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Contents of Hornsey Town Hall to be auctioned ahead of redevelopment
07 March 2018Ever wanted to own a Hornsey Town Hall jerry can, street sign or some ARP memorabilia? Or perhaps some old computers, scientific equipment and vintage school lockers?
New chief of Met’s art and antiques squad calls on trade to work with police to fight crime – video
06 March 2018Det Sgt Rob Upham, the new chief of the Metropolitan Police’s Art & Antiques Unit, has called on the trade to work with his team to help protect the art and antiques sector.
New head of the Met’s art squad, Rob Upham, discusses thefts, fakes, looted art and future plans
05 March 2018Last year there were fears the Metropolitan Police’s Art & Antiques Unit would be closed after two of its members were seconded to the Grenfell Tower fire enquiry. However, in December the team was reunited and a new boss Det Sgt Rob Upham, with 23 years’ experience in the Met, was brought in to lead the team. ATG caught up with him recently.
Pick of the Week: ‘Africa’s Mona Lisa’ rediscovered
05 March 2018Tutu, a previously lost portrait by Ben Enwonwu (1917-94) of the Ife royal princess Adetutu Ademiluyi set a new record for the artist at Bonhams’ Africa Now auction.
Hogarth collection has rarity value
05 March 2018E&H Manners holds a selling exhibition of rare English porcelain figures in its Kensington Church Street gallery this month.
BADA makes designs for life
05 March 2018Don’t call it dated, fusty or old-fangled. The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is here to prove that antiques have a place even in contemporary homes.
Gurr Johns bulk-buys Picasso by the dozen
05 March 2018Works by Pablo Picasso (1881- 1973) dominated the latest series of Impressionist and Modern art auctions in London, with Gurr Johns securing nearly all of them.
Mid-century is modern look
05 March 2018“Mid-century is pretty unstoppable as the ‘new antique’ with exhibitions on Fifties and Sixties designers like Charles and Ray Eames and Harry Bertoia now regular events,” says Lucy Ryder Richardson, founder with Petra Curtis of the Midcentury Modern Shows.
Frampton comes alive at auction
05 March 2018The 20th century portraitist Meredith Frampton (1894-1984) achieved remarkable success in a relatively short career.
Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern evening auction lifted by Picasso portraits
28 February 2018Works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) dominated the latest series of Impressionist and Modern art auctions in London with the evening sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s both led by works by the Spanish artist.
From fifties fashion to Churchill: photographs by Elsbeth Juda go up for sale in London
28 February 2018The Jewish Museum has opened a retrospective of the late British photographer Elsbeth Juda, a Jewish émigré who brought a new modernist artistic vision to Britain from Germany.
“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.
Picasso in demand – Gurr Johns wins multiple bidding battles for Spanish painter’s works at Christie’s
28 February 2018Works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) led the latest sales of Impressionist & Modern and Surrealist art at Christie’s.
Pick of the Week: German ark’s animal magic
26 February 2018German-made painted wood Noah’s arks, appealing to folk art and toy collectors alike, don’t get much better than the mid- 19th century example sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge.
Marino Marini starts at Robilant + Voena exhibition
26 February 2018Over a period of four decades, from the 1930s-‘60s, the Italian artist Marino Marini (1901-80) returned again and again to the subject of horse and rider.
Surrealist exhibition in London brings together giants of the movement
26 February 2018Olivier Malingue launched his eponymous New Bond Street gallery in 2016 and has devoted its business to bringing older pieces into contemporary frameworks.
The First World War Victoria Cross winner whose tea rooms were bombed to bits in the Second World War
23 February 2018Having suffered five wounds and been taken prisoner in the First World War, fortune could have smiled more favourably on Victoria Cross winner Corporal Sidney Day by the time the 1939-45 conflict came around.
Government issues export bar for John Martin watercolour in hope of finding UK buyer
22 February 2018A £1.5m watercolour by British artist John Martin has been barred from export in the hope a buyer in the UK can be found.
From Picasso portraits to porcelain dinner services: take a tour around the Rockefeller collection ahead of Christie’s auction – video
22 February 2018As the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller goes on view in London, ATG takes a tour around Christie’s exhibition of key lots ahead of what could be the most valuable single-owner sale ever held.
Key Cornwall landscapes by Peter Lanyon star in Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert exhibition – video
21 February 2018Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert’s current exhibition features the art of Modern British artist Peter Lanyon (1918-64).
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