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Medieval masterpiece on view
09 January 2008The extraordinarily elaborate diptych from c.1350-75, shown here, will be on show at The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House from January 10 to March 9.
It looks like the end of Chelsea Antiques Fair
21 December 2007IT looks likely that the Chelsea Antiques Fair, a landmark fixture and once among the country's most prestigious antiques fairs, is finished.
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Thrill at the grill
21 December 2007Souvenir hunters bid for their own slice of history at Savoy's spring clean
Chinese help Fine Art Society to best return in 131 years
18 December 2007BUSINESS from China increased fivefold for the Fine Arts Society in 2007, helping to bring the company the highest turnover in their 131-year history.
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Beware this opportunist couple
18 December 2007DEALERS are being asked to look out for the couple, pictured here, who attempted to steal a tea caddy from Patrick Sandberg Antiques in London’s Kensington Church Street on November 28.
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South Kensington to go even more retail
18 December 2007Christie’s South Kensington have announced their new programme of Interior sales for 2008 and it is one which shows an ever greater commitment to a retail approach to handling the middle market.
Spink branch out further
10 December 2007SPINK have acquired the assets of Collectors Gallery and have appointed the managing partner of the dealership Mike Veissid as director for their new bond and share department.
Ally Pally fairs return in April
10 December 2007FAIRS are set to return to Alexandra Palace in North London, which for years was a favourite trade venue. The last Alexandra Palace fair was held on November 19, 2006.
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Now half of Antiquarius faces the axe
03 December 2007A LARGE number of dealers at Antiquarius in London’s King’s Road will have to quit the premises next year following the landlord’s decision to redevelop half the property.
New tax threat to London art market
03 December 2007TREASURY plans to close tax loopholes for the wealthiest foreigners living in the UK could seriously damage the art market, it is feared.
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£9m Faberge record – a real nest egg
03 December 2007Russian week in London saw over ten sales offered at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Bonhams and specialist Russian auctioneers MacDougall’s last week.
Christie’s take the laurels at trade quiz
26 November 2007Upwards of 150 people crammed into the top floor of The Texas Embassy restaurant off Pall Mall in London last week for the fourth annual Antiques Trade Pub Quiz.
No special deal to save Camden Passage antiques
26 November 2007Islington Council say they have no powers to keep out clone stores
Alert as street gang target dealers in Hatton Garden
19 November 2007A gang of thieves are targeting dealers in Hatton Garden, using diversionary tactics to grab briefcases and bags.
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LAPADA appoint former Olympia executive to run their London fair
19 November 2007LAPADA have appointed Emma Kendrick-White, to be fair organiser for their London showcase Objects of Desire: The LAPADA London Fair, the third of which will be held at the Royal Academy, Burlington Gardens from May 8 to 11 next year.
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Olympia gets off to a good start
19 November 2007OLYMPIA’s Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, which closed on November 18 is the premier pre-Christmas fixture in London. This 15th annual staging proved no exception and, as usual, it got off to a strong start.
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Gibson’s final address
12 November 2007Anyone who picked up Sotheby’s latest Chinese catalogue for their November 7 sale in London could not have failed to notice the stunning blue and white Qianlong moonflask on the catalogue cover, the piece that topped the sale when it sold for £2.5m.
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ATG Asian Art award winners
12 November 2007There were winners all round as Asian Art In London celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gala party in the Hotung Gallery of the British Museum last Tuesday.
Percival David collection moves to British Museum
12 November 2007A FUNDING crisis means the Percival David Foundation collection of Chinese ceramics will move from the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) to the British Museum.
Gilbert Collection to leave Somerset House for V&A
12 November 2007THE Gilbert Collection is to move from Somerset House on London’s Embankment to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington next year.
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