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Olympia

Extra day for Summer Olympia as fair joins forces with garden and interiors festival

31 October 2017

Dates announced for the 46th annual Art & Antiques Fair Olympia 2018 reveal it will have an extended run.

Pimlico

High Court judicial review begins into Pimlico Road galleries redevelopment

31 October 2017

A review by a High Court judge into the go-ahead for the redevelopment of a Victorian timber yard in Pimlico Road will begin today in London.

Park Avenue Armory

Persian limestone sculpture seized by police from antiquities dealer at TEFAF New York

30 October 2017

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has seized a Persian limestone relief fragment from the stand of a dealer at TEFAF New York amid accusations it had been stolen.

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Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell memorabilia at auction

30 October 2017

In September 1966, John Graham ‘Mitch’ Mitchell was invited to ‘come and have a play’ with a newly arrived American guitarist in London named Jimi Hendrix.

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.