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2020
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Shackleton expedition sledge and flag blocked from export
08 February 2020A sledge and flag that were taken on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope of finding a UK buyer.
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Chinese dressing table joins early sales at Chester decorative and antiques fair
07 February 2020Susannah Midwinter of Midwinter Antiques was among the exhibitors opening for business at The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair this morning.
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Guidance for anti-money laundering regulation published
07 February 2020The anti-money laundering guidance for Art Market Participants (AMPs) has finally been published.
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Auctions and art fairs postponed and cancelled after spread of coronavirus in Asia
07 February 2020The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has forced art fairs and auctions to postpone and cancel in light of the increasing seriousness of the situation.
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Arts & Crafts ewer, 17th century bible and neoclassical intaglios – five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week
07 February 2020ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes an 18th century Dutch East India Company bell that sold for more than 12-times estimate.
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René Magritte surrealist scene lifts Christie’s modern art auction in London
07 February 2020Auction records for Tamara de Lempicka and George Grosz boosted Christie’s latest Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art evening sales in London but it was a surrealist scene by René Magritte that made the largest contribution to the night’s total.
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George Medal awarded to brave boxer who foiled Princess Anne kidnap comes to auction
06 February 2020When a kidnap attempt was made on Princess Anne on the Mall in London it was handy that nearby was a brave 6ft 2in, 17 stone former heavyweight boxer who without thought for his own safety rushed to her aid.
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Recovered works top Sotheby’s modern art auction
06 February 2020Pictures restored to the family of an important Jewish collector whose property had been seized by the Nazis led Sotheby’s latest evening sale of Impressionist and Modern art in London.
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Rare teddies from museum collection bare all at auction in Newbury
06 February 2020More than 300 teddy bears collected over an eight-year period are to be auctioned later this year.
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Antiques trade 'lagging behind on promoting its green credentials', celebrity interior designer says
05 February 2020A leading interior designer will tell a gathering of antiques dealers next month that the trade has been slow to promote antiques as reused items – at a time when sustainability and climate change dominate political and commercial agendas.
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Business as usual despite fire at Guildford auction house
04 February 2020Wellers of Guildford suffered a fire at its premises but has continued to operate its auction schedule despite disruption to phone lines.
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Rediscovered picture of female artist by society portraitist Philip de László comes to auction in Scotland
04 February 2020A portrait previously unknown to the wider art market of the British female artist Isobel Codrington by Hungarian artist Philip de László (1869-1937) will be offered with an estimate of £8000-12,000.
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Appeal to trade to help find Regency clock stolen from Kensington antiques dealer
04 February 2020An early 19th century mahogany bracket clock has been stolen from the shop of dealer Patrick Sandberg on Kensington Church Street.
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Movers and Shakers: Bonhams’ new west coast shows plus new faces at Rogers Jones and Sterling Vault
03 February 2020An update from across the world of art and antiques in the US and UK.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Liberty wool cape featured on BBC's Antiques Roadshow
03 February 2020With estimates from £200-5000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
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Top stories this week – including news of a stunning hoard of sealed bottles dug up by a JCB
02 February 2020The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a spectacular cache of 17th century sealed bottles unearthed by workmen on a building site in Worcestershire.
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Sèvres collection from the late Judith Howard comes to auction
01 February 2020A collection of porcelain from the renowned Sèvres specialist Judith Howard, who died last year, is to be sold in Salisbury.
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Ivory Act: court date set 'earlier than expected' for final legal challenge by dealers and collectors
31 January 2020The battle by dealers and collectors to overturn the Ivory Act will enter its final phase on February 24 and 25 at the Court of Appeal.
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Art Deco headlamps, rare Pelham puppet, portrait of an artist’s daughter – five auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week
31 January 2020ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a portrait by Victorian artist John Bagnold Burgess of his daughter and a pair of Woodlite headlamps that both made over 10-times estimate.
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BRAFA 2020: Eight stands that caught our eye
30 January 2020BRAFA art fair in Brussels opened to the public earlier this week following several private views that kicked-off the event.