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Picasso

Two 20th century giants go under the hammer next month at Sotheby’s New York

30 October 2017

Paintings by two of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists come fresh to the market next month at Sotheby’s New York.

Napoléon gold leaf

Gold leaf from Napoléon’s laurel crown to be auctioned in Fontainebleau

30 October 2017

It weighs just 10gms and measures only 4in (9cm) in length, but this gold laurel leaf is heavy with historical associations.

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They said what?! The week (23 - 29 October) in quotes from the art and antiques world

29 October 2017

It's another edition of ATG's weekly quotes round up and this week we cover reactions to a new CITES report, a charity auction for Gainsborough and tales told about Mozart.

Canary

Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ returns to London’s East End after 20 years

28 October 2017

Henry Moore’s 1957 sculpture ‘Draped Seated Woman’ has returned to Tower Hamlets after 20 years in Yorkshire.

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix memorabilia strikes the right chord at auction

27 October 2017

50 years on and Hendrix still rocks – Hansons Auctioneers has sold a note, written on the back of a packet of guitar strings in 1967, for £5700.

Landscape

Chinese scroll sets Australian auction record for Asian art at Bonhams

27 October 2017

A rare Chinese scroll by artist Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) has made an auction record for Bonhams in Australia.

Paul Newman

Paul Newman Rolex sets auction record of $15.5m at Phillips New York

27 October 2017

A Rolex once owned by actor Paul Newman has set an auction record of $15.5m (£11.85m) at Phillips' inaugural watch auction in New York.