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Munich alliance for Dreweatts and Bloomsbury

01 February 2010

BLOOMSBURY Auctions and Dreweatts have announced an alliance with Hermann Historica, the German specialist auctioneers in arms, armour and militaria.

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Stalag Luft III’s original scriptwriters

01 February 2010

A PENCIL and watercolour sketch showing men at work on a celebrated escape tunnel was a major attraction in a log or record compiled in 1943-45 by a Scottish P.O.W. sold by Lyon & Turnbull of Edinburgh for £3200 on January 13.

Man charged with cheque fraud

01 February 2010

A MAN arrested in connection with passing fraudulent cheques to London dealers has appeared in court.

King receives expanded role at Christie’s

01 February 2010

CHRISTIE’S have made a number of changes to their senior management in Asia, the US, the UK and Europe.

Furniture index falls another 7%

25 January 2010

HOPES of a recovery in the value of antique furniture have been dealt a blow after the Antiques Collectors’ Club’s Annual Furniture Index (AFI) saw prices fall by seven per cent during 2009.

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Nice little urners at £54,000

25 January 2010

THE highlight of Dreweatts' January 13 furniture sale at Donnington Priory was a pair of monumental, late 19th century Italian, sculpted alabaster, twin-handled urns.

Police return glamorous swindler’s £500,000 loot

25 January 2010

POLICE are in the process of returning £500,000 worth of antiques after a serial conwoman received a confiscation order earlier this month.