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Celebrated Swiss auctioneer Kornfeld’s own collection offered on the rostrum

07 October 2024

Items amassed by the late Eberhard Kornfeld feature in bumper series of five sales at the firm he ran

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Sèvres painter shows his talent

07 October 2024

There were plenty of potential takers for a Sèvres cup and saucer from the 1840s which came under the hammer at Hargesheimer (28% buyer’s premium) in Dusseldorf on September 11-14.

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Box boasts Rothschild provenance

07 October 2024

A French gold and enamel box with an unusual decoration caught the eye of several bidders at Kendzia (16% buyer’s premium).

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Munich fair set to wow with help of wine coolers

07 October 2024

From October 17-20, the 15th edition of the prestigious fair Munich Highlights is opening its doors in the Residenz, the one-time city palace of the Bavarian royal family.

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Doucai dish destroys its estimate

07 October 2024

Schloß Ahlden (25% buyer’s premium) near Hanover was presumably expecting more than the modest estimate of €500 for an 18th century Chinese doucai dish (diameter 8in/21cm) that was to become one of the top lots of a recent auction.

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Mystical posters mesmerise collectors at auction

30 September 2024

A recent Vintage Posters sale at Swann Galleries (25/20/12% buyer’s premium), a summer staple of the New York auction house, was dominated by three large early 20th century magic posters, each hammering for $22,000 (£16,650).

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Paul Allen’s science and tech lots tell a story of human ingenuity

30 September 2024

Memorabilia collected by a founding father of modern computing makes for a remarkable auction

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Empire period Sèvres centrepiece surfaces in Ostend

23 September 2024

This Sèvres porcelain basket-shaped centrepiece was one of the highlights in a sale held by Ostantix Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Ostend on September 3-4.

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Autumn signals busy art market

23 September 2024

With the Olympics over and the new season well under way, there is plenty of activity in the French art market.

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Monet sketchbook draws the eye

23 September 2024

Studies include caricature-like portraits which were an early preoccupation of the young artist

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Racing pigeon by Brit artist Paget causes a flap

16 September 2024

Leading a recent sale at Vogt Auction Texas (25% buyer’s premium) was this portrait of an early 20th century champion homing pigeon.

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Final Flower collection sale comes up with a coveted Crealock Minton classic

16 September 2024

The vulture and serpent teapot designed for Minton by the Victorian soldier, artist and writer Colonel Henry Hope Crealock in 1874, is considered the most coveted of all majolica teapots.

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Panamanian slipware dishes up a shock

16 September 2024

A recent sale held by Auctions at Showplace (20% buyer’s premium) included an early work from the Panamanian National Pottery School.

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Poniatowski Greek ring was the real thing among infamous fakes

16 September 2024

Intaglio had been part of the ‘peerless collection’ which created one of the biggest art scandals of its day

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Expressionist pioneer Bauhaus artist later became a Nazi

09 September 2024

Lithograph comes from 1920s series made long before Schreyer pledged allegiance to Hitler

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Impronte act as reminder of famous Grand Tour works

09 September 2024

The DuMouchelles (24% buyer’s premium) July 19 sale in Detroit included a collection of ‘Grand Tour’ plaster intaglios and cameos by Paoletti of Rome.

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Sandoz bronze goose reduced to snail’s pace

09 September 2024

Clars (26% buyer’s premium) brought a bronze sculpture by famed 20th century animalier Edouard-Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) to market in Oakland, California, as part of the Summer Fine Art Sale.

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Adamson ice fisherman catches the attention at auction

09 September 2024

Top lot at The Magnusson Group (25/15/12% buyer’s premium) at Morristown, New Jersey on July 24, was a 1898 bronze by the Estonian sculptor Amandus Heinrich Adamson (1855-1929).

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Bidders make Wiener Werkstätte buckles link

09 September 2024

A rarity spotted in the Summer Gallery Auction at Hartzell’s (24% buyer’s premium) on July 29 was a pair of early 20th century women’s evening shoes with appliques by the Wiener Werkstätte.

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Ram trade sign hammers at $16,000

09 September 2024

This handsome English trade sign in the form of a ram had a provenance to the London folk art dealership Robert Young Antiques.

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