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Happy New Year

A Happy New Year 2022 from Antiques Trade Gazette

31 December 2021

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy new year.

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Top stories of 2021 – including news of a huge historic barn being offered at auction

30 December 2021

The most-read stories on this website over 2021 included news of an entire barn structure being offered, the recording dates for the Antiques Roadshow and a long-lost bronze vase being used as a table base.

‘Poppies’ by John William Godward

Five top paintings sold at auctions outside London this year

28 December 2021

Despite the lockdowns, the last 12 months has been a busy time for the art market with plenty of activity witnessed around the country. Here we pick out five of the top picture results at auctions outside London in 2021.

Happy Christmas

ATG wishes you a very happy Christmas

25 December 2021

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy Christmas.

Lion pin cushion

Novelty pin cushion in our pick of five auction highlights

24 December 2021

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a lion pin cushion that made over 13-times estimate in Scotland.

Ste Croix et Les Rasses

Skiing posters slide into January sales

23 December 2021

Whether or not you can make it to the slopes this season, a skiing poster for your wall at home is always an attractive option.

A Roman lamp

Appeal for stolen Roman marble lamp

22 December 2021

A dealership on London’s Pimlico Road is appealing for help to recover a stolen lamp.

Portrait of Prince William

UK buyer sought for rare portrait of the future King William IV

22 December 2021

An export block has been placed on a portrait of the future King William IV painted during the American Revolutionary war, in the hope a UK buyer can be found.

Art Market Mentors

Ex-Christie’s duo appeal for mentees

21 December 2021

Former Christie’s executives Cat Manson and Caroline Sayan’s initiative, Art Market Mentors, is open for mentee applications for 2022.

Christie's

Christie’s sales hit a five-year high but slip behind Sotheby’s for 2021

20 December 2021

Auction house Christie’s reported preliminary total sales of $7.1bn (£5.2bn) including fees for 2021.

Butterfly screen

An Art Nouveau butterfly-shaped screen and a three-piece Georgian silver tea set are among four lots to watch

20 December 2021

With estimates from £300-5000 here are four previews of upcoming items.

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Top stories this week – including a new owner for a London saleroom

19 December 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of Gurr Johns acquiring London works on paper specialist Forum Auctions.

First Commonplace Book

Historic library connected to Brontë family saved for the nation in £15.3m purchase with help from Britain’s richest man

18 December 2021

The Honresfield Library of British Literature, containing more than 500 manuscripts, first editions and letters including works by the Brontë family, Robert Burns and Walter Scott, has been purchased by the Friends of the National Libraries for £15.3m.

Laura Knight drawing

Nuremberg Trials sketch by Laura Knight in our pick of five auction highlights

17 December 2021

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Nuremberg Trials sketch by Dame Laura Knight that doubled its estimate at Woolley & Wallis.

TEFAF Maastricht

TEFAF Maastricht 2022 fair postponed due to “global volatility” of pandemic

16 December 2021

Organisers The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) announced the March 2022 edition of the Maastricht fair has been postponed.

Sandro Botticelli ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’

Sotheby’s announces best ever year for sales with new bidders and online growth a big boost

15 December 2021

Auction house Sotheby’s has reported total sales (including associated fees) for the year to date at $7.3bn (£5.5bn).

Matthew Rubinger

Promotions, appointments and new sales – a round-up of Movers and Shakers in the UK, US and Europe

15 December 2021

The latest jobs news across dealers and auction houses.

English School double portrait

Rare 17th century English School allegorical painting barred from export in hope it is saved for the nation

14 December 2021

The UK government has issued a temporary export bar for a rare 17th century painting depicting a black female sitter alongside her white companion.

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A drawing by CRW Nevinson and artworks from Simon Parker Bowles’ Green’s Restaurant are among six lots to watch

13 December 2021

With estimates from £150-60,000 here are six previews of upcoming items.

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Top stories this week – including news of one of the very first coins struck in North America found in a sweet tin

12 December 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the finest-known example of a New England shilling found in a sweet tin.