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FAB PARIS 2700Web 20 06 2025

FAB Paris poised to kick off autumn season with new dates and host of special events

20 June 2025

Back with a new spot in the calendar, highlights of FAB Paris include a cross-collecting exhibition between six dealerships and a showcase of 18th century decorative arts.

Alfred Wallis painting

Grandmother’s Alfred Wallis purchases bring reward for vendor

20 June 2025

Provenance is all important when it comes to the works of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942).

2699NE Kerry Taylor Ruffler

Rare survivor: 17th century ruffler ruffles feathers at auction

20 June 2025

An early 17th-century shaped linen ruffler, believed to be the only known example to ever appear at auction, was hammered down at £230,000 – 30-times its estimate – in south London.

Patrick Mestdagh

CINOA issues rallying cry for the art trade to unite

19 June 2025

The new president of CINOA has issued a call for unity across the cultural sector in response to “increasingly restrictive legislation affecting the global art and antiques trade”.

An 18th century carved oak chair

Plea for help to trace stolen 18th century oak chair from parish church

19 June 2025

An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.

Flambé Carp vase by William Moorcroft

Moorcroft vase breaks its own auction record

19 June 2025

A new auction high for a Moorcroft vase was set as the previous record holder returned to the rostrum.

The Stencil-Maker by Mortimer Menpes

Mortimer Menpes travel pictures bring demand at West London sale

18 June 2025

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) was something of a jack of all trades. But contrary to the old adage he was a master of many.