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Rare engraving of the Canterbury Magna Carta is bought at local auction by the city's cathedral

11 December 2017

A rare engraving of ‘Canterbury’s Magna Carta’ of 1215 has been saved for the Kent city after it appeared in a sale at The Canterbury Auction Galleries.

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Behaviour in Belgravia: the British Antiques Dealers’ Association Christmas party

11 December 2017

A selection of snaps from the annual British Antiques Dealers’ Association Christmas party in Belgravia last week.

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Queen Victoria’s piano rediscovered in Oxfordshire church and is linked to Schumann love affair

11 December 2017

A piano owned by Queen Victoria is on offer at dealership Sherwood Phoenix after being rediscovered in an Oxfordshire church.

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They said what?! The week (4-10 December) in quotes from the art and antiques world

10 December 2017

In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, metal-detecting gets a boost and ‘Salvator Mundi’ heads to Abu Dhabi.

Saudi prince identified as buyer of Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi as $450m painting heads to The Louvre Abu Dhabi

09 December 2017

A member of the Saudi royal family has been identified as the winning bidder of Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi.

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Record price set for superb pictorial record of celebrated 'Cabinet of Natural History' at Christie's in Paris

09 December 2017

An exceptional copy of a celebrated pictorial record of a great 18th century 'Cabinet of Natural History' sold for a record €420,000 (£376,740) in a recent Christie's Paris sale.

Percy Wyndham Lewis robe

Extraordinary example of British avant-garde clothing makes eight-times estimate at Oxford auction

08 December 2017

An embroidered and block-printed silk robe designed by Percy Wyndham Lewis in c.1912-14 generated fervent bidding at Oxford auction house Mallams today.