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‘Customs House, Poole’ by John Piper

John Piper architectural study sold to Poole Museum at Roseberys’ auction

06 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 last year.

Emile Boisseau sculpture

BRAFA reports record visitor numbers for its 70th edition

05 February 2025

BRAFA 2025 came to a close on February 2 having registered a record 72,000 visitors.

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Annual totals: Single-owner focus helps salerooms to boost trade

03 February 2025

Focusing on the single-owner space helped both Dreweatts and Lyon & Turnbull to achieve strong numbers in 2024.

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Tudor panel could be a Catherine of Aragon discovery

03 February 2025

An early 16th century carved oak panel that may depict Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary (later Mary I) has sold for £13,000 at auction in Sussex.

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Unrecorded Constable landscape sketch comes to North Yorkshire saleroom

03 February 2025

An early and previously unrecorded sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) has emerged at auction house Tennants.

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Simon Phillips appointed as Treasure House chairman

03 February 2025

London summer event The Treasure House Fair has appointed Simon Phillips of Mayfair gallery Ronald Phillips as chairman of the fair and the advisory board.

GB Antiques closes its doors after 34 years due to running costs rise

03 February 2025

A family-owned antiques centre in Lancaster is set to close its doors after 34 years in business.

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Pick of the Week: Tow truck pulls in a £11,000 bid

03 February 2025

Mass-produced toys need to have something special to rise above the norm when it comes to auction value. A Matchbox vehicle offered at Teesside saleroom Vectis certainly fitted that bill.

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‘Unrivalled’ collection of stoneglazed stonewares under saleroom gaze

03 February 2025

A very fine collection of saltglaze stonewares comes for sale at BBR Auctions in Elsecar, South Yorkshire.

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Scarborough antiques trail attracting visitors

03 February 2025

Local businesses in the Yorkshire seaside town say trail pilot has shown encouraging signs so far

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News in brief including export block for Anglo-Saxon panel

03 February 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news a gold and garnet panel being blocked from export

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Jumbo-size Royal Doulton could be original Wembley showpiece

03 February 2025

The Arabian Knights model of Princess Badoura is best known as the largest figure from the Royal Doulton HN series.

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Season kicks off with Bernard Kelly fine art highlights

03 February 2025

Collection of banker and financier with a bohemian streak included an eclectic mix of pictures

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Previews: issue 2679

03 February 2025

Our selection of lots from 10 upcoming auctions.

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The sage of salmon fishing produced a still popular classic

03 February 2025

When a copy of 'The Ristigouche and Its Salmon Fishing' by Dean Sage came up for auction at Bonhams New York in 2011 it was described “the rarest and most beautiful book on salmon fishing and with an important chapter on the collecting of angling literature”.

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Lyon & Turnbull lined up Kelly collection to take a £1.49m total

03 February 2025

Once just the preserve of one or two London firms, now such consignments are there to be won for many others

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Fresh Ayres interest found at London Art Fair

03 February 2025

One of the first galleries to sell on the preview day at London Art Fair (open to the public January 22-26), was Narborough Gallery – the Gillian Ayres work 'Whan That Aprille' (1984), a 10ft square oil on canvas.

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Tributes paid to silver dealer and TV star Michael Baggott

03 February 2025

Tributes from across the world of art and antiques were paid to Flog It! star and silver antiques expert Michael Baggott who died aged 51 following a stroke and heart attack.

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Banqueting scene tapestry created in Berlin gets second time lucky at London sale

03 February 2025

A recent Fine & Decorative sale at Roseberys (26/25% buyer’s premium) was led by a very fine Berlin tapestry.

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The latest auction house movers and shakers

03 February 2025

West London firm Chiswick Auctions has appointed Maria Zuccon (below) as its new head of valuations.

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