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Selected highlights of the new furniture fire safety proposals

13 November 2023

'Smarter Regulation: Fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture' was consulted on by the government between August 2-October 24.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2618

13 November 2023

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

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News in brief including the upcoming auction of contents from Ombersley Court

13 November 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including details of the contents from Ombersley Court at Christie's.

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Third tranche of Sir Rod Stewart's collection emerges at Sworders

13 November 2023

More items from the collection of Sir Rod Stewart are coming up for sale at Sworders this year.

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Russian shaska in Somerset

13 November 2023

This Russian 1881/1908 pattern dragoon officer’s shaska is estimated at £2600-3200 among a wide array of militaria on offer at Lawrences of Crewkerne on November 22.

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Art and antiques dealers gear up for a busy festive period

13 November 2023

ATG takes a look at some of the many dealer exhibitions being staged in the run-up to Christmas

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‘Three months’ became 32 years for Hexham antiques market

13 November 2023

When he launched his midweek antiques fair in the Northumberland market town of Hexham in 1991, Colin Caygill told the manager of the Wentworth Leisure Centre where it was held that “he would give it a go for three or four months”.

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Howard & Sons sitting comfortably

13 November 2023

Chairs and sofas by Howard & Sons are a pricey niche market these days, largely immune to the varying fortunes of the wider market for Victorian and Edwardian furniture.

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Art Market: Churchyard on cloud £9000

13 November 2023

Small sky study sets a new high for works by the artist who was a great observer of nature

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Arms & Armour: Lock and load, old style

13 November 2023

Key and pistol combination stands out in a comprehensive firearms collection offered during a dedicated sale staged on home turf

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Egg breaks out of hotel confines

13 November 2023

Famous chair created as just an edition of 50 went on to become signature product of Danish design house

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Elizabethan gent ready to research

13 November 2023

This three-quarter-length portrait of an Elizabethan gentleman, attributed to the circle of the court painter George Gower (c.1540-96), hammered for $32,000 (£26,500) on October 15.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2618

13 November 2023

On Friday, November 10, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1951.13 / €1833.91 / £1599.29

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Pewter pleases for a second time

13 November 2023

Suffolk sale includes further selection from Chapman collection – but sculpture brings big surprise

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First come, first served: Antiquities specialist Charles Ede's latest show

13 November 2023

Antiquities specialist Charles Ede releases its online Christmas catalogue at noon on November 15.

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Fab Paris boasts a big increase in exhibitors

13 November 2023

The second instalment of FAB Paris, the fair resulting from the merger of Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale, will be staged this November but for the first time it moves from its previous home at the Carrousel du Louvre.

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Thanks for forming my Moroccan army

13 November 2023

An intriguing inscription on a sword presented to a British army officer by the Sultan of Morocco helped to achieve a hammer price nearly 10 times the top estimate.

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Dodgson photograph of Xie snapped up in the saleroom

13 November 2023

A photograph by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98) - aka Lewis Carroll - was among the highlights of Hindman’s (26/20/15% buyer’s premium) October 19 sale of Photographs from the Joe Baio Collection.

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Aldeburgh's Thompsons Gallery hosts latest Christmas exhibition

13 November 2023

Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh, opens its Christmas exhibition, one of the leading events of its yearly calendar, on December 2.

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New book: ‘David Bowie was a big fan’ of this artist

13 November 2023

To celebrate the centenary of St Ives abstract artist Alexander Mackenzie (1923-2002), Scarborough-based dealer and auctioneer Keith Chapman has recently published the first book on his paintings.

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