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Gallery takes transatlantic paths to abstraction

20 February 2023

The colourful and dynamic 1988 canvas 'Hydaspes' by Gillian Ayres (1930-2018) or the geometric order and symmetry of Alfred Jensen’s (1903-81) work from 1966, 'Doric Order' – which do you prefer?

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Vulcan cameras on buyers’ radar

20 February 2023

The prototype B1 Vulcan first flew in 1952 and it is a sign of the design’s longevity and durability that the last of these bombers was taken out of service only in 1984.

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Sickert disciple given own show

20 February 2023

Cardiff gallery holds Morland Lewis exhibition over 80 years since his last known dedicated display

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5 Questions: vintage and retro dealer Rachel Toy

20 February 2023

Rachel Toy’s love of vintage started with trips to car boots sales with her mum in the 1980s and ignited a particular interest in 1960s and 1970s homeware. Today she runs Rachel’s Vintage Retro based in Pitstone in east Buckinghamshire.

Bust of Antoninus Pius

Getty Museum applies for export licence for Roman bust bought at London auction

14 February 2023

The Getty Museum has agreed to acquire an ancient Roman marble bust which was sold at auction in London.

Thomas Woodham Smith

Former Masterpiece founders Thomas Woodham-Smith and Harry Van der Hoorn unveil London summer art fair

13 February 2023

The launch of a new high-end summer art fair in London has been hailed with several major dealers aligning themselves with the event just hours after the announcement.

Portrait of a boy

Restored and reattributed: Dealer Rupert Maas reveals Harold Knight picture

13 February 2023

An unidentified but engaging portrait of a young boy that was bought by art dealer Rupert Maas at a regional auction last year has been restored and fully attributed to Harold Knight (1874-1961).

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Spink tops coins and medals table

13 February 2023

The record business enjoyed by London’s coin auction houses during Covid lockdowns largely continued last year.

Bonhams

Bonhams owner looking at a sale, say reports

13 February 2023

The owner of auction house Bonhams is reported to be investigating the viability of selling the firm for around $1bn.

LAPADA Fair

Half of stands already booked for LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2023

13 February 2023

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has signed up more than half of the stands for its autumn event this year, just four weeks after confirming the new dates.

Cameo collection

Dutch museum buys huge Content collection of cameos put together over four decades

13 February 2023

A huge collection of cameos bought by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) will now go on display at the museum in Leiden.

Manuscript

Pick of the week: Family archive shines light on abolition movement

13 February 2023

A cache of material from descendants of the Starbuck family, a Quaker whaling family influential in both the abolitionist movement and the founding of Nantucket as a whaling centre, was the highlight of Catherine Southon’s sale on February 8.

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The Gothic Crown of 1853

13 February 2023

Produced six years after the much more common 1847 dated Gothic Crown of which 8000 were made, the 1853 Gothic Crown was struck only in a very limited number.

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Coin synonymous with the Age of Discovery

13 February 2023

Struck c.1500 in Lisbon from Guinean gold provided by the explorations of Vasco da Gama, the 10 cruzados piece or Portugués do ouro of Manuel I (1495-1521) is a coin synonymous with the Age of Discovery.

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Wife of megalomaniac emperor

13 February 2023

To one side of this gold aureus struck in Rome in 180-83 is a sensually draped portrait of the goddess Venus.

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Somerset saleroom reaps rewards from series of auctions in the new year

13 February 2023

Lawrences of Crewkerne kicks off 2023 with an extensive £1m (premium-inclusive) series of sales over several days

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‘Queen Victoria post box’ at £14,500 is something to write home about

13 February 2023

The sale at Hansons (25% buyer’s premium) in Teddington on January 28 included what was marketed as ‘Queen Victoria’s post box’.

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Lynn Chadwick bronzes taken into account

13 February 2023

Many of the best-sellers at Roseberys’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) auction of Modern British and 20th century art in south London came from the collection of former Wall Street banker Geoffrey Elliott (1939-2021) and his wife Fay.

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Exhibition of medieval and Renaissance treasures in Antwerp

13 February 2023

A large and highly decorated processional cross, 18 x 10in (45 x 25cm), from 13th century Limoges is among the highlights in Bernard Descheemaeker’s exhibition and latest catalogue.

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Hook a Moser fish vase

13 February 2023

The sale at Clark’s Auction Company in California on February 19 includes this Moser enamelled glass fish vase.

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