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Colnaghi sell Cranach’s Venus to the Prince of Liechtenstein

08 July 2013

On the eve of the major Old Masters sales in the auction houses, Mayfair dealers Colnaghi of 15 Old Bond Street announced the sale of a recently rediscovered ‘Venus’ by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553).

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Battle for El Greco boosts Old Master sales

04 July 2013

Strong competition for a number of key works gave a major lift to the latest round of Old Master auctions in London.

Business better at the top, BADA survey reveals

03 July 2013

Business is best if you are at the top of the tree, according to the latest survey published by the British Antique Dealers’ Association.

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Auctioneers merge to form north-west partnership

02 July 2013

Auctioneers Frank Marshall of Knutsford and Wright Manley of Beeston, both in Cheshire, have announced that they are to merge.

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Lough’s musical masterpiece chimes in Cumbria

02 July 2013

This remarkable 1773 longcase clock by Hugh Lough of Penrith proved the top-selling lot at Mitchells of Cockermouth when it sold at £19,000.

Woburn Abbey centre to close in September

02 July 2013

Woburn Antiques Centre, at the heart of the Woburn Abbey Estate in Bedfordshire, is to close on September 1.

French postal ban on coins, jewels and bullion

01 July 2013

A new decree under French law has banned the mailing of banknotes, coins, jewellery and precious metals using the standard French postal system.