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Protestors buy more time to save glass museum

16 February 2009

AN outcry from interest groups has bought more time to save the Broadfield House Glass Museum at Stourbridge, which was earmarked for closure by Dudley council.

Christie’s sales fall 11% to £2.8bn

16 February 2009

CHRISTIE’S year-end results for 2008 show that Europe, including the UK, is currently their premier global market in terms of sales, with a total of £1.24bn compared to £1.02bn in the United States.

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Knibb’s token of appreciation makes double estimate

16 February 2009

Positive news from Dreweatts' clocks sale at Donnington Priory, Newbury on February 10 which posted a 92 per cent selling rate.

Antiquarius saga continues as owners re-submit plans

16 February 2009

THE owners of Antiquarius have submitted their plans to the council to turn the West London antiques centre into American fashion chain store.

Sotheby’s complete purchase of NY HQ

16 February 2009

SOTHEBY'S have completed the purchase of their New York headquarters in a $370m deal.

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The gift to say thank you for being saved from treason

16 February 2009

BY 1780, John Trumbull (1756-1843), a budding young artist from Lebanon, Connecticut who had sketched the Revolutionary War, found himself in grave difficulty.

Former ABA president jailed over book thefts

16 February 2009

A FORMER president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association has admitted stealing dozens of books from Sir Evelyn de Rothschild valued at a total of around £230,000.