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Letters from Beatrix Potter to esteemed professor of agriculture head to auction

13 February 2018

Famous for her children’s stories of Peter Rabbit and friends, Beatrix Potter Heelis (1866-1943) was a prolific letter writer.

Beads

Appeal to help find stolen Anglo-Saxon beads and coins following Canterbury theft

13 February 2018

The Canterbury Archaeology Trust is appealing for help to find the 850 Anglo-Saxon glass beads, multiple coins, metal artefacts and bone objects that have been stolen in a series of thefts from a storeroom in Kent.

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Latest auction house appointments

13 February 2018

A round-up of people in the news, in UK and US salerooms.

St Pancras

Moorcroft celebrates 150th anniversary of St Pancras railway station with new designs

12 February 2018

Pottery company Moorcroft has designed and created two pieces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St Pancras railway station in London.

Key

Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed key heads to auction at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh

12 February 2018

The key to The Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is to be offered at auction.

ATG's quotes of the week

They said what?! The week (5-11 February, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world

11 February 2018

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, we bring you comments on the current demand for works by 20th century female painters and what to do if you think you might have some suffragette memorabilia…

Vincent van Gogh still life

London dealer to offer Vincent van Gogh still life at TEFAF Maastricht

10 February 2018

London dealership Connaught Brown will be taking a still life by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) to TEFAF Maastricht next month.