International

About 80% of the global art market by value takes place outside the UK. The largest art market in the world is the US with China in third place (after the UK) followed by France, Germany and Switzerland.

Many more nations have a rich art and antiques heritage with active auction, dealer, fair, gallery and museum sectors even if their market size by value is smaller.

Read the top stories and latest art and antiques news from all these countries.

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Gallery shows unite Big Apple residents and visitors

06 March 2023

Around 26 specialist dealers are taking part in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York (AWNY) from March 16-24.

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Japanese art at the end of the Edo period

06 March 2023

Sebastian Izzard LLC celebrates 25 years with an exhibition of 19th century Japanese paintings and prints during AWNY from March 17-24 on East 76th Street.

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Hokusai goes with the flow

06 March 2023

Shown here is a highlight of The Art of Japan’s Asia Week New York exhibition, Fine Japanese Prints: 300 Years of Japanese Prints, Ukiyo-e -Modern.

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DNA discovery and damnation

06 March 2023

Extraordinary letter by Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist both commends and condemns a colleague

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Kuniyoshi masters woodblock prints

06 March 2023

As its Asia Week New York offering, Egenolf Gallery presents Prints and Drawings by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), Master of Graphic Storytelling.

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Dealers and auctioneers ready for action at New York Asia Week

06 March 2023

Exhibitions and sales lined up for the 14th edition of the annual celebration of Asian art in New York

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Catching Hindu and Muslim court traditions

06 March 2023

For its 13th annual Asia Week New York exhibition, dealership Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch will offer 44 paintings reflecting the Hindu and Muslim court traditions of India

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Channel enlightening energies through sculpture

06 March 2023

During Asia Week New York, local dealer Kapoor Galleries presents Divine Gestures: Channels of Enlightenment, an exhibition of sculptural works

Erica Conroy and Isabel Murtough

A new consultancy and an auction house – the latest Movers and Shakers

02 March 2023

A new valuation and consultancy firm, a new auction house and a new head of luxury at Sotheby’s are among the latest updates across the art and antiques sector.

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Coming to TEFAF: Shapero Rare Books

27 February 2023

Rare books specialist Shapero Rare Books run by Bernard Shapero is a regular exhibitor at TEFAF.

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Coming to TEFAF: Rafael Valls

27 February 2023

Fraser Short is gallery manager at Old Masters specialist Rafael Valls, one of the regular returning dealers at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht.

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Time and place for Hemingway

27 February 2023

Inscription signalled one of American literature’s most significant editorial relationships

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From darkness came light: the Bud Lear collection of historical candlesticks

27 February 2023

US collector Bud Lear teamed up with UK metalwork dealer Christopher Bangs to investigate early types of metal candlesticks

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Specialists have to vie for vendors in a competitive Old Masters market

27 February 2023

Hefty estimates and guarantees suggest a fierce competition in the market when seeking consignments

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Coming to TEFAF: Callisto Fine Arts

27 February 2023

Carlo Milano of Callisto Fine Arts specialises in European sculpture, works of art and Old Master paintings, and is one of 10 exhibitors joining the Showcase this year.

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Unoccupied house found to be full of French art glass joys

27 February 2023

A cache of art glass rediscovered during the contents removal of a house that had been unoccupied for several years came up for auction.

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Christie’s opens new year in New York with full series of Old Masters auctions

27 February 2023

The fact that Christie’s held a full series of Old Masters auctions in New York at the start of 2023 not only boosted the overall total for the January series but also added to the amount of activity in this sector generally at this key time.

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Gallé and Daum feature in collector Blessing's mixed French and American sale

27 February 2023

Art glass will be one notable feature of the second instalment of the sale of items from the estate of Ron Blessing of Nebraska on March 18.

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Make a bone call when bidding for Chinese jiaguwen

27 February 2023

The Shang period (c.1600-1045BC) is the first of China’s many epochs from which written documents survive.

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Navigate your way round Breitling Navitimer dial styles

27 February 2023

Over the years, the Navitimer has undergone a variety of cosmetic and mechanical changes. Pictured here are three iterations of the watch as it evolved across two decades.

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