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Footing the bill: Michelangelo drawing for the Sistine Chapel makes $23.1m at Christie’s

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Twenty-five artworks have been listed as missing and registered with the Art Loss Register (ALR) following the administration of Trinity House Paintings.

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JewelleryJavanese please: Items from the Indonesian island’s true golden age

Jewellery from Indonesia shows great artistic and technical sophistication that catches the eyes of collectors.

JewelleryRing deemed of ‘Tudor or Stuart’ origin rather than 18th century

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JewelleryThe ‘£50 box of costume jewellery’ sold for £600,000 at auction

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Modern British ArtJohn Nash brings in big Bucks with his countryside scenes

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Modern British ArtGrandmother’s Alfred Wallis purchases bring reward for vendor

Modern British ArtNathaniel Sparks’ ‘masterpiece’ flies over estimate at Cambridge sale

Modern British ArtDemand emerges for Mary Potter still life at specialist East Anglian art sale

Modern British ArtStudio source brings strong results

Modern British ArtRich seam of modern art surfaces in Somerset

Modern British ArtAuction record set for George Chapman at Rogers Jones

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Footing the bill: Michelangelo drawing for the Sistine Chapel makes $23.1m at Christie’s

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