Auctioneers
The auction process is a key part of the secondary art and antiques market.
Firms of auctioneers usually specialise in a number of fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but many also hold general sales where the goods available are not defined by a particular genre and are usually lower in value.
Auctioneers often provide other services such as probate and insurance valuations.
Lawrence leads Christie’s to £220,000 auction oasis
02 October 2006“I leave to my dear friend Taffy my Compass so that he may occasionally know where he is going/ My Watch which almost cost me my life so that he may occasionally arrive at an appointed time / With Regards from his erstwhile passenger Lawrence.”
Fellows launch silver design prize
02 October 2006Birmingham auctioneers Fellows & Sons have launched a silver design competition to mark their 130th year in business.
£160,000 Langlois commode crowns Bolney Lodge sale
02 October 2006This early George III kingwood parquetry and marquetry commode attributed to Pierre Langlois proved the highlight of the £812,413 Bolney Lodge collection sold by West Sussex auctioneers Toovey’s on September 20.
Crump’s cricket sale finds a safe pair of hands
01 October 2006In conjunction with the Nottingham-based sporting memorabilia specialists Trevor Vennett-Smith, Dreweatt Neate sold the Keith Crump Collection of Cricket Memorabilia at Donnington Priory on September 26.
Woolley & Wallis to drop general sales
25 September 2006Leading country auctioneers Woolley & Wallis will no longer hold general sales of estate merchandise after October.
The Sevso Treasure re-emerges
25 September 2006Bonhams to stage private exhibition of unique hoard.
$140m Klimts up for auction
25 September 2006CHRISTIE’S are hoping to generate up to $140m for the four remaining works by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) that were part of the high-profile Bloch-Bauer restitution case.
£60,000 for Boarsney’s Tudor table
25 September 2006On September 18 the Dreweatt Neate team decamped to Boarsney House, a 16th century property near Robertsbridge in East Sussex to sell the property of Judith Hamilton, a collector of oak and country furniture and effects for 45 years.
Christie’s merge British and Old Master pictures
19 September 2006Christie’s are to merge their British and Old Master pictures departments in London.
Polar collectors to explore Dorset
19 September 2006WHERE polar exploration collectables are concerned, Christie’s have in recent years enjoyed, if not a monopoly, then certainly a strong grip on the auction market.
Christie’s raise the tempo in Dubai
19 September 2006In the wake of their inaugural auction in Dubai in May, Christie’s are to make further investment in the fledgling Middle East market. New staff appointments and a sales calendar have been announced.
Bloomsbury open Rome saleroom
19 September 2006CAPITALISING on the recent closure of Christie’s book department in Rome, Bloomsbury Auctions have opened a new saleroom in the Eternal City. It represents the first overseas venture for the Maddox Street book specialists who in recent years have expanded their interests into art, prints, collectables, coins and medals.
Maw and Co. vase adds to lustre of Rode Hall collection
19 September 2006The missing element in a rare series of vases by a celebrated Arts & Crafts designer has now been located for a Cheshire country house after it was spotted in an ATG advertisement.
Paolozzi’s vision sets £120,000 record
11 September 2006Weighing 1.5 tonnes, Eduardo Paolozzi’s (1924-2005) Master of the Universe is winched into position outside the Edinburgh saleroom of Lyon and Turnbull. The sculpture, one of an edition of four, provided the highlight of the auctioneer’s first Contemporary Art Sale on September 1, selling to Edinburgh gallery Bourne Fine Art on behalf of a client at an artist’s record of £120,000 (plus buyer’s premium).
The measure of an idea that was off its head
11 September 2006By the mid 19th century it had been completely discredited as a science, but between the 1820s and 1840s phrenology was at the peak of its popularity. And Edinburgh, where the first phrenological society was founded in 1820, was one of its centres.
Lyon and Turnbull post record sales of £8.8m
04 September 2006Lyon and Turnbull have announced a record turnover of almost £9m for their latest year of trading.
ATG help bidders go live online in Hong Kong
04 September 2006ATG's pioneering live bidding service went East on August 31 - participating in the sale of Oriental and Asian Coins, Medals, and Banknotes conducted in Hong Kong by Baldwin's in association with MA Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd of Hong Kong and Monetarium Pte Ltd of Singapore.
Fernhurst welcomes one from leftfield
04 September 2006In major league baseball, the favourite sport of the worldÕs richest nation, there is an annual tradition of honouring the player in the league who has contributed most to the success of their team. It is known as the Most Valuable Player Award or the M.V.P.
A £240,000 transfer to start the season
04 September 2006FOOTBALL may be known as The Beautiful Game, but as anyone who supports a Scottish non-league team will tell you, it can sometimes seem more like viewing a scrum than watching a spectacle of sublime flair and silky skill.
Phillips open London HQ for Frieze sale
02 September 2006Phillips de Pury & Company will raise the curtain on their new London headquarters with a Contemporary Art and Design Art sale on October 14.
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