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Broadway Barn in Ripley

Surrey auction house to sell single-owner collection from luxury holiday cottage

23 December 2024

Parker Fine Art Auctions in Farnham is selling the collection of the late Melinda (‘Mindy’) McLean, a businesswoman who was a keen patron of the arts and a supporter of young artists.

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Top stories this week including news of a pair ‘John Hobbs-Buggins fake tables’ being resold after auction house alerted

22 December 2024

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a pair of neoclassical tables, believed to be John Hobbs-Buggins fakes, selling for a tiny fraction of their original retail price.

Martin Wilson of Phillips

Martin Wilson to succeed Ed Dolman as chief executive at Phillips

20 December 2024

Executive chairman of Phillips Ed Dolman is standing down in 2025 and will be succeeded by Martin Wilson.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Derelict by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Sotheby’s makes dramatic u-turn over buyers’ and sellers’ fees

20 December 2024

Auction house Sotheby’s is to roll back the commission structure it introduced just seven months ago.

Sarum Master bible

Public fundraising sees Sarum Master bible return to Salisbury Cathedral

20 December 2024

A bible written and illuminated by the Sarum Master has returned to Salisbury Cathedral 700 years after being written there.

Attributed To Thomas Loggon (1706 1780), The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells,

Yuletide catalogues from British watercolours to ancient jewellery

20 December 2024

From classic British watercolours to ancient world jewellery, the latest seasonal catalogues issued by dealers offer a wealth of history and ideas.

Bobby Moore Shirt

Bobby Moore World Cup shirt and Arthur Ashe racket lead sale in Paris

19 December 2024

A red England Bobby Moore shirt from the 1970 World Cup quarter final against West Germany and Arthur Ashe’s tennis racket featured at Agutte’s Memories of Legends sale in Paris.