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Christie’s sale brings home the Bacon
11 September 2017A rediscovered Francis Bacon is to be offered at Christie’s next month with a £7m-10m estimate.
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Bidding leaps for Aus$70,000 kangeroo salts
11 September 2017A set of four Victorian kangaroos salts made by silversmiths Hunt & Roskell sold for Aus$70,000 (£42,000) as part of the Fairfax collection at Leonard Joel in Sydney on August 31-September 2.
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Experts outline Brexit trade risk
11 September 2017Lawyers and accountants have drawn up documents laying out the issues facing the art and antiques trade to inform government as it negotiates the terms of Brexit.
Death of Artist’s Resale Right ‘is exaggerated’, lawyer says
11 September 2017Artist’s Resale Right, the royalty payable by a buyer to an artist or an artist’s estate for a painting resold for €1000 or more, is likely to be adopted by the UK along with other EU laws after Brexit.
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Cromwell Place hub in discussions with top museums
11 September 2017The new art hub at Cromwell Place plans to host exhibitions by international museums, release specially developed technology for art-world professionals and provide flexible working spaces and art storage, it was revealed last week.
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Turkey's Stargazer claim sets ‘disastrous precedent’ says Christie’s
04 September 2017Christie’s has said Turkey’s claim to own an ancient Anatolian idol that has been on American soil for over half a century sets “a disastrous precedent for collectors, museums and the art market”.
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All eBay final value fees now subject to VAT
04 September 2017For the first time eBay is applying VAT to the fees of its business sellers.
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From the Coromandel Coast to the Wrexham exhibition
04 September 2017A group of six Indo-European solid ebony chairs (sold for £26,000 (plus 20% buyer’s premium) at Dawson’s of Maidenhead on August 26. The buyer bidding online via thesaleroom.com was from the London trade.
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From Albert to Victoria with love – a royal jewel saved for the nation
04 September 2017A sapphire and diamond coronet designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria in 1840 has been ’saved for the nation’ after its purchase for the London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
Christie’s reacts to premium change
04 September 2017Christie’s has reacted quickly to rival Sotheby’s announcement of a new premium structure (ATG No 2306) by increasing its own buyer’s premium.
Sotheby’s tears up online-only pricing model
28 August 2017Sotheby’s has upped the ante in the digital auction space by scrapping buyer’s premium for online-only sales.
Chinese auctioneers hope British advice on non-payment fits the bill
28 August 2017The Chinese auction market is attempting to tackle non-payments with a series of initiatives debated at the Chinese Antiques and Artwork Auction International Forum last week.
Criminal assets targeted in UK government's new act
28 August 2017The new Criminal Finances Act, which is expected to come into force in September, gives police the power to seize art, antiques and jewellery in the same way as if it was cash.
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Brush washer on offer in HK sale
28 August 2017A Song dynasty brush washer, one of the few examples of Ru guanyao court ware still in private hands, will be offered by Sotheby’s Hong Kong with an estimate in excess of HK$100m on October 3.
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Scam listings guides resurface
28 August 2017Dealers and auctioneers are again being targeted by scam guides that seek to extort large sums of money in return for inclusion in worthless trade listings.
Editor’s comment: Sotheby’s serious intent in the silly season
28 August 2017It’s late August and the art market continues its summer slumber.
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Medieval brooch is much loved by bidders at Hansons auction
28 August 2017Seven phone bidders competed for this 15th century gold heart-shaped brooch, a medieval gift of love from the time of the Wars of the Roses, at Hansons in Derbyshire.
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Matthews contracts score at auction
28 August 2017Sir Stanley Matthews’ first football contract showing the legend was paid a princely £5 a week has sold at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons.
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BADA heads to Shanghai preaching the merits of a self-regulating trade
21 August 2017Self-regulation of the art and antiques trade was set to be the focus of an auction conference in Shanghai at the weekend.
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Canadian war hero’s Victoria Cross up at auction in London… in dollars
21 August 2017A unique Victoria Cross and other awards won by one of the greatest heroes in Canadian history is to be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb on September 27.
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