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Clock to celebrate Garrard's Royal approval sells at £1700
12 June 2017Established in London in 1735, jeweller Garrard has had a long association with the British Royal family.

Trio of record-breakers at Forum Auctions
12 June 2017The three lots briefly described here were not among the very highest priced lots in a Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) sale of May 24 – but all brought record bids.
ATG Letter: It's time to recognise scupltor John Skeaping as more than just ‘the first husband of Barbara Hepworth’
12 June 2017MADAM - I would like to offer an alternative point of view to that of Jenny Fisher, head of modern and contemporary art at Dreweatts, which recently sold a sculpture by my father, John Skeaping.

Clocks and watches: craftsmanship with precision timing
12 June 2017ATG's special report on horological highlights with superb examples of modern craftsmanship, auction previews and results, and the world of wall clocks described by expert Edward Burd...

Hand of Daum is good news at Cheltenham auction
12 June 2017Conscious that Art Nouveau Daum glassware has been bringing renewed interest of late, auctioneer Catrin Hampton was quickly in touch with potential buyers – particularly Americans – when a table lamp was brought into the Cheltenham rooms of Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium).

Previews: £30,000 plus
12 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

Rare Rolex Submariner wristwatch takes £135,000 at Bath auction
12 June 2017For the serious collector of vintage Rolex Submariner wristwatches, the devil is in the dial detail. Dial variations found in this watch model were produced in low numbers and are therefore highly sought after.

Royal rifle made for George IV offered at Holt's
12 June 2017Guns made for the hands of an illustrious owner have added allure for collectors of antique firearms – particularly if those hands are royal.
ATG Letter: Boot put into BBC
12 June 2017MADAM – I feel the BBC should be given a tactful kick up the bot as the summer schedule of sport means erratic scheduling of Flog It! and Antiques Roadshow.

Nothing like a dame for provenance - ballerina after Barre sells in Gloucestershire
12 June 2017The appeal of this 16in (40.5cm) tall French silvered bronze of a ballerina offered at Wotton Auction Rooms (21% buyer’s premium) on May 23, undoubtedly owed much of its success to its provenance.

Abstract attractions at de Veres Irish sale
12 June 2017Mirroring Whyte’s recent auction and its own Irish sale back in April, de Veres’ top performer on May 21 was another work by William Scott.

Inscriptions provide vital 'Spark' in Edinburgh auction
12 June 2017Sensational results for Scottish author in Lyon & Turnbull sale recall a doomed family link...

They said what?! The week (5-11 June) in quotes from the art and antiques world
11 June 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover fair size, Terry Frost and the result of the General Election.

BADA president Victoria Borwick loses Kensington seat after recount
10 June 2017Victoria Borwick, Conservative candidate for Kensington and president of the British Antiques Dealers’ Association, has lost her seat to Labour after a third recount by a margin of just 20 votes.

Le Corbusier lights withdrawn at last minute from French auction
10 June 2017A group of more than 100 metal light fittings designed for a major French housing complex by Le Corbusier (aka Charles Edouard Jeanneret) has been unexpectedly withdrawn from a design sale at the French auction house Artcurial.

Hammershøi artwork returns home to Denmark after £1.2m Copenhagen museum buy
09 June 2017Ordrupgaard Museum in Copenhagen has purchased Vilhelm Hammershøi’s 'White Doors' for the hammer price of £1.2m, well above its £400,000-600,000 estimate.

Stanley Gibbons Group receives approach from private equity firm
09 June 2017Stamps and coin dealership Stanley Gibbons Group announced it has received an approach from private equity firm Disruptive Capital to buy the company.

UK faces hung parliament after a “tumultuous” election night
09 June 2017The final votes are still being counted but the UK is facing a hung parliament. The Conservatives are the largest party but have no clear majority.

Initial exhibitor list released for Biennale fair in Paris
09 June 2017The French dealers’ association that organises the ‘Biennale Paris’ fair, The Syndicat National Des Antiquaires, has announced the initial exhibitor list and programme details for the event in September.

Trade takes to Twitter for General Election outpourings
08 June 2017Auctioneers, dealers and other members of the trade have taken to Twitter to vent their feelings on today’s General Election.

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