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Parmigianino

Getty museum gets go-ahead to export £24.5m Parmigianino painting after no UK buyer found

15 June 2017

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be able to take a Parmigianino oil painting to the US after no UK buyer could be found to match the £24.5m price tag.

Mackintosh watercolour

Rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh watercolour achieves top price at Lyon & Turnbull Scottish art auction

15 June 2017

A rare watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) took £52,000 at last night’s sale at Lyon & Turnbull.

Algernon Newton

Hove at sunset – Algernon Newton painting bid to £80,000 at Bonhams’ auction

15 June 2017

A painting of Hove by Algernon Newton (1880-1968) drew keen bidding at Bonhams’ sale of Modern British and Irish art yesterday.

Russian Imperial porcelain service at Bonhams

10 highlights from London’s Russian art auctions

14 June 2017

The Russian art auction series in London last week showed signs of some improvement in the market following a prolonged downturn since the bubble burst around a decade ago. The sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, MacDougall’s and Bonhams generated a premium-inclusive £23.2m, up from the £16.4m posted at the equivalent series last year.

James Bond scripts join line-up with Rolling Stones and The Beatles at Bonhams' memorabilia auction

14 June 2017

Calling all James Bond fans: Bonhams is offering nine scripts, screenplays and storyboards from Bond movies at its Entertainment Memorabilia sale later this month.

Kitty Walsh

Folk art dealer stages Renaissance show for Edinburgh festival

14 June 2017

A London folk art dealer will stage a show about the artist Albrecht Durer (1471 – 1528) at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.

David and Peggy Rockefeller

Christie’s sale of Rockefeller estate set to become the most valuable collection ever auctioned

14 June 2017

What could be the most valuable personal art collection ever to come to auction will be offered at Christie’s New York next spring.