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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'Exceedingly scarce' wool weight triples estimate in Suffolk
22 July 2024This William III bronze wool weight cast with the royal arms is more than twice the size of most, weighing in at 14lb.
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Posters created as political expression in Communist-run Poland
22 July 2024Roman Cieślewicz (1930-96) and Jan Lenica (1928-2001) were both founders of the Polish School of Posters, the influential and creative artistic movement that sprang up under strict Soviet rule.
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Vernacular furniture on the rise thanks to 'quirky and charming' appeal
22 July 2024Furniture and objects associated with a rustic or farmhouse aesthetic have gained popularity in recent decades.
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Best of British posters: classic film designs beyond Bond
22 July 2024A preserved and framed collection with a great provenance dispersed at auction showed the wider strength of a market often dominated by the familiar stars
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Key Mormon work was taken in the spirit intended
22 July 2024First edition of key Mormon work lists Joseph Smith as ‘author and proprietor’ of text not ‘translator’
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Fragmented figures at the double
22 July 2024Carved wooden sculptural fragments are a market strength.
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Jack B Yeats fired his broadsides with help of Irish private press
22 July 2024The Fonsie Mealy Chatsworth Summer Rare Books & Collectables Sale on July 30-31 includes a private collection of works by Jack B Yeats, The Cuala Press and modern Irish and English literature.
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James II silver medal commemorating a 1687 shipwreck recovery is buoyant at auction
19 July 2024A rare James II and Queen Mary of Modena silver medal by George Bowers, commemorating a Spanish shipwreck recovered in 1687 was auctioned at Toovey's in West Sussex 'Coins, Medallions & Banknotes' auction on July 17.
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Titanic interest: Rare White Star Line notice to Olympic passengers and a Carpathia bronze medal steam ahead at auction
18 July 2024Duke's Summer Auction in Dorchester featured a remarkable notice issued by the White Star Line to passengers on board the RMS Olympic after the sinking of its sister ship, the Titanic.
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Christie’s latest figures show auction sales down 22%
18 July 2024The auction house has had to grapple with various challenges over the six-month period, including a cyber attack
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Church’s entire collection of stained glass windows auctioned off in Newcastle
18 July 2024Burn Park Road Methodist Church in Sunderland recently closed its doors and its windows were auctioned by Thomas N Miller Auctioneers
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1908 Olympic marathon steward medal flies past estimate
17 July 2024A collection of steward medals and badges were offered as a single lot, but it was the 1908 Olympic marathon steward medal that had bidders jostling
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Musket ball from Battle of Waterloo aims for auction glory
17 July 2024Bidders are already fired up for this intriguing relic
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‘A lifelong labour of love’: Hensman tile collection sells at marathon sale in Stourbridge
17 July 2024Most tile collectors tend to specialise in a particular area – a favourite factory, a period, a designer or a chosen subject matter. Roger Hensman was passionate about the subject in all its forms.
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Chinese brush washer makes 200 times estimate in Norfolk
16 July 2024A Chinese monochrome brush washer in one of the most prized glazes of the Song dynasty sold for an unexpected £120,000 at auction in Norfolk.
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Seven-foot narwhal tusk takes £7500
16 July 2024Sale in Hampshire may be one of the final sales of such an item before new legislation takes force
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Horologist's clock collection set to chime with bidders
16 July 2024A single-owner collection of clocks, timepieces and scientific instruments formed over 60 years will go under the hammer at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham on September 4.
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Taxidermy of extinct New Zealand birds set to fly at auction
16 July 2024A display of huia birds from New Zealand will find its way to Moreton-in-Marsh on July 25
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Movers & Shakers: the latest art and antiques appointments including a shake-up in Sotheby's fine art team
15 July 2024Changes to Sotheby's Global Fine Art leadership team feature among the latest recruitment, promotions and business updates
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Mineral water bottle pops up to break record
15 July 2024A new record for any English bottle was set at specialist saleroom BBR Auctions in Elsecar, South Yorkshire.
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