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Olympia 2016

A shorter run for the Winter Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, as venue costs rise

08 November 2016

The 27th Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia is set to run for six days in 2017, one day less than in previous years.

James Lewis of Bamfords

Auctioneers Bamfords introduce ban on solid ivory

08 November 2016

Derbyshire-based Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers has announced it will no longer sell solid ivory objects.

Attenborough auction at Sotheby's

‘Immense passion and a very distinctive eye’ – Richard Attenborough’s collection comes to auction

08 November 2016

A second tranche of Lord and Lady Attenborough’s collection will appear at auction later this month.

Regency facade

Call for bids for Regency-period stonework

08 November 2016

A Regency-style façade from Cirencester that has been in storage for a decade will be up for sale in Guildford later this month.

S Franses

London dealers plan pressure group to protect St James’s

08 November 2016

Gallery owners in the St James’s area of London are to form a pressure group in the hope of preserving the area as an art and antiques hub.

L&T debate panel

Digital technology drives younger dealers and the art market in China

07 November 2016

The younger generation in China is fuelling the art market and the trade must embrace digital technology to compete, according to a panel of Asian art experts.

Sotheby’s losses increase in third quarter

07 November 2016

The difficulties in securing high-value works for sale lay behind a $54.5m loss posted in Sotheby’s latest set of results.