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An 18th century bureau cabinet is among five lots to watch

06 March 2023

With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week including news of a major glass collection discovered in an unoccupied house

05 March 2023

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a cache of French art glass discovered as part of a contents removal.

Cantonese porcelain vases

Huge ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Cantonese Chinese vases sell at auction in Birmingham

04 March 2023

A pair of mid-19th century Cantonese porcelain vases that featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, not once but twice, were auctioned at Fellows.

Lomonosov Porcelain Factory vase

Rare Soviet-era vase stars in our pick of five auction highlights

03 March 2023

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Lomonosov Porcelain Factory vase from 1929 that made over 35 times estimate in Buckinghamshire.

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A new consultancy and an auction house – the latest Movers and Shakers

02 March 2023

A new valuation and consultancy firm, a new auction house and a new head of luxury at Sotheby’s are among the latest updates across the art and antiques sector.

Giacometti chandelier

Giacometti chandelier bought in Marylebone antiques shop for £250 sells for £2.4m

01 March 2023

A chandelier made in the 1940s for the offices of cultural magazine Horizon, and later purchased by artist John Craxton, sold for a hammer price of £2.4m at Christie’s.

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Camden Passage antiques dealers suffer amid new Islington traffic restrictions

28 February 2023

Traders at London’s historic Camden Passage antiques market have been blighted by roadworks for a new traffic system.