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Final sale of architectural salvage and sculpture from T Crowther & Sons takes place at Cambridge auction house
21 May 2018Cambridge-based auctioneers, Cheffins is to sell the remaining collection from once renowned architectural antiques business, T. Crowther & Sons.
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Women war artists in the frame
21 May 2018Barbara Jones joins a growing band whose peacetime work is also now in strong demand.
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Cambridge auctioneer negotiates return of artefact to Bolivian government
30 April 2018A Cambridge auctioneer has negotiated the return of a pre-Columbian artefact to the Bolivian government.
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Hone bidder secures Sarah Siddons miniature
26 March 2018Among Horace Hone’s (1756-1825) most renowned depictions was the 18th century actress Sarah Siddons.
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‘It was like selling used to be…’ says Cambridge auctioneer after super sale
26 March 2018There is little like a new house-record to leave an auctioneer smiling but there was considerably more for Luke Macdonald to celebrate following Cheffins’ (22.5% buyer’s premium) spring sale.
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Every dog has its day at Cheffins sale
19 March 2018Led by the portrait of an Italian mastiff by il Guercino (1591-1666), dogs took a starring role in the Cheffins' March 8 sale. The delightful oil of a stocky ‘Cane Corso’, perhaps the artist’s own dog, overshot a £80,000-120,000 estimate and was knocked down at £570,000 – the highest auction price in the English regions so far this year.
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Bidders warm to an unnamed face in Cambridge sale
19 March 2018British portraiture with pedigree provided plenty of action in a strong sale of pictures at Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) of Cambridge.
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Guercino’s pet project rewarded at £570,000
12 March 2018The run of recent six-figure auction sums in the English regions now includes Cheffins posting a house record in Cambridge.
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Satirical university challenge
12 March 2018Magazine by ‘heathen staff’ sells for 10-times top estimate in the city where it was produced...
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Old Master dog portrait knocked down for £570,000 at Cambridge auction – video
08 March 2018A previously unrecorded canine portrait by the Italian Old Master known as il Guercino (1591-1666) drew a dramatic bidding contest at Cheffins of Cambridge today.
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“His eyes shine, his nose is wet, he’s about to move”… Guercino’s canine portrait set to lead Old Master offering at Cambridge auction – video
28 February 2018A group of intriguing Old Masters being offered at Cheffins next month was the catalyst for the auction house holding its first London viewing. With the works including a rare, striking and potentially very valuable Guercino (1591-1666) dog portrait, ATG spoke to head of the Cambridge saleroom’s head of pictures Sarah Flynn about the upcoming sale.
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Eastern Pen Show to include Art Deco Conklin Nozac fountain pen
26 February 2018A dazzling red and black herringbone-patterned Conklin Nozac cushion point pen and pencil set dating from 1932 and with an ability to write 7000 words before running out, is for sale at the Eastern Pen Show on March 4.
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Collectors vote for female artists
12 February 2018As celebrations get under way to mark the centenary of women gaining the right to vote (or over-30s at least), the Modern British art market is showing a growing appetite for 20th century female artists.
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Fresh Old Master mastiff discovery bounds into auction
05 February 2018A previously unrecorded painting attributed to Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, the Italian Old Master known as il Guercino (1591-1666), has been consigned to Cambridge auction house Cheffins.
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7 reasons why this portrait of a dog looks set to get tails wagging at Cambridge auction
01 February 2018A previously unrecorded painting attributed to Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, the Italian Old Master known as il Guercino (1591-1666), has been consigned to Cambridge auction house Cheffins. It will be offered its sale on March 7-8 with an estimate of £80,000-120,000.
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Market for Evelyn Dunbar continues to grow as Cheffins sells ‘student’ work for £19,000
29 January 2018Works by Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960) rarely occur on the market but when they do they are now making remarkable prices.
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Holme truths about costly heraldic work
13 November 2017Earlier works in an October 18 sale held by Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) included a scarce 1688 first of Randle Holme’s The Academy of Armory, or a Storehouse of Armory and Blazon, an heraldic work by the third member of a distinguished Chester family of heraldic painters and genealogists to bear that name. It made £1200.
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Tusk force: Ramsden elephants at auction
30 October 2017Overshadowed by the £130,000 Giacometti double-sided sketch (ATG No 2314), other pieces at Cheffins’ (23% buyer’s premium) sale at Cambridge on October 12 flourished under the banner of post-1880 design.
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Pick of the Week: The two sides of Alberto Giacometti
16 October 2017A double-sided drawing by Alberto Giacometti of his classic elongated head and figure designs has been sold at auction in Cambridge for £130,000.
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WATCH: Alberto Giacometti drawing takes £130,000 at Cambridge auction
12 October 2017A double-sided sketch by Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) has posted one of the highest prices ever for a 20th century drawing sold at a UK regional saleroom. It sold at Cheffins of Cambridge today for £130,000.
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