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Austin Wright, Hammerhead, 1956, Bronze, 12 12 X 6 X 5 78 In, 31.9 X 15.2 X 14.9 Cm

Dealer stages Austin Wright show at sculpture garden in North Yorkshire

22 August 2024

Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden in North Yorkshire is hosting an exhibition of sculpture and works on paper by Austin Wright (1911-97).

2657 AR L&T Trefid Spoons Close Up

Rare set of Glaswegian silver spoons bring strong demand at Lyon & Turnbull

22 August 2024

A remarkable set of six 17th century Scottish provincial silver trefid spoons drew strong competition at an auction in Edinburgh this week.

Indiana Jones fedora at auction

Hats off to Indiana Jones after famous fedora makes $500,000

21 August 2024

The famous hat was one of many props from blockbuster films to appear at Propstore’s August auction

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Close friends Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan are focus of London dealer's show

21 August 2024

A forthcoming exhibition explores the rich legacy of Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan who broke with the conventions of post-war Britain

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Rediscovered John Constable painting of Hampstead emerges at Salisbury auction

21 August 2024

A previously unpublished oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) depicting Hampstead Heath is coming up for auction next month at Woolley & Wallis.

Concorde And BA Memorabilia Credit Hansons(1)

Air hostess' autographs collected onboard Concorde take off at auction

20 August 2024

Concorde’s capability to fly at twice the speed of sound and travel from London to New York in three hours attracted the rich and famous of the time.

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Export bar placed on Alan Turing’s unpublished Second World War papers

20 August 2024

A remarkable archive of newly discovered scientific papers by the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing and his collaborator Donald Bayley has been temporarily blocked from export.

Kasper König, influential German curator dies aged 80

20 August 2024

Known as the 'James Bond' of the art world, König was as colourful and controversial as the art and sculpture he supported

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Boy on tortoise comes out of its shell at £18,000

19 August 2024

A rare Royal Doulton prototype model of a ‘Boy on a Tortoise’ found in a modest house in Rickmansworth has sold for an impressive £18,000.

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Abu Dhabi fund buys into the Sotheby’s brand to ‘support the company’s growth’

19 August 2024

Sotheby’s owner Patrick Drahi has sold a stake in the company to an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund.

Archibald Knox Cymric clock

Opportunity Knox: Previously unknown design for Liberty & Co clock emerges in Glasgow auction

19 August 2024

An apparently unique silver and enamel clock designed by Manxman Archibald Knox (1864-1933) for London retailer Liberty & Co surfaced for sale in Scotland last week.

2656 AR Burstow & Hewett Toys

Bidders find their marbles at auction in East Sussex

19 August 2024

A lot catalogued as ‘Vintage toys, including marbles, rifle, Marklin spinners and butterflies, etc’ that appeared in a Burstow & Hewett auction estimated at £40-70 rolled out a surprise.

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Manuscript copy of Leonardo da Vinci treatise tops third Brooker sale

19 August 2024

Treatise about painting was a unique version among pre-publication copies thanks to the drawings

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Dealer Liss Llewellyn creates a window into world of Great Bardfield

19 August 2024

This summer Liss Llewellyn is hosting an intriguing online show called 'Long Live Great Bardfield'.

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Seven-figure successes help celebrate saleroom 70-year anniversary

19 August 2024

This year, Munich auction house Ketterer (32/27/22% buyer’s premium) is marking its 70th anniversary and the evening sale provided plenty of opportunities for celebration.

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Barrie Lewis biscuit tins up for grabs in Glasgow

19 August 2024

On August 28, Glasgow auction house McTear’s is conducting a single-owner, single-subject sale titled The Art of the Biscuit Tin: The Lewis Collection.

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How Wedgwood attempted to achieve the ‘apex of perfection’

19 August 2024

Vases tell the story of an obsession to recreate a celebrated antiquity

Books and works on paper auction calendar, August 20-September 4, 2024

19 August 2024

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Sketch sourced from Austrian castle captures Cairo terror in Napoleonic era

19 August 2024

Viennese auction house Tiberius (27% buyer’s premium) recently sold the inventory of Laudon Castle, a privately owned, moated baroque residence on the outskirts of the Austrian capital.

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It's time to Spare in the saleroom

19 August 2024

Four fresh-to-market works by the Edwardian enfant terrible artist come for sale in Exeter

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