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“His eyes shine, his nose is wet, he’s about to move”… Guercino’s canine portrait set to lead Old Master offering at Cambridge auction – video
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A group of intriguing Old Masters being offered at Cheffins next month was the catalyst for the auction house holding its first London viewing. With the works including a rare, striking and potentially very valuable Guercino (1591-1666) dog portrait, ATG spoke to head of the Cambridge saleroom’s head of pictures Sarah Flynn about the upcoming sale.

28 February 2018
‘Mousquetaire et nu assis’ by Pablo Picasso

Picasso in demand – Gurr Johns wins multiple bidding battles for Spanish painter’s works at Christie’s

 28 February 2018

Works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) led the latest sales of Impressionist & Modern and Surrealist art at Christie’s.

Robert Hardy

Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small actor Robert Hardy’s art and antiques collection comes to auction in Gloucestershire

 28 February 2018

Sir Winston Churchill stetson and a name plaque from the door of the vet Siegfried Farnon from ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ are among the lots to be offered at auction from the estate of Robert Hardy (1925-2017) at Dominic Winter Auctioneers.

Russell Crowe

Actor Russell Crowe sells film memorabilia and more in ‘divorce’ auction at Sotheby’s Australia

27 February 2018

Australian art, film memorabilia and jewellery all feature at Sotheby’s Australia’s auction of Russell Crowe’s collection candidly titled The Art of Divorce.

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Doctor Who script for very first episode owned by William Hartnell comes up at auction

 27 February 2018

The original Doctor Who script for the first-ever Doctor Who episode is something always likely to attract high demand at auction. Chuck in the fact that it was used and owned by the very first Doctor Who actor, William Hartnell, and it just gets better and better.

James Alec Hanley

Beatrix Potter letters on farming advice sell for £10,000

 27 February 2018

Rare letters written by children’s author Beatrix Potter just nine months before she died have sold at auction in Maidenhead.

Spider Man

A Spider-Man comic cover has set a new record at auction in Dallas

 27 February 2018

A Marvel 1971 cover of Amazing Spider-Man #100 sold at a premium-inclusive $478,000 (£340,600) at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.

ILAB

Technology means “so many more bookselling opportunities” today says new ILAB president

26 February 2018

Sally Burdon is the new president of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

Degas

Stolen Degas painting found on a bus near Paris eight years after art theft

 26 February 2018

Edgar Degas’ impressionist picture ‘Les Choristes’ (The Chorus Singers) was stolen while it was on loan to The Musée Cantini in Marseille in 2009 from Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

Plaques

Private collection of Republican-era Chinese ceramics stars at Chorley’s

26 February 2018

Chorley’s offers an important private collection of Republican-era porcelain at its sale of Asian Art, European Ceramics & Glass next month.

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