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London Old Master sales pass last year’s totals but continue to be slim affairs
12 December 2022The latest series of Old Master sales in London put in a decent if not stellar performance, aided by one or two notable lots and a couple of important collections coming forward to the auction block this season.
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Dramatic contest for emperor’s head at Sotheby's auction
12 December 2022A bust of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius sold for more than ten-times its low estimate at a Sotheby's sale
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Hotung ‘jewel in the crown’ Degas proves precious at auction
12 December 2022The second tranche of the collection of Hong Kong property investor Sir Joseph Hotung (1930-2021) generated some strong competition at Sotheby’s in London with a number of high-value pictures, as well some exceptional pieces of furniture, ceramics and decorative art, on offer last week.
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Brilliant Brunel – and a scandalous corset
12 December 2022Commissioned by the 'Illustrated London Times' to document the construction of the mighty Great Eastern, the young photographer Robert Howlett (1831-58) took some of the most famous images of ship’s designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59).
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Benson attribution is fur enough
12 December 2022Portrait now firmly credited to a Northern Renaissance master stars in Old Masters show
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Gregory’s eye on the Needles
12 December 2022This oil on canvas of 'Royal Dorset Yawl at the Needles' is the work of Charles Gregory (1849-1920) and is included in a single-owner collection on offer at John Mitchell Fine Paintings.
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Market conditions ideal if you want to move away from the ‘pale, male and stale’
12 December 2022The philanthropist, retired businessman and one-time Olympian bobsledder for Canada, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, chose a good time to sell a painting depicting a young 19th century black woman.
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‘Quintessentially English’ artist Eurich put in a London spotlight
12 December 2022Waterhouse & Dodd is hosting an exhibition in London of 25 oil paintings by Richard Eurich (1903-92) coinciding with the publication of a new online catalogue raisonné for the artist.
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IACF says September Ally Pally fair was last
05 December 2022The annual antiques and collectors’ fair at Alexandra Palace is no more.
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Lesser-known manufacturers play their part in the toy market
05 December 2022Forget names such as Palitoy, Britains, Dinky, Sindy, Bing and Marklin for a moment – recent auctions have shown the demand that can exist for lesser-known manufacturers and brands in the toys world.
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It’s farewell Ally Pally, but a heartfelt welcome to Redbourn
05 December 2022IACF calls time at north London venue and launches an event just to the north
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Wanstead Vintage Fair runs the week before Christmas
05 December 2022The popular Wanstead Vintage Fair is organised by Karen Stuckey four times annually, with the last of the year running the week before Christmas, on Saturday, December 17.
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Final view of Victoria in the coins realm
05 December 2022The final proof coin set bearing Queen Victoria’s portrait was issued by the Royal Mint in 1893.
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Items from Hunting Lodge appear in Pimlico Road showroom
05 December 2022A Christmas selling show of more than 100 antiques will be offered at interior design and decorating firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s Pimlico Road showroom.
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Bryce’s miniature marvels prove a stand-out lot
05 December 2022In terms of numbers, both in component parts and the sum achieved, a collection of over 200 miniature books published by David Bryce of Glasgow (1845-1923) was a stand-out lot in a recent London sale.
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Plea for art and antiques trade to help save London’s historic gas lamps
30 November 2022The London Gasketeers, a group trying to preserve London’s historic gas lamps, has called on the art and antiques trade to help list at-risk examples.
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Pick of the week: Château attic find sets vintage Chanel record
28 November 2022A ‘Russian’ tunic from Chanel’s famed Spring 1922 collection sold for €100,000 (£86,000) in Paris – a record for her early work.
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London Art Week puts on winter show with a Zoffany performance
28 November 2022London Art Week (LAW) has decided it will go ahead with a winter edition this season, contrary to initial reports.
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New Duncan Grant record for a ‘divisionist’ portrait of Vanessa Bell
28 November 2022Setting a major record for Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and equalling the highest price for any Bloomsbury Group picture, a painting depicting his fellow artist and close friend (and one-time lover) Vanessa Bell sold for £260,000 at Bonhams.
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Chiswick Auctions' autumn starters for 10
28 November 2022Chiswick Auctions has been busy recruiting since the move to new premises at the Barley Mow Centre in September.
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