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Vilhelm Hammershoi Music Room

Sotheby’s offers Hammershøi interior scene with highest ever estimate for the artist

18 April 2023

A major painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) will be offered at Sotheby’s evening sale of Modern art in New York on May 16. Pitched at $3m-5m, it has the highest estimate ever placed on a work by the Danish artist.

Packaging

Too much VAT charged on imports from EU, say collectors and dealers

17 April 2023

Collectors and dealers say they are being incorrectly charged for import VAT by eBay and logistics providers such as DHL.

Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Swynnerton’s Suffragette portrait of Millicent Fawcett enters Parliament

17 April 2023

A rediscovered portrait of a leading figure in the fight for women’s suffrage has been purchased for the UK Parliament.

Nelson bust

Nelson memorabilia busts expectations at Dorset auction

17 April 2023

Nelson memorabilia from a private collection in Devon was keenly fought over at Duke’s Spring auction.

Reverse painted mirror

Reverse appeal reflects export mirror’s condition

17 April 2023

This 18th century Chinese export reverse-painted mirror in a period gilt frame took a five-figure sum at auction.

Mosaic roundel

Pick of the week: Mosaic for the Bloomsbury set in demand at Berkshire auction

17 April 2023

Boris Vasilyevich Anrep (1883-1969), a Russian who lived and worked for most of his life in Britain, is not well known today.

The Study of Sociology by Herbert Spencer

On the origin of the ‘survival of the fittest’ comes to London auction

17 April 2023

This copy of 'The Study of Sociology' by Herbert Spencer is a first edition from 1875 in original cloth.

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Surely you know Albert Smith?

17 April 2023

Forgotten today, a collection sold in Somerset remembers a multi-talented showman and author

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Porcelain appeal powers Du Boulay vase

17 April 2023

A strong performer in the Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorchester was this 10in (24.5cm) enamelled chinoisierie milchglas vase.

British and Irish book auctions: April 18-28, 2023

17 April 2023

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

Symbolist drawings

Symbolist quartet leads Christie’s drawing auction series

17 April 2023

A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.

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Tributes paid to prolific author Judith Miller

17 April 2023

Antiques expert, author and Antiques Roadshow stalwart Judith Miller has died after a short illness.

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South American funerary urn stands-out as private collections galore come to Essex auction

17 April 2023

Among the highlights of Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Interiors sale was a remarkable anthropomorphic funerary urn from Ecuador.

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Latest Lowry drawing shows rise in demand over three decades

17 April 2023

Simple Salford street scene dating from year after he left art school is now at £70,000 hammer price level

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Dealers go to auction as the trade adapts to a new business landscape

17 April 2023

A spate of businesses taking stock and personal collections to the saleroom reflects wider changes in the market

Qing bronze tripod censer

Bid Barometer: issue 2589

17 April 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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Two single-owner collections of drinking glasses on offer

17 April 2023

The sale held by Catherine Southon at the Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey on April 26-27 includes a single-owner collection of 18th century drinking glasses.

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Another winner from Denton Hall consignment

17 April 2023

A high price for a Victorian work sold outside London came at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) latest British, European and Sporting Pictures sale.

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When dealers host in-house auctions: 'It's a valve for our storage'

17 April 2023

While most dealerships look to existing auction houses to sell off excess stock, some dealers have brought the practice in house.

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Real money for Lequeu’s fantasy at Drouot auction centre

17 April 2023

The Drouot auction centre was also celebrating drawing week with no shortage of drawings and works on paper on offer.

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