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2012
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Christie’s set record total for Contemporary art auction
15 November 2012Making the most amount of money ever seen for a Contemporary art auction, Christie’s evening sale on November 14 made a staggering $363.5m (£237.6m) hammer.
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Antiques dealer Jane Maufe becomes first woman to traverse the Arctic’s Northwest Passage
14 November 2012At 69 many people might be thinking of slowing down a little, choosing an easier life of custard tarts in front of a warm fire.
Private sales lead the agenda once more at Sotheby’s
13 November 2012Sotheby’s have seen a 50% increase of revenues generated from private treaty sales for the third quarter of 2012.
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Prayers answered as Jacobite Amen glass yields £43,000 bid
12 November 2012One of fewer than 40 known examples in the world, this Jacobite Amen glass sold at the latest sale held by Halls of Shrewsbury.
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Tepid New York sales as nearly a third of lots fail
12 November 2012The latest Impressionist & Modern Art sales in New York saw generally selective demand as bidding failed to take off on a large proportion of the works on offer.
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Story of the world’s first Boy Scout who died a hero
12 November 2012At the tender age of 15 young ‘Bob’ Wroughton became the world’s first Boy Scout, and had a glittering career of success in front of him. Yet just seven short years later, he became one of the first to die in the killing fields of the First World War.
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Asian Art in London Award winners
12 November 2012ATG Editor-in-Chief Mark Bridge presents Fabio Rossi of Rossi & Rossi with the Asian Art in London 2D Art Award at the ceremony at the British Museum on Tuesday, November 6.
High Court issues order freezing sheikh’s assets
12 November 2012The High Court has issued an order freezing $15m of assets belonging to art collector Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani.
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Bosworth Field gold Angel goes on sale at Spink
12 November 2012Spink have announced that they are to offer for sale a very rare Richard III Angel found near the site of the Battle of Bosworth in Leicestershire.
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Will Olympia fair be this year’s winter warmer?
09 November 2012It seems only yesterday that the June Olympia fair closed its doors at the West London venue, but its wintry cousin is almost upon us.
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Silver ostrich raises its head at Blythe Road sale
08 November 2012This 19th century silver ostrich made in Hanau is among the highlights of Matthew Barton’s auction offering silver, ceramics and jewellery at London’s Blythe Road on November 20.
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Lalique car mascot wings its way to Tennants
08 November 2012This Lalique car mascot has been consigned to the Tennants of Leyburn sale on November 16-17 by the great-niece of the chauffeur of the car on which it was originally mounted.
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Prayers for the siege of Prague
08 November 2012Printed in German, this Judaica booklet relates to the siege of Prague by the Prussians led by Frederick the Great in 1757.
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Landseer’s dog at debut sale
08 November 2012This pencil drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) is of his own dog Brutus and dates from the mid 19th century.
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Zinkeisen dances into Gloucestershire sale
08 November 2012This portrait of a ballet dancer by Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898-1991), is estimated at £4000-6000 at Chorley’s sale at Prinknash, Gloucestershire on November 15.
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Wartime relic with special connection to Nantwich
08 November 2012Nantwich, Cheshire auctioneers Peter Wilson are selling this item, believed to be from the engine of a fighter plan which was steered away from houses in the town into the River Weaver by a heroic American pilot.
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Playing your cards right in Stroud
08 November 2012A large collection of playing cards comprising some 200 lots has been consigned to Stroud Auctions in Gloucestershire and will be sold without reserves on November 14-15.
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Right on the Maak
08 November 2012Specialist art consultancy Maak, established in 2009 by Marijke Varrall-Jones, former head of contemporary ceramics at Bonhams, holds specialist auctions of international studio ceramics twice a year.
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Lively demand at Paris auctions for Egyptian antiquities
08 November 2012Egyptian artefacts are one of the bullish sectors in the antiquities market and this has been reflected in sale results on both sides of the Channel last month.
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Tipp & Co – the real toy story
07 November 2012The long history of Tipp & Co. of Nuremberg (1912-1971) ranks among the most illuminating of all 20th century toy stories.