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Pioneering female author Burney makes her entrance

03 February 2025

A copy of pioneering female author’s novel Evelina appeared at auction for first time in a decade

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Wyllie takes to the skies for once instead of the waves

03 February 2025

A high-flying lot came to Glasgow saleroom Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium) in the form of a rare First World War subject by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931).

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Five questions with art dealer Jill Newhouse

03 February 2025

Jill Newhouse founded her gallery in New York in 1980. She is the fourth generation of her family to be an art dealer.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2679

03 February 2025

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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Elgar shows his admiration for Kingdom performers

03 February 2025

A signed copy of Novello’s original octavo edition of Edward Elgar’s The Kingdom appeared in Plymouth Auction Rooms’ (20% buyer’s premium) New Year’s Day Collectors timed online sale.

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Delightful Danish characters from Royal Copenhagen dressed to impress

03 February 2025

The Royal Copenhagen ‘Danish National Costumes’ series designed by sculptor and modeller Carl Martin-Hansen was produced between 1906-25.

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Marvels come to the market including two large portrait plaques by a celebrated Limoges enameller

03 February 2025

Paris auction staged at the Drouot centre offered a richly varied and valuable range of lots

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Precious metals: issue 2679

03 February 2025

On Friday, January 31, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2786.13 / €2685.25 / £2246.88

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Rugs and textiles in the spotlight at LARTA

03 February 2025

'The London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair' (LARTA) was launched in 2011 and is the UK’s leading annual fair dedicated to the appreciation of antique rug and textile art.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 5-27, 2025

03 February 2025

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

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BRAFA brightens up grey skies

03 February 2025

Event in the Belgian capital manages to combine sense of luxury with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere early on

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Latest Movers & Shakers including new chair of Treasure House Fair

30 January 2025

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

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Dutch Old Master brings overseas bidding and triples estimate in Gloucestershire

30 January 2025

International interest came to Bourton-On-The-Water in Gloucestershire this month when a Dutch Old Master emerged from a family collection at Tayler & Fletcher (23.5% buyer’s premium).

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Tributes paid to antiques expert Michael Baggott

29 January 2025

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

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‘Unrivalled’ collection of saltglaze stonewares to be sold at BBR without reserve

29 January 2025

A very fine collection of saltglaze stonewares is coming for sale at BBR Auctions in Elsecar, North Yorkshire.

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Matchbox wreck truck towed away by determined bidder for hefty £11,000 hammer price

29 January 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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Pick of the Week: Souvenir seized from George IV coronation feast

27 January 2025

Even when set against the standards of royal pageantry, the crowning of George IV at Westminster Abbey on July 19, 1821, was a lavish affair.

New event proposed to fill the hole left by London Art Week

27 January 2025

Plans are being drawn up for a marketing initiative designed to replace London Art Week (LAW), the yearly festival of traditional art that folded at the end of 2024.

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Striking set of oils captures the changing face of an 18th century country house

27 January 2025

A remarkable example of English country house portraiture, commissioned to record architectural changes to a Cheshire family seat in the mid-18th century, has sold for £150,000 (plus premium).

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Yale Centre for British Art buys rare Emma Soyer portrait from dealer

27 January 2025

Art dealer Dominic Sanchez-Cabello has sold a rare portrait by Emma Soyer (c.1810-42) to the Yale Center for British Art.

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