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Nixi Cura

Historians should value the art market, says Chinese art expert

03 November 2016

Art historians should embrace the trade and understand the value of the art market, argues a programme director at Christie’s Education.

Carlisle lodge

Antiques dealers open their first shop on the grounds of Carlisle Cathedral

03 November 2016

Two dealers and fair organisers are opening an antiques shop in Carlisle Cathedral Lodge.

Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer

Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen reappears at Christie’s after 100 years

03 November 2016

Sir Edwin Landseer’s famous painting of a Highlands stag, Monarch of the Glen, will be offered at Christie’s next month with an estimate in the region of £10m.

Fears mount over US ‘collectables’ law

03 November 2016

A little-publicised California law aimed at protecting buyers of sports memorabilia is threatening to impact the wider art and antiques sector.

Abraham Lincoln

The Presidential Selection: Abraham Lincoln

03 November 2016

In the run-up to the US election on November 8, Frances Allitt takes a look at the objects previous presidents borrowed, bought – and sometimes broke.

Woolley Wallis card case Alfred Taylor of Birmingham

New auction highs for ‘castle-top’ card cases at Salisbury saleroom

03 November 2016

Smashing an auction record is one thing – doing it several times in the same sale is another.

Unique Auctions

A Unique space: Auctioneers increase saleroom size and staff numbers with large Lincoln premises

02 November 2016

Unique Auctions are opening large new auction premises in Lincoln this Saturday.