2022

The Art Business Conference, returning to London on March 25, has released its event programme.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the Ivory Act 2018 will be enforced on June 6.

Bonhams has acquired US auction house Skinner in a purchase that comes only two months after it bought Swedish saleroom Bukowskis.

In the wake of new sanctions on Russia, Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both said they are cancelling auctions of Russian art scheduled for June.

The latest jobs news in the art and antiques sector.

A buyer in the UK is sought to pay £50m for Sir Joshua Reynolds’ (1723-92) portrait of Pacific Islander Omai.

A temporary export bar has been placed on an early 17th century manuscript of lute music in the hope a buyer in the UK can be found.

With estimates from £100-50,000, here are seven previews of upcoming items.

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a dealer trying to trace a René Lalique car mascot that was stolen from a fair.

An international police operation coordinated by Interpol has led to the seizure of 9408 antiquities and cultural artefacts including archaeological objects, furniture, coins, paintings, musical instruments and statuettes.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an 18th century blue john perfume burner made by Matthew Boulton’s Soho factory.

Dealers, fairs organisers and auction houses are using the proceeds of sales to raise money to aid victims of the Ukrainian crisis.

The former country home of William Morris and his family has undergone an extensive £6m refurbishment.

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath has bought Caroline Herschel’s visitor book dating from her time living near Windsor.

Movers & Shakers in the UK and US.

With estimates from £160-8000, here are seven previews of items coming up at auction this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a plea to the antiques trade for help to track down a group of props from the Netflix series The Crown that were taken from a lorry.

The National Trust is hoping to find a missing picture that was on display at Chastleton House in Oxfordshire.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of Mechelen alabaster sculptures that made five-times estimate in Doncaster.

A dealer whose René Lalique car mascot was stolen from a fair is offering a reward for its return.