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Daniele da Volterra drawing

Brian Sewell’s art collection brings solid response at Christie’s auction

03 October 2016

A series of pictures from the collection of Brian Sewell drew spirited bidding at Christie’s with particular interest coming for his Old Master drawings.

Stanley Gibbons losses mount up as they write down £24m

03 October 2016

Collectables and auction business Stanley Gibbons has posted a £28.9m full-year loss after writing down the value of its assets.

Fillette au beret by Pablo Picasso

Picasso on tour – Swedish auction house bring Neuman collection to London

03 October 2016

Swedish auction house Uppsala Auctionskammare are exhibiting a single-owner collection in London that includes half-a-dozen works by Picasso.

John Scanlon CITES

CITES summit considers exemptions over antiques

03 October 2016

The possibility of a global ban on ivory that would allow exemptions for antiques was under discussion at last week’s CITES summit in South Africa.

Silver in Georgian Dublin by Alison Fitzgerald

New book on Irish Georgian silver lifts lid on 18th century lifestyles and shopping habits

02 October 2016

A new book examines the silver trade in Georgian Dublin, from the perspectives of those who made, sold, bought and used objects made from silver and gold.

Claude Monet oil painting Normandy

Monet sails into Hong Kong at upcoming Fine Art Asia fair

30 September 2016

Fine Art Asia, the international fine art and antiques fair in Hong Kong, will open its doors with an invitation-only preview on October 1.

St Peter

Former Frick director's personal collection to appear at Old Master auction

30 September 2016

The personal collection of the Frick Collection’s former director has been consigned to Christie’s New York where it is set to lead their Old Masters sale next month.