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The art and antiques market continues to grow its presence in the online sphere thanks to the development of online catalogues and auctions, dealer portal sites as well as giant trading sites such as eBay.
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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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Chess set inspired by 1980s strike goes on display at National Coal Mining Museum
04 June 2024Pieces feature key political figures such as Margaret Thatcher and Neil Kinnock
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Charlie Chaplin archive revealing 'perfectionism' goes under the hammer at Bonhams
01 June 2024An extensive archive relating to Charlie Chaplin goes under the hammer at Bonhams next month.
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Christie’s sales go ahead despite cyber attack
20 May 2024Auction house Christie’s went ahead with its sales last week as planned despite suffering a ‘technology security incident’ that brought down its website.
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Christie’s website down, victim of apparent cyberattack
14 May 2024Christie’s has been the victim of an apparent cyberattack that has brought down its website.
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Pop up vintage shop disguised as supermarket comes to Soho
18 April 2024Online retailer Merchant & Found spent five years planning a new 'pop up' shop called The Vintage Supermarket.
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Cyber criminals target art and antiques dealers
04 March 2024Dealers have been targeted by cyber criminals setting up copycat scam sites and tampering with existing websites.
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Drouot sells stake with an eye on digital expansion investment
17 July 2023French auction business Drouot Group has sold a 30% stake to fund digital expansion.
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Virtual letter: What a chatbot told us about the digital art market
17 July 2023Last month Sotheby’s announced it would be using the Dutch auction format – whereby the price starts high and is reduced until a buyer is found – for some sales of digital art, sparking a flurry of online media coverage. Its new Gen Art Program will start with an auction on July 26.
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Report reveals bidder views on timed sales
26 June 2023When it comes to timed online auctions, timing is everything.
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Art market sales recover, topping pre-pandemic levels, as UK reclaims its second place globally
04 April 2023Worldwide art and antiques sales increased 3% year-on-year to an estimated $67.8bn (£54.8bn) in 2022, according to the latest Global Art Market Report.
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Online marketplace 2Covet placed in liquidation
02 February 2023The company behind dealer marketplace 2Covet and the Chelsea Antiques Fair has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
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Podcasts: Stay tuned for more art and antiques news
23 January 2023Auctioneers are taking to the airwaves to promote their businesses and demystify what happens in regional salerooms.
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Online art buying fuels business growth
21 November 2022The pandemic forced more buyers online and the trend has continued.
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The web shop window: A Bow figure of Juno with an eagle
07 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Dealer portal 2Covet will no longer run fairs
31 October 2022The team behind 2Covet has closed its events division, abandoning all plans to run fairs.
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The web shop window: A children's Art Deco see-saw
12 September 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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French antiques dealer teams up with Christie’s to auction blockchain-recorded furniture
07 September 2022Antiques dealer Benjamin Steinitz is to offer 58 lots of furniture and decorative arts at auction that will be registered and secured on a blockchain.
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The web shop window: Italian polychrome table
08 August 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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The web shop window: gothic pitch pine bookcase
18 July 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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