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Salerooms on alert after raids in South East

27 June 2011

AUCTIONEERS in the south east of England are advised to exercise particular vigilance after a spate of saleroom break-ins.

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Clarion breathe new life into Olympia fair

27 June 2011

What a difference a year makes.

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Mug shows high demand for the best of English delftware

27 June 2011

ANY perception that the demand for top English delftwares had softened seems to have been scotched by the huge competition for this 17th century London-made mug.

Dolman quits Christie’s for Qatar role

27 June 2011

CHRISTIE’S chairman Edward Dolman is leaving the company to join the Board of Trustees of the Qatar Museums Authority.

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So is this a Van Dyck or not?

27 June 2011

A PICTURE purchased at Sotheby’s Chatsworth ‘Attic’ sale last year has become the centre of an attribution debate after being re-ascribed to Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) by a leading London dealership.

Flat rate fee for eBay’s Buy It Now

27 June 2011

UNDER a new fees structure, private users of eBay will face a flat ten per cent charge for items sold under the ‘Buy It Now’ price listing.

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Evill-Frost raises the Mod Brit bar

20 June 2011

BILLED as “the greatest collection of Modern British Art ever to come to the market”, the sale of the Evill-Frost collection at Sotheby’s in London did not disappoint.