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Marie Antoinette’s jug sells at auction for €880,000

21 February 2011

A PIECE from a celebrated but elusive porcelain service that turned up at the latest sale at Aguttes in Paris understandably caused great excitement.

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Contemporary sales reinforce new strength in the market

21 February 2011

LONDON’S latest series of Contemporary art sales put in a robust performance. Auctioneers posted high selling rates and saw the greatest depth of bidding since the art market downturn two years ago.

OFT acts against five scrap gold companies over ‘offers’

21 February 2011

THE Office of Fair Trading has taken action against companies that offer to buy gold from consumers by post.

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Earliest surviving ‘official’ Monopoly set makes $120,000

21 February 2011

AN original Monopoly set offered as part of the toy collection of publisher Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) and his sons made $120,000 (plus premium) at a recent auction at Sotheby's New York.

New London saleroom aims to take a fresh approach

21 February 2011

LONDON’S newest auction house, High Road Auctions, has opened its doors at the newly refurbished venue located at 30-34 Chiswick High Road.

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Buoyant demand for trophy lots at London's major art auctions

14 February 2011

WORKS by some of biggest names in the Modern and Contemporary art market drew serious levels of international competition in London last week.

IACF to start fairs in St Albans

14 February 2011

INTERNATIONAL Antiques and Collectors’ Fairs are adding a third venue for their “one-day Monday” fairs at the Hertfordshire County Showground at Redbourn, near St Albans.