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2018
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Sir Francis Drake’s will written as he set sail to face the Spanish Armada offered by US dealer
12 January 2018A will bearing the signature of Sir Francis Drake as he embarked to fight the Spanish Armada is on offer for £1.2m.
Art dealer and curator investigated over Modigliani paintings deemed fakes
12 January 2018An art dealer is among those under investigation over a collection of Amadeo Modigliani paintings which have been denounced as fakes.
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Elegant English furniture leads offering at auction of New York interior decorator’s collection
12 January 2018English Furniture, works of art and ceramics from two patrons of the arts are to go under the hammer at Doyle in New York next week.
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Contents of Warwickshire’s Luddington Manor goes to auction at Hansons
12 January 2018Furniture, paintings, ceramics and silver are among the items from Grade II-listed Luddington Manor to be offered at Hansons’ Antiques and Collectors’ auction later this month.
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Art exports from the UK boost trade figures
11 January 2018Exports of paintings and sculpture from the UK helped the country to reduce its trade deficit at the end of last year.
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Sailing into the saleroom – Canaletto’s journey to auction aided by new video technology
11 January 2018Among the highlights of the upcoming Old Master auction series in New York is a pair of vedute by Canaletto (1697-1768) for which Sotheby’s have produced a promotional video using CGI animation.
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Rare 19th century topographical painting of Mexico emerges at Bonhams
11 January 2018An original painting showing the Castle of San Juan de Ulúa in Mexico by 19th century British topographical artist Daniel Egerton is one of highlights of Bonhams’ Travel and Exploration auction in London next month.
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Call for lost watercolours of Eric Ravilious as work begins on definitive catalogue
10 January 2018An appeal to find the ‘lost’ watercolours of modern British artist Eric Ravilious (1903-42) launched this week.
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Italian Navy diver watch captured from German frogman in Second World War on offer at Fellows auction
10 January 2018The saying ‘to the victor go the spoils’ sums up the many items appearing at auction which were ‘liberated’ by Allied troops in the Second World War, with a watch on offer at Fellows a perfect example.
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Sir David Tang’s collection to be offered at auction at Christie’s
10 January 2018Items once owned by ‘London’s best connected man’ will be offered at auction later this month when a collection from the late Hong Kong socialite and businessman Sir David Tang comes to Christie’s.
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Nelson’s HMS Victory flag from Battle of Trafalgar sails into auction at Sotheby’s
09 January 2018A collection of remarkable Nelson memorabilia from the battle of Trafalgar is on offer at Sotheby’s next week.
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Ivory ban debated on the BBC’s Today Programme after call for Antiques Roadshow to stop showing items
09 January 2018The UK government’s consultation on a total ivory ban was discussed on BBC Radio 4's ‘Today Programme’ during a debate on whether the BBC’s 'Antiques Roadshow' should continue to show ivory items.
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Antiquities seized from billionaire collector after anti-trafficking unit launched in New York
09 January 2018Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr, has swooped on the antiquities collection of hedge-fund manager and philanthropist Michael H. Steinhardt.
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John Lennon mini motorbike comes to auction
08 January 2018What could be more rock ‘n’ roll than roaring around your own extensive estate on a motorbike, helter skelter? The H&H Classics saleroom is offering one such machine.
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Bonhams appoints new head of jewellery
08 January 2018Bonhams has announced that Jean Ghika has become its global head of jewellery.
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Wartski to move south in the summer to St James’s
08 January 2018Jewellery dealer Wartski is swapping Mayfair for St James’s and will move south to 60 St James’s Street in London by the end of the summer.
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They said what?! The week (1-7 January) in quotes from the art and antiques world
07 January 2018In our first weekly roundup of 2018, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others.
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Stan Mortensen 1953 FA Cup final hat-trick football to be offered at Derbyshire auction
06 January 2018With a full weekend of FA Cup action kicking off last night, it is a perfect time to reveal that the only football ever used to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final at the original Wembley Stadium is coming up at auction.
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ADFL’s Ingrid Nilson and dealer David Hickmet weigh in on the opening day of the Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair - VIDEO
05 January 2018The first major London antiques fair of the year launched yesterday in Mayfair.
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Francesco Guardi’s Grand Canal painting sold at Christie’s is now barred from export
05 January 2018A classic vedute by Francesco Guardi (1712-93) that sold at Christie’s in London this summer has been blocked from export.