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LAPADA fair return in 2023 boosts membership

13 March 2023

The return of the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has generated new memberships for the association.

TEFAF vetting row breaks out

13 March 2023

A former member of the vetting committee at TEFAF Maastricht criticised the fair for “vetting decisions being overruled or ignored”.

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On a treasure hunt: new London event name revealed

13 March 2023

The new fair planned by two of the original founders of Masterpiece has a new name: The Treasure House Fair.

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It must be love for a buyer who bid £2900 on a Troika plaque

13 March 2023

The first of the Troika ‘Love’ plaques was made by Benny Sirota as a present for his mother.

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The might of the round table at Fellows

13 March 2023

Topping Fellows’ sale of Antiques, Fine Art & Collectables, a timed online event closing on March 3, was this impressive 19th century Italian giltwood and micromosaic centre table.

TEFAF Maastricht 2022

TEFAF vetting practices criticised by former committee member

09 March 2023

A former member of the vetting committee at TEFAF Maastricht, which opens today, has criticised the fair for “vetting decisions being overruled or ignored”.

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Fresh name for London’s newest summer art fair

08 March 2023

A new fair planned by two of the original founders of 'Masterpiece' has a new name: 'The Treasure House Fair'.

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Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp makes surprise visit to Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres

07 March 2023

Buyers of art and antiques can often be glamorous and wealthy but it is safe to say not many of the shoppers at Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres arrive by helicopter.

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Import tax rise plan ‘devastating’ says French trade

06 March 2023

The French art market is to fight “devastating” proposals to increase import tax on art and antiques planned by a new EU law.

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Dealers line up discoveries for TEFAF

06 March 2023

Discoveries by dealers will be among the highlights offered at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht, opening this week.

Poole Pottery dish

Poole pottery charger by ‘the quiet virtuoso’ takes 30-times estimate at auction

06 March 2023

The Weekly Antiques Sale at Gorringe’s on February 27 included this fine Poole Pottery charger.

Nelson receipt

Receipt now reveals Nelson’s specs appeal

06 March 2023

Nelson’s life and work has been exhaustively researched and evaluated since the day he died.

Anti-money laundering rules

Anti-money laundering rules: the updates you need to know about

06 March 2023

Three developments stand out in the latest British Art Market Federation Guidance issued

Turner's Chepstow Castle

Turner’s castle emerges in Cambridge saleroom

06 March 2023

An early watercolour of Chepstow Castle by JMW Turner (1775-1851) that was previously recorded but its whereabouts unknown has emerged in Cambridge.

Anti-money laundering rules

The 5MLD regulations that can affect dealers and auctioneers

06 March 2023

The anti-money laundering rules, applying the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (known as 5MLD) took effect on January 10, 2020. and apply to ‘Art Market Participants’ (AMPs).

‘Nonsensical’ road restrictions disrupt trade and access at Camden Passage

06 March 2023

Trade at London’s Camden Passage antiques market is being blighted by roadworks for a new traffic system.

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Restitutions prominent at latest Modern and Contemporary art series

06 March 2023

The overall total raised at the latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in London was boosted by a couple of recently restituted pictures.

Camden Passage

Camden Passage antiques dealers suffer amid new Islington traffic restrictions

28 February 2023

Traders at London’s historic Camden Passage antiques market have been blighted by roadworks for a new traffic system.

Pietre dure panel

Florentine panel fit for an emperor takes six-figure sum at Roseberys’ auction

27 February 2023

Research reveals £265,000 auction purchase is a celebrated work from Grand Ducal workshops

Babylon brick

Not just another brick in the wall: a Babylonian memento emerges at Essex auction

27 February 2023

This 13 x 13in (33 x 33cm) brick is from the walls of Babylon and dates from 604-562BC.

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