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2019
Gallery takes legal action against Christie’s over private sale of Francis Bacon painting
16 January 2019A legal claim lodged against Christie’s in New York has highlighted some of the practices relating to private sales that top-end auctioneers make behind closed doors.
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Costume designs by Russian avant-garde artist come to auction in Berkshire
16 January 2019Watercolours by artist Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962) are to be offered at Dawson’s Auctioneers of Maidenhead from the collection of the late Christopher Martin-Zakheim and his shop Iconastas Gallery.
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New management to lead London Art Week
16 January 2019In its sixth year, London Art Week has reorganised its leadership team.
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Learn about the art market in six weeks: online learning course with economist Dr Clare McAndrew about to go live
15 January 2019An online course is being launched this week that aims to create a “virtual environment” for learning about today’s art market. The course called ‘Art Market Economics’ is written and presented by Dr Clare McAndrew and will go live on January 18.
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Movers and shakers: the latest arts and antiques appointments including at Bonhams in London and at Christie’s France
15 January 2019A trio of hires for Bonhams as contemporary art and digital growth become a focus for the auction house following the purchase by private equity group Epiris in September 2018.
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New York auction house Doyle promotes next generation to management
15 January 2019US auction house Doyle has promoted Laura Doyle to chief executive officer and Joanne Porrino Mournet has become president.
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Scene of the Gallipoli Campaign ‘rediscovered’ in Canada and offered by Petworth dealer
15 January 2019A rare eyewitness depiction of troops landing in Suvla Bay during the First World War is on offer from dealer Rountree Tryon of Petworth and London.
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Government issues export bar for 18th century harpsichord in hope of finding UK buyer
15 January 2019The owner of an 18th century double-manual harpsichord, the only one of its type known to exist, has been temporarily prevented from exporting the instrument by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Monumental Meiji vase 'rediscovered' in a Californian restaurant comes to auction
14 January 2019For over a century, a monumental 8ft (2.44m) high Meiji cloisonné vase provided the focal point to one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s oldest restaurants.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including George III mahogany wine cisterns, a sweetheart brooch and a Cedric Morris painting
14 January 2019With estimates from £150 to £20,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Marilyn Monroe diamond dust pop art picture sells at Mayfair art and antiques fair
14 January 2019An image of Marilyn Monroe covered in diamond dust by pop art legend Peter Blake was one of the stand-out sales at the Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
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Trade associations to mount survey on financial impact of ivory ban
14 January 2019Art market trade bodies are commissioning a survey to assess the potential financial impact on buyers, sellers and collectors of antique ivory of a law that will usher in a near-total ban on the UK ivory trade.
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French auction houses toast solid annual sales results as Sotheby's tops the table
14 January 2019Sotheby’s France was the top performer in the country last year, boosted by the sale of a Qianlong mark and period vase that became the most expensive lot sold in France in 2018.
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They said what?! Bold moves, British art and Bond feature in recent top quotes from the art and antiques trade
13 January 2019“It is not surprising that my own collection consists mainly of oak furniture…” Find out who said it and why with our weekly roundup of quotes from the art and antiques market.
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Africa, Kent and ‘Tennassee’: Get lost in some of the excellent maps going under the hammer this month
12 January 2019A wide selection of historic cartographic masterpieces goes under the hammer this month.
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Mod Brit art for under £1000 at Sworders' Barbara Holliday collection sale
11 January 2019As the Barbara Holliday collection of Mod Brit art goes under the hammer on January 15 at Sworders, ATG talks to the sale's curator to discover lots that prove owning work by a blue-chip Mod Brit artist doesn’t have to cost the earth.
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Chelsea Art Fair cancelled as future remains “doubtful”
11 January 2019The Chelsea Art Fair, which was due to return in April, has been cancelled indefinitely.
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What lots caught bidders’ eyes in the last week? Five auction highlights including a Beatles poster and a bronze of Hercules
11 January 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week include ancient coins and sentimental needlework from around the regional auction houses.
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James Bond memorabilia auctions include shocking letter from the saintly Roger Moore
11 January 2019Suave and sophisticated are the terms that come to mind when referring to the late, great and saintly James Bond actor Roger Moore. A raised eyebrow perhaps. But certainly not the word ‘bollocks’.
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Top stories this week – including news of a new auction house, a new book and new years’ resolutions
11 January 2019The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the launch of a new saleroom in Yorkshire, the publication of a glass specialist’s new book and industry figures sharing their resolutions for 2019.