Auctioneers
The auction process is a key part of the secondary art and antiques market.
Firms of auctioneers usually specialise in a number of fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but many also hold general sales where the goods available are not defined by a particular genre and are usually lower in value.
Auctioneers often provide other services such as probate and insurance valuations.
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Prowling panthers set Rembrandt Bugatti record in Paris
13 June 2024An exceptional bronze by the Italian animalia sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) sold for a record €3m (£2.53m) at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris.
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Famous 44lb carp dubbed ‘Clarissa’ emerges for sale
13 June 2024For collectors of cased fish, it doesn’t come much better than this.
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Dress worn by young Elizabeth II sells at Kerry Taylor
12 June 2024A cotton dress worn by Elizabeth II and kept by her nanny was sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions in London yesterday.
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John Deakin photographic archive bid to 15 times estimate
12 June 2024Wirral-born photographer John Deakin (1912-1972) is best-known for his uncompromisingly honest portraits of the Soho art scene of the 1950s and 60s.
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Prime minister’s gold ring found by metal detectorist shines at auction
11 June 2024Identified as belonging to George Grenville, prime minister between 1763-65, the ring sold at Noonans in Mayfair
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Most watched: Victorian centre table attracts interest ahead of auction
11 June 2024An intriguing Victorian centre table, in the manner of Morant & Co, is coming up for auction this week at Lay’s Antiques & Interiors sale.
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Car boot find: Casino Royale first edition bought for £1 now pitched at five-figure sum
11 June 2024Bought at a car boot sale for the princely sum of £1, a 1953 first edition, first impression copy of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel 'Casino Royale', in its original dust jacket, is coming to auction with a guide of £10,000-15,000.
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Ottoman tile packs in power of tiger and leopard
10 June 2024This large 12in (30cm) hexagonal painted fritware tile from 16th century Damascus is decorated with one of the most recognisable Ottoman decorative motifs - the çintamani pattern.
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New saleroom Azca launches in west London with Indian and Islamic selection
10 June 2024London has a new boutique auction house with the launch this month of Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London.
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Meissen freemasons rub shoulders with Lowestoft musicians in Essex
10 June 2024The most desirable element of a collection of 18th century white-glazed porcelain figures offered by Reeman Dansie (22.5% buyer’s premium) in Colchester was the Meissen group known as Two Freemasons.
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Jobs to be cut across the big London auction firms
10 June 2024Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams are all undertaking rounds of redundancies.
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Vincennes candleholders spark hot contest in Gloucestershire saleroom
10 June 2024Pair of rare and early French examples offered separately create a bidding frenzy despite condition issues
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Darwin as depicted by the ‘father of art photography’
10 June 2024An autographed photograph of Charles Darwin (1809-82) described as “very scarce” by Hansons (26.5% buyer’s premium) sold for £8500.
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Whether country or town views, Newlyn artists are setting the scene
10 June 2024More paintings on offer in Dorest saleroom from the Cornish ‘school’ show the market strength
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Artist Kathleen Scale's work weighed up by a fresh audience
10 June 2024The opening section of Duke’s latest Art & Design post 1880 sale was devoted to the ‘forgotten’ artist Kathleen Muriel Scale (1913-2006).
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Alfred Jewel made a millennium afterwards points to four figure result
10 June 2024The Alfred Jewel is a famous piece of Anglo-Saxon goldsmith craftmanship, a gold-mounted piece of rock crystal enamelled with a portrait of a man and the inscription translating as ‘Alfred ordered me to be made’.
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Christie’s reassures clients over personal data after cyber attack
10 June 2024Christie’s says has it has seen no “evidence to suggest that personal information has been published or misused” following the cyber-attack that brought down its website.
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Harper Lee classic comes with a Christmas card from the author
10 June 2024Not only is this 1960 first edition of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' inscribed by Harper Lee to her friend Harold Caufield, but it was sold with a Christmas card from the author penned with a lengthy message.
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Make a racket about a super collection of tennis posters
10 June 2024Extensive collection on tennis theme inlcudes early Wimbledon designs and Broders view of Monte Carlo
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Bidders spot a Limoges production
10 June 2024A lot catalogued simply as a ’French gilt bronze figure of Madonna and Child’ proved the highlight of the Furniture, Art & Asian auction at Clars (28% buyer’s premium) in Oakland, California, on May 17.
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