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THE High Court judge in the dispute over a fragment of limestone relief removed from Persepolis has explained why he did not rule that it should be returned to Iran.

THERE’S post-festive joy in Camden Passage, as Mike Weedon, spokesman for the Camden Passage Association, reports that many of the dealers who’ve been trading there for 30 years had their best Christmas on record.

Bonhams have changed their buyer’s premium rates globally to match Sotheby’s and Christie’s with immediate effect.

BELGIAN art dealer Maximin Berko is the driving force behind the Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair which will be launched at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from October 13 to 21 this year.

Auction series takes art sales to new level

Sotheby’s may be some distance away from holding sales in the Gulf – as Christie’s have now done three times – but they have taken measures to firm up their presence in the region by appointing a director for the Middle East and Gulf.

NEW YORK’s fairs scene is in some turmoil following a massive rent hike at the Seventh Regiment Armory on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the city’s chosen venue for art and antiques fairs.