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Market-fresh Cedric Morris work given to his student emerges for sale

17 February 2025

A market-fresh picture by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) has emerged at auction in Cambridge.

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John Piper Poole picture bought by local museum

17 February 2025

Poole Museum has emerged as the buyer of a work on paper by John Piper (1903-92) that sold at a Roseberys auction.

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German toys collection comes full of character

17 February 2025

A gentleman (Dukatenscheißer) with his trousers pulled down excreting a gilt metal coin from his bottom or a composition nodder of a grotesque women beating a child might not be for everyone.

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Magic Mini and a magnificent ark star in US salerooms

17 February 2025

Candy and Andy were just like any other children in the late 1960s, except that they lived with two pandas called Mr and Mrs Bearanda and owned a Mini called Stripey.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 19 to March 6, 2025

17 February 2025

Our regular listing of UK and Irish sales of books and works on paper

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Good furniture is ‘doing well’ says longstanding dealer

17 February 2025

Huddersfield dealer who started out in the trade 35 years ago talks of current selling trends

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Royal Doulton workshop design books fly to 14 times estimate

17 February 2025

Estimated at £200-300 but sold for £4200 at Charterhouse (25% buyer’s premium) in Sherborne, Dorset, were two design books from the Royal Doulton workshop floor.

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Bidders chase Royal Doulton figures with EW Light signature

17 February 2025

Teacher turned designer was part of the Royal Doulton team creating some of the first HN figures

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Martin Luther 1534 Bible answers saleroom’s prayers in first auction appearance for over a century

17 February 2025

A 16th century bible in German was the most expensive book sold at auction in the UK in December.

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Shorter Triton version rises from the sea

17 February 2025

The original 1934 design for 'Le Genie de la Mer' by Carlo Sarrabezolles (1888-1971) was meant for the ocean liner Normandie and is currently on display outside the CMA CGM Tower in Marseille.

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Workplace scenes bring productivity bonus at auctions

17 February 2025

Paintings depicting humble carpenter and not-so-humble locksmith benefit from market freshness

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Movers and shakers: latest art trade appointments including a new head of motorsport at Graham Budd

17 February 2025

The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques

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Famous visitor had been Biden her time to buy

17 February 2025

Celebrities and politicians are often spotted hunting for antiques at fairs, markets and centres including singer Taylor Swift who is a fan of Portobello Road Market and Boris and Carrie Johnson, seen recently at Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park.

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Scottish pictures in bloom as part of local collection

17 February 2025

A stylised still-life by Robert Colquhoun (1914-62) was one of a number of good quality Scottish pictures generating interest at a recent sale at Taylors Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) in Montrose, Angus.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2681

17 February 2025

On Friday, February 14, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2924.32 / €2802.89 / £2335.16

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Free webinar will cover anti-money laundering rules

17 February 2025

Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance specialist for the art world, FCS Compliance (Art Division), has announced a free webinar for art market participants (AMPs) outlining new sanctions obligations that come into force in May 2025.

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Munnings the main focus

17 February 2025

Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878- 1959) - one of England’s finest painters of horses and an outspoken critic of Modernism - is currently the main subject of a show in Devon.

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Previews: issue 2681

17 February 2025

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming auctions

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Welby wonders: Far-reaching collection of artist-decorated European porcelain dispersed in single-owner sale

17 February 2025

Sir Bruno Welby (b.1928), a member of both the English Ceramic Circle and the French Porcelain Society, has bought European porcelain since the 1950s.

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World’s oldest specialist print fair marks a milestone edition

17 February 2025

The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) will be celebrating its 40th birthday when it opens at Somerset House from March 20-23.

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