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A sledge and flag that were taken on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope of finding a UK buyer.

Susannah Midwinter of Midwinter Antiques was among the exhibitors opening for business at The Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair this morning.

The anti-money laundering guidance for Art Market Participants (AMPs) has finally been published.

The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has forced art fairs and auctions to postpone and cancel in light of the increasing seriousness of the situation.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes an 18th century Dutch East India Company bell that sold for more than 12-times estimate.

Auction records for Tamara de Lempicka and George Grosz boosted Christie’s latest Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art evening sales in London but it was a surrealist scene by René Magritte that made the largest contribution to the night’s total.

When a kidnap attempt was made on Princess Anne on the Mall in London it was handy that nearby was a brave 6ft 2in, 17 stone former heavyweight boxer who without thought for his own safety rushed to her aid.