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2013
Diamond aims for $60m record
04 October 2013Sotheby’s have announced that they are to offer a flawless 59.6-carat pink diamond for sale in Geneva on November 13 with a record asking price of $60m.
Noble and Gibbons press ahead with offer
04 October 2013Noble Investments (NBL) have confirmed that their board have recommended acceptance of the proposed acquisition by Stanley Gibbons (SGI) in a cash and shares deal worth 255p a share, 192.5p of which will be paid in cash.
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Spink commit to Far East focus as CEO relocates
04 October 2013In what they are describing as a first for a global auction house, Spink are taking the significant step of locating their boss in Hong Kong.
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Jane Austen gold ring to stay in the UK
04 October 2013The Jane Austen’s House Museum at Chawton in Hampshire has raised the £150,000 needed to keep a gold turquoise ring once owned by Jane Austen in the country.
Sotheby’s lose CFO
04 October 2013Sotheby’s have announced that William S. Sheridan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the company after 17 years.
Trade back challenge to fakes claim
27 September 2013The trade have strongly backed our comment last week calling into question the reliability of claims that 40% of antiques on the UK market are fakes or forgeries.
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Fit for another campaigning Churchill
25 September 2013This James II or William and Mary silver-gilt travelling set c.1690 was among the exceptional pieces of English silver sold at the latest sale held by Mellors & Kirk of Nottingham.
Police launch fraud probe into Stamford dealer and appeal for further evidence
25 September 2013Police have launched an investigation into a suspected fraud centred on a Lincolnshire antiques business.
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Qianlong jade highlights Asia week at Doyle
24 September 2013Among the highlights of the New York Asia Week series of sales at Doyle New York was this Qianlong white jade phoenix ewer.
Signs of hope for Wedgwood Museum
23 September 2013There are promising signs for the future of the Wedgwood Museum thanks to planning approval given to redevelop the site where it is based near Stoke-on-Trent.
Who says 40% of UK antiques are fakes?
23 September 2013Recent publicity for the new TV series ‘Treasure Detectives’ prompted a number of articles claiming that 40% of all antiques on the UK market are fakes.
Fakes and forgeries claim must not go unchallenged
23 September 2013COMMENT: Damaging claims like this should be beyond question in their robustness, or they are just irresponsible, says Ivan Macquisten
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Timely arrivals in Guildford as saleroom upgrades
23 September 2013Wellers have just held their first back-to-back sales since inserting a mezzanine floor at their Guildford saleroom.
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Second Oxford forum focuses on practical solutions
23 September 2013The second Oxford Conference for auctioneers on September 13-14 saw the launch of a new template for valuations devised by Rupert Toovey and Paul Britton.
Duo to run New York Ceramics Fair
23 September 2013Liz Lees and Meg Wendy, both veteran art and antiques show producers, have formed a partnership to co-produce the New York Ceramics Fair.
Trading via the web after fire at shop
23 September 2013Despite the fire ealier this month that engulfed his shop in Southborough near Tunbridge Wells, the Arts & Crafts dealer Peter Hoare is still trading via his website and by appointment.
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Remarkable Haggadah discovery in Manchester
23 September 2013Cheshire auctioneers Adam Partridge have discovered a copy of the Passover Haggadah written and illuminated by the celebrated 18th century scribe Aaron Wolf Herlingen in Vienna.
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More photos from the five-a-side football tournament
23 September 2013Over 120 players took to the football pitch on Saturday, September 7, for the annual antique and fine art industry five-a-side tournament. The event raised £16,000 for The Haven Breast Cancer Support Centres, the best ever total in its 11-year history.
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Sotheby’s defend title at antique and fine art industry five-a-side tournament
23 September 2013Over 120 players took to the football pitch on Saturday, September 7, for the annual antique and fine art industry five-a-side tournament. The event raised £16,000 for The Haven Breast Cancer Support Centres, the best ever total in its 11-year history.
Sotheby’s review strategy to placate shareholders
20 September 2013Sotheby’s have announced that they are reviewing their financial strategy in a bid to create the optimum balance between future investment in the company and shareholder return.