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Go-ahead to police online antiquities sales

12 October 2006

EBay (UK) have given permission for members of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme to monitor the trade in antiquities on the website.

LVMH challenge eBay’s protected status

12 October 2006

Luxury goods firm LVMH, owners of Louis Vuitton and Dior, have filed a lawsuit against eBay contending that most of the products on the site purporting to carry their top brands are fakes.

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Channel Islands marks pack a £45,000 punch

12 October 2006

This early 18th century Channel Islands silver punch bowl, measuring 11in (28cm) in diameter and weighing 52oz, was among the highlights of a 100-lot single owner collection of silver, stored in a Channel Islands bank for over 30 years, offered by Martel Maides of Guernsey on September 28.

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A splash of this, a drip of that – the art of food meets the food of art

12 October 2006

Sotheby’s Café is celebrating its tenth birthday with the publication of a cookbook for the cultured.

Christie’s condense their Italian operation

12 October 2006

CHRISTIE’S are to centralise all Italian sales in Milan and will concentrate on Contemporary and Modern art, Old Masters and jewellery.

Spink now have a musical string to their bow

12 October 2006

Spink have added musical instruments to their portfolio by taking an equity stake in Brompton’s Auctioneers. They will operate from Spink’s newly expanded premises at 29 Southampton Row in London WC1, starting with a sale on November 6.

Newark back to two days in fairs shake-up

12 October 2006

DMG make it a trade event as they revamp portfolio across the board