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Government issues export bar for £8m Gainsborough landscape in hope of finding UK buyer

02 January 2020

The owner of a Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) painting has been temporarily prevented from exporting the picture by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

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Feel the fear and do it anyway: 10 top tips on selling at antiques fairs

02 January 2020

After collecting for years (an ATG reader writes), my house is like an old curiosity shop, minus the till. Object sits beside object, on top of other objects – and they have to go! My New Year's Resolution is to begin stalling out at fairs. Could you ask the experts for their secrets of success?

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A Happy New Year 2020 to all our readers

01 January 2020

Antiques Trade Gazette wishes all our readers a very Happy New Year.

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Top stories this year – including news of Del and Rodney’s Christmas special ‘millionaire’s cheque’ selling at auction

31 December 2019

The most popular stories of 2019 on this website included news of the ‘millionaire’s cheque’ from TV show Only Fools and Horses selling at auction.

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Six top Old Masters sold at auction in 2019

30 December 2019

This year has seen some notable action in the Old Master market including some major rediscoveries which led to some extraordinary bidding at auction. Here ATG picks out six highlights sold across 2019.

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Ten outstanding dealer sales made in 2019: Part II

28 December 2019

In our second of a two-part series, take a look at some of the most unusual and wonderful objects that dealers sold this year.

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Ten outstanding dealer sales made in 2019: Part I

27 December 2019

In our first of a two-part series, take a look at some of the most unusual and wonderful objects that dealers sold this year.