“It got more likes and retweets than a Donald Trump tweet!”
Dealer Philip Mould reacts to his social media post, which showed a 17th century portrait of a woman in a red dress being restored.
“This decision could put in potential legal jeopardy any artwork that was purchased in good faith in the last few decades that finds its way to France.”
Lawyer Ron Soffer of Soffer Avocats on the French court order that an American couple return a Nazi-looted Pissarro painting to descendants of original orders. It had been on loan to the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris.
“We want the art and antiques world to know someone in government is interested in what they do. We have started to care and we want to help.”
Richard Parry, head of the experience economy and performing arts at the Department for International Trade.
“This book enables us to go to the theatre with Samuel Pepys. It must remain in this country.”
Peter Barber of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest on Benjamin Johnson’s 1640 annotated copy of Workes. The volume contains the comedy The Silent Woman, which was a favourite of Pepys’. It has been temporarily barred from export after being offered to an overseas buyer.
“The works were certainly what you would call original condition – but more ‘barn-find’ than ‘town-house’ condition.”
Charterhouse director Richard Bromell on a collection of 15 market-fresh pictures consigned to the Dorset auction house.
