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Top stories this week including news that the Ivory Act extension will come into force ‘when time allows’
06 October 2024The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news that the incoming ban on antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusk trade has been delayed.
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Gainsborough portraits on public display for the first time
05 October 2024Four Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) family portraits acquired under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme have gone go on public display for the first time.
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Kyiv belltower view stands out as a Williams watercolour highlight
04 October 2024A collection of watercolours amassed by Iolo Williams (1890-1962) which had been kept under a bed for over half a century raised a total of £89,150 at Olympia Auctions on October 2.
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Eduard Wiiralt etchings bring fervent bidding at US auction
04 October 2024Two of the most familiar works by Estonian graphic artist Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954) came for sale at a recent sale at Revere Auctions in St Paul, Minnesota.
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Music to vendor’s ears as Francois Nicole box doubles estimate at auction
03 October 2024A rare example from a pioneer of modern musical boxes came for sale at Lawrences of Crewkerne
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‘The largest selection of Fishley pottery to be included in a single auction’
03 October 2024An impressive array of North Devon pottery dating from the 18th to the 20th century comes for sale at Chilcotts in Honiton on October 12.
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First known ‘romantic’ photograph of an interracial couple in the US comes to auction
03 October 2024On October 26, Freeman’s Hindman in Cincinnati will offer what is believed to be the first American photograph of a romantically posed interracial couple.
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More antiques head for scrap as gold reaches all-time high
02 October 2024This week’s record gold price has led to greater amounts of antique items being scrapped.
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EH Shepard Wind in the Willows illustration among Forum Auctions sale highlights
02 October 2024A selection of important British works were on offer at Forum Auctions, including these four highlights that hammered over estimate
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Cabinet showing 17th century ‘globalisation’ in action makes over 90 times estimate
02 October 2024Due to the fact that they represent a meeting of three continents and cultures, barniz de Pasto (Pasto varnish) boxes have recently been described by Jorge F Rivas Perez, curator of Latin American Art at the Denver Art Museum, as ‘some of the first works of a globalised world’.
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Window panel from Getty collection reaches six figures at Stair Galleries
01 October 2024A final treasure from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection excelled at the latest sale at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York.
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'Unique' yellow coronation mug sets record for a Ravilious ceramic
01 October 2024A rare colourway of the Ravilious for Wedgwood coronation mug took a bid of £13,500 at Gildings – a record price for Ravilious ceramics.
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Ivory Act extension to pass ‘when time allows’
30 September 2024The UK ban on the trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks has been delayed following the change of government.
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Punning box found among bric-a-brac makes four figure sum
30 September 2024Plucked from a box of bric-a-brac brought in for a general sale, a Commonwealth gilt brass sealing wax box sold for £5200 at Lawrences of Crewkerne. A clever pun gives a clue to its maker’s identity - and perhaps his political leanings.
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Dealer Dickinson offers ‘early Michelangelo’
30 September 2024London dealer Dickinson is offering what it says is ‘the one of the most exciting old master discoveries to have been made in recent decades, and is an important addition to the small group of extant drawings by Michelangelo’.
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Rare view of Kyiv skyline features among five lots to watch
30 September 2024With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
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Swinton estate sale brings a flavour of Le goût Rothschild to Yorkshire
30 September 2024The Swinton Estate, which spans approximately 20,000 acres of North Yorkshire, has been in the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s.
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News in brief including Michael Jackson sale to go ahead
30 September 2024A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a court ruling allowing the sale of Michael Jackson drawings to proceed
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Obituary: antiques dealer Robert Jackson Whitfield (1941-2024)
30 September 2024Family and friends regretfully announce the death of Robert Jackson Whitfield aged 82 (born 10 October 1941, died 2 September 2024)
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Horrocks back in fashion
30 September 2024Actress Jane Horrocks took to the rostrum at Ewbank’s in Surrey on September 19 for Diary of a Wardrobe - A Celebrity Charity Auction for Marie Curie.
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