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A 'Japonaise' mantel clock and a Rex Whistler illustration are among six lots to watch at auction

19 April 2021

With estimates from £500-120,000 here are six previews of upcoming items this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of a metal detectorists’ bronze hoard being sold at Hansons

18 April 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a hoard of Romano-British bronzes unearthed in North Yorkshire now being sold at Derbyshire auction house Hansons.

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New home for a ceramics specialist and a new face at Freeman’s

17 April 2021

A new home and name for a Gloucestershire auction house is among the latest updates in the art and antiques sector.

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Peter Rabbit teawares star in our pick of five auction highlights

16 April 2021

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a large group of Grimwades Beatrix Potter tea wares that made over 20-times estimate in Chippenham.

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New recruits at Bonhams and Gorringe’s are the latest Movers & Shakers

15 April 2021

Appointments at auction houses in the UK and US and an anniversary in Germany are the latest updates in the art and antiques sector.

European Commission

Call for feedback on EU’s cultural goods importation rules

14 April 2021

The art and antiques sector has until April 21 to submit feedback on new rules proposed by the European Union on the import of cultural goods.

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TEFAF rethinks New York event

13 April 2021

The organiser of art and antiques fairs 'TEFAF Maastricht' and 'TEFAF New York' has changed the frequency and focus of the American event.

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An Omar Ramsden silver spoon and a Polar medal are among the six lots to watch at auction

12 April 2021

With estimates from £100-7000 here are six previews of upcoming items this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of the Mountbatten sale at Sotheby’s

11 April 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the collection of Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, appearing at auction in London.

London Art Week announces details of summer schedule

10 April 2021

Details of the selling exhibitions in galleries in central London and online this summer have been announced by London Art Week (LAW).

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Armorial head with link to Anne Boleyn stars in this week’s pick of five auction highlights

09 April 2021

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a 16th century oak head of a crowned leopard that made 10-times estimate in Essex.

Artemisia Gentileschi Lucretia

Californian museum acquires Artemisia Gentileschi’s ‘record’ Lucretia picture

08 April 2021

The J Paul Getty Museum has acquired a work by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593- c.1654) that had previously sold for a record auction price in 2019.

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Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies helps Art UK improve access to public art

07 April 2021

Public access to artworks in UK collections has been given a boost with a tie up between Bloomberg Philanthropies and Art UK.

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A Lalique bowl and a Rolex Submariner are among four lots to watch at auction

06 April 2021

With estimates from £300-12,000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.

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Mountbatten family collection raises £5.6m at Sotheby’s

05 April 2021

Sotheby’s reported 1400 bidders from 55 countries participating in the auction of the collection of Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924-2017).

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Top stories this week – including news of a lorry driver sentenced after antiquities seized at Dover

03 April 2021

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a man jailed after antiquities estimated to be worth more than £76,000 were found in his lorry by the UK’s Border Force.

George Stubbs’ ‘Turf Gallery’

Racing away: Stubbs’ Turf Gallery prints sold for six times estimate in Gloucestershire

02 April 2021

A complete copy of the famous ‘Turf Gallery’ prints of champion racehorses of the Georgian era has sold at auction for £30,000.

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Dutch dealers strike out on their own with online fair

01 April 2021

Dealers from the Royal Dutch Fine Art & Antique Dealer Association (KVHOK) have joined forces to launch an online fair which opens this month.

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‘Mother of modern British ballet’ portrait sold at Christie’s and donated to Royal Academy of Dance

31 March 2021

A portrait of the 'mother of modern British ballet’ will go on public display this autumn after dance enthusiasts rallied round to bid at auction.