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2019
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New auction formats and salerooms - the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market
17 September 2019Industry news from across the auction houses and dealers.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including Norman Parkinson photos, Royal Crown Derby porcelain and a 19th century jewelled Latin cross
16 September 2019With estimates from £5-6000, here are five previews of upcoming sales this week.
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They said what!? BADA responds to questions over the sale of its antiques fair and more from the art and antiques market
15 September 2019It’s not about the money for members of the art and antiques trade this week. Instead, they had a few words to say about thieves, partners and like-minded individuals
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Top stories this week – including news of a major piece of Fabergé selling in the UK regions
15 September 2019The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news that a miniature sedan chair by Fabergé took £380,000 at a Cotswold auction.
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Freeman’s of Philadelphia moves to modern salerooms
14 September 2019America’s venerable auction house is relocating to contemporary gallery and auction room space.
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Doulton Lambeth character mug, Elizabethan first edition, Lonitz majolica owls – six auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week
13 September 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a seemingly unrecorded Doulton Lambeth character mug and a pair of lifelike majolica owls produced at the Hugo Lonitz factory.
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Christie’s launches young collectors club to attract new buyers to the art world
13 September 2019Christie’s Education has launched The Young Collectors Club to help enthusiastic young art lovers to increase their knowledge and collections.
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‘Stolen’ Joshua Reynolds portrait at centre of controversy between UK family and Japanese museum
12 September 2019A Japanese museum has claimed it bought a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds “in good faith and without fault from a respectable art dealer” after it was identified as being stolen from a UK stately home.
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Two collections from celebrated interior designers to be offered at auctions at Bonhams this autumn
12 September 2019A collection from interior designer and socialite Nicky Haslam and another from decorator and dealer Christopher Hodsoll will be offered at auction at Bonhams London.
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Dealers taking part in downsized Masterpiece Pavilion at Fine Art Asia revealed
12 September 2019The management of Masterpiece has unveiled the dealers who will participate in a showcase that replaces the planned 24 stands at Fine Art Asia (October 4-7) in Hong Kong because of continuing public unrest in the city.
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BADA chief Marco Forgione: ‘We’ve sold the fair to ensure its future. Change was essential.’
11 September 2019In a controversial move, the British Antique Dealers' Association has sold a majority stake in its annual fair to external investors, who will relaunch it as The Open Art Fair.
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Miniature sedan chair by Fabergé takes £380,000 at Cotswold auction
11 September 2019A model of a sedan chair by Fabergé made of gold, jade and rock crystal was sold at an auction in Gloucestershire for £380,000 to a bidder on the phone.
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Plea to antiques trade to help find stolen paperweight collection
11 September 2019The owner of a collection of paperweights is calling on the antiques trade to look out for items that have been stolen from a car in south London.
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TEFAF New York Fall adds collaborative element for fourth edition as exhibitor line up is announced
10 September 2019Old Master dealer Colnaghi and antiquities specialist Cahn are among exhibitors participating in series of curated booth collaborations debuting at the fourth edition of TEFAF New York Fall.
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Lincolnshire auction house Golding Young & Mawer expands into Leicestershire
10 September 2019Golding Young & Mawer has opened a valuation and consignment office in Leicester, to cover the Midlands area.
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Father and son’s exceptional collection of vintage motorbikes to be offered in Chartres sale
10 September 2019A collection of 64 vintage motorbikes and seven bicycles that a father and son have spent 50 years assembling and restoring is to be sold at auction in France.
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Head of French statesman: Country house discovery of bronze ‘Bordoni’ bust emerges after 400 years
09 September 2019A rare early 17th century bronze bust of a French statesman has been discovered in a French country house and will be offered for auction at Drouot in Paris in November with an estimate of €500,000-800,000.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Snow White animation, medieval bowls and a gold armorial ring
09 September 2019With estimates from £200-25,000, here are four previews from upcoming sales this week.
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The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including at Bonhams, Halls and Tate Ward
09 September 2019An update on news from across the auction houses.
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They said what!? The changing profile of art and antiques buyers and more from the art and antiques market
08 September 2019In a week where “an unusual move” might have described the protection of an extinct species or the sale of Sotheby’s (but didn’t), find out what was said in our quotes roundup.