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Belgium
Galleries team up for a Brussels fair taster
07 February 2022With Brussels’ major art and antiques fair BRAFA postponed from its usual January slot until June, a group of exhibitors have got together to present a foretaste of the type of pieces on offer later in the year at Brussels Expo in galleries around the city under the title Brussels Art Walk supported by BRAFA.
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It’s good to Torck
31 January 2022Certain areas became hubs for the manufacture of toys, such as Nuremberg and Erzgebirge in Germany.
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Dealer uncovers Countess of Carnarvon in Portugal
24 January 2022Found covered in grime in a Portuguese auction house, a three quarter-length portrait of a dark-haired lady by Dutch artist Willem Wissing (1655-1709) has been restored to its former glory by a Belgian dealership and the identity of its sitter revealed as a British aristocrat.
Fair dates for the diary as La Biennale and BRAFA both return
22 November 2021La Biennale fair opens in Paris this week at the Grand Palais Ephémère and runs from November 26-December 5.
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Sensitive carving shown on bronze head of Buddha
18 October 2021This bronze head of Buddha, formerly in a private Belgium collection since the 1970s, is priced at £75,000 from Antwerp gallery Marcel Nies Oriental Art.
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Standing figure makes bidders sit up and take note
27 September 2021A rare standing figure from the Yuat River area of Papua New Guinea was the star of the show at a Brussels auction.
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Fledgling Brussels auction house sells €800,000 altarpiece
14 June 2021A large 15th century altarpiece from a church in southern Belgium has been sold in Brussels for a six figure sum.
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TEFAF Maastricht 2021 moved to May
08 October 2020The planned TEFAF Maastricht fair scheduled for next year has moved to May.
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Flemish missionary’s painting sells at 16-times estimate
14 September 2020Before leaving as a missionary to China, the Flemish missionary Mon Van Genechten (1903-74) was a student of Dirk Baksteen, Sir Frank Brangwyn and Maurice Denis.
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Royal clockmaker’s musical table clock stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week
11 September 2020ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an 18th century musical table clock by the London royal clockmaker John Ellicott (1706-72) that drew strong demand at an auction in the Netherlands.
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Staffordshire and Wedgwood pieces offered in Belgium
04 May 2020Staffordshire blue and white ware, figures and Leeds creamware will be among a selection of English ceramics featured in Maison Jules’ large mixed-discipline auction of art, antiques and vintage items to be held online over three days from May 16-18 in Gent, Belgium.
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More adventures of Tintin in Brussels auction
06 April 2020Tintin was a major player in a sale of Comic Strip art staged in Belgium.
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Only existing drawing of Benin from before 1890 in demand at auction
02 March 2020Several surprises emerged in the tribal art sale held by Cologne auction house Lempertz (24% buyer’s premium) in a recent sale held in Brussels.
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Chinese imperial silk painting sells in Bruges
24 February 2020This Ming ink and colour on silk painting of Shakyamuni Buddha, offered for sale by Rob Michiels (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Bruges on February 15, is thought to be part of an imperial order made in the short reign of Emperor Jingtai (1449-57).
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Items seized after Interpol ‘checks’ at BRAFA
03 February 2020A group of objects belonging to dealers who took part in the BRAFA art fair in Brussels were seized following an investigation by Interpol.
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BRAFA 2020: Eight stands that caught our eye
30 January 2020BRAFA art fair in Brussels opened to the public earlier this week following several private views that kicked-off the event.
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Exhibitors explain BRAFA fair’s long-lasting appeal
13 January 2020BRAFA Art Fair, Brussels’ major international art and antiques show, is one of the earliest events in the European fairs calendar.
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Candlesticks light up Bruges sale
13 January 2020This impressive and rare pair of silver table candlesticks with cluster columns, square bases and drip cups had no visible hallmarks but is probably Dutch and late 17th century in date.
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Tray brings exotic design to Horta saleroom
26 August 2019This Gallé marquetry tray is to be offered by the Horta saleroom in its next auction taking place in Brussels on September 9-10.
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Farnham’s orchid blooms in Belgium
22 July 2019This gold, enamel and diamond tiger orchid brooch offered by Belgian auction house Haynault of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre last month was made by Tiffany c.1890.
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