Somerset.
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Pin-ups from the age of the train
20 February 2010Last month in Harrogate, auctioneers Morphets held a sale of what is thought to be the biggest collection of vintage railway posters ever to come on the market.
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Imperial lantern vase makes £625,000 in Dorchester
15 February 2010DORCHESTER saleroom Duke's achieved the highest price for a UK regional auctioneer so far this year when this Qianlong mark and period vase sold at £625,000 on February 11.
Brighter outlook expected for 2010 say LAPADA
15 February 2010IT should be a brighter year ahead for trade according to the 2009 LAPADA Membership Survey.
New organiser to take over Detling event
15 February 2010The Detling Antiques and Collectors' Fair on February 27-28 will be the last held at the Kent County Showground by the current organisers. A new organiser is taking on the fair after International Antiques & Collectors' Fairs failed to agree new terms with the venue.