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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John Lennon’s lost Help! guitar sets auction record
31 May 2024Guitar belonging to the Beatle was rediscovered in an attic after 50 years
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Super Bowl founder’s Limoges plaques fly to 34 times estimate in Florida auction
29 May 2024An exceptional pair of 16th century Limoges enamels attracted remarkable interest after emerging for sale in Florida.
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Grand Duke was a huge fan of pedal power
27 May 2024According to the engraved plaque, this Russian silver cycling trophy, offered by Antiqon (25% buyer’s premium) in Riga, Latvia, on May 18, was presented by Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich to the best cyclist in northern Russia and champion of the Tour of St Michaels.
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Tiffany is tops at Toomey's first period jewellery sale
27 May 2024Snake bracelet among the highlights as period jewellery makes a Chicago auction debut
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Pair of paintings reveal marine artist Salmon’s working roots in Scotland
27 May 2024Two oils by the Anglo-American marine artist Robert Salmon, painted while he lived and worked in Scotland, were offered by Stair Galleries (28% buyer’s premium) in Hudson, New York, on April 25.
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Hungarian ‘big name’ makes an impact in the US market
27 May 2024In his native Hungary, Károly Patkó (1895-1941) is a recognised name in early 20th century art.
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Doyle's samples Lalique's successes before the glass
27 May 2024René Lalique had already enjoyed a hugely successful career as a jewellery designer in the Art Nouveau taste before he ventured into glass manufacture and the Art Deco.
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Doctor’s atlas proved just the remedy for a changing world
27 May 2024A world atlas produced by a Dublin-born man who is considered the first US commercial publisher made its way to the Irish capital to be sold at auction house Adam’s (25% buyer’s premium).
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Yachting trophy won by railroad baron finds buyer in New York
27 May 2024Marion Antique Auctions’ (23% buyer’s premium) May 4 sale included a 1913 yachting trophy made for the winner of the Eastern Yacht Club Cruise. That winner turned out to be Elena, a 136ft vessel owned by railroad baron Morton Plant (1852-1918).
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Spectacular Steinway grand piano goes under the hammer at Nadeau's
27 May 2024A spectacular 19th century Steinway concert grand piano sold for $80,000 (£64,000) at Nadeau’s (23% buyer’s premium).
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Memphis Milano made its mark
27 May 2024The Memphis Miliano design movement was born on the evening of December 11, 1980, when architect-designer Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) invited young creators and architects to discuss the future of Italian ‘post-modern’ design.
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New auction high for an English silver coin
24 May 2024An auction record for an English silver coin has been set in Zürich.
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Sotheby’s new pricing structure comes into effect
23 May 2024Auction house reduces buyers’ and sellers’ fees but rivals are yet to follow suit
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American ‘freed slave’ badge soars above estimate at Ohio auction
22 May 2024This humble but hugely powerful object is a Charleston free badge, an oval copper planchet worn by a freed African slave in South Carolina in the 1780s.
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Italian artist's detailed view of London exhibition emerges in Rome auction
20 May 2024Although the image may be familiar from stereoscopic photographs and engravings of the period, this view of the 1862 'London International Exhibition of Industry and Art' is an oil and canvas by the Italian painter Federico Moja (1802-85).
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Chardin still-life among highlights at French auctions this season
20 May 2024Stand-out lots from upcoming sales including Chardin still-life, Napoleonic marshal's baton and fine art collection acquired over decades
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Flowers to soothe the pain of St Helena exile
20 May 2024This wreath of helichrysum (immortelle or everlasting) flowers was apparently sent to Napoleon on St Helena as a token of support from two of his sympathisers in London.
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Laying down the laws for monks
20 May 2024Manuscript ‘sold in 1776’ at forerunner of Sotheby’s emerges in New York sale
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Merkle and his Meissen collecting mission
20 May 2024Focus on first part of a series of porcelain sales offering businessman’s collection
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Springtime brings Asian art focus to Paris
20 May 2024Annual specialist extravaganza held in Paris involves galleries, auction houses and museums
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