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Riots disrupt trade but firms largely escape attacks

15 August 2011

THE art and antiques trade survived largely unscathed from the widespread riots seen in England last week. However, many businesses across the country were forced to close...

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Turning lathe at $55,000 in US sale

15 August 2011

THIS Holtzapffel & Deyerlein ornamental turning lathe made in London c.1827 came up for sale at Skinner in Marlborough, Massachusetts in a Science, Technology and Clocks sale.

Crossrail answers Grays’ queries – but the further questions remain

15 August 2011

THE Crossrail saga rumbles on for the dealers at Grays antiques centre in Mayfair.

French lift ban on private treaty sales by auctioneers

08 August 2011

FRENCH auction houses have won their battle to conduct private treaty sales.

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Early Knibb pulls in £75,000 bid in North Yorkshire

08 August 2011

A LOCAL private collection provided the most memorable highlight of Tennants' latest two-day sale in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, this fine and rare James II ebony-veneered table timepiece by John Knibb.

Auctioneers latest figures show private sales on the rise

08 August 2011

THE competition over private treaty sales headlines Sotheby’s and Christie’s latest set of results which cover the first half of 2011.

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The £180,000 bounty for Bligh’s descendants

08 August 2011

ICONIC is the only word to describe two gold medals offered at a recent sale by Noble Numismatics of Melbourne, Australia.