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Moorcroft returns to family control for first time in nearly 20 years

23 June 2025

The stricken Moorcroft pottery business will have a member of the founder’s family involved with the firm for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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Candlesticks with Austen link light up auction

23 June 2025

A handsome pair of Regency period Egyptian Revival silver candlesticks with a Jane Austen connection sold well above hopes at Lacy Scott & Knight in Bury St Edmunds.

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Carved oak chair stolen from Bucks church

23 June 2025

An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.

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Dobson self-portrait to be shared between London museums after private treaty sale

23 June 2025

A rare self-portrait by William Dobson (1611-46) has been jointly acquired by Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery in a £2.37m private treaty sale brokered by dealer Hazlitt.

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Spotlight: 250 years of JMW Turner

23 June 2025

Many works by the great British artist are now owned by institutions but smaller paintings and sketches are common sights at salerooms

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Talking about our generation: the new numismatists and philatelists

23 June 2025

Three of the youngest members of Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s prove that a love of antiques and auction house work is alive and well in the next generation

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Museum exhibitions: A selection of summer shows

23 June 2025

We sample a range of exhibitions taking place this summer – from a show on Second World War maps in Edinburgh to a display of Lucian Freud’s etchings at Titanic Belfast, a dive into the Picture Post archives in Cardiff, and a Magna Carta exhibition in London exploring the lesser-known Charter of the Forest

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Blaschkas recreated marine life as intricate glass models

23 June 2025

The Bohemian glassmaker Leopold Blaschka’s fascination with marine life began in 1853, when the ship in which he was travelling to the US became becalmed off the Azores.

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Arthur Swallow Fairs celebrates 30 years in the antiques trade

23 June 2025

Fairs organiser run by the Burgoin family started with a single event but now operates at several venues

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In with the Old as vintage booms

23 June 2025

Alan Old of So Last Century fairs launched his first vintage and retro fair at Beckenham Place Mansion in south London 10 years ago.

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Ten works to see at Classic Art London

23 June 2025

It may be a new name in the summer calendar, but this inaugural initiative is building on a firm foundation of previous ‘collegial’ events encompassing an array of selling exhibitions

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Plenty of comings and goings at the Cecil Court art and books hub

23 June 2025

Changes are afoot in the art and book dealing hub Cecil Court this summer.

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Porcelain producer Nast was regarded as rival to Sèvres

23 June 2025

In its day, the Parisian porcelain manufacture founded by the Austrian born Jean Népomucène Hermann Nast in 1783 was regarded as a worthy competitor to Sèvres.

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Painter Devis whose passage to India proved to be a difficult process

23 June 2025

Artist survived a shipwreck but then spent a decade creating portraits and views of the local landscape

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Dealer delights this summer

23 June 2025

A wide range of dealer exhibitions are on offer to brighten up this summer even further. Here is a selection

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Dealers hold antiquities showcases this summer

23 June 2025

London is host to two stand-out antiquities exhibitions.

Coins

News in brief including a coin collection hidden in a wall

23 June 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a group of rare coins discovered in a wall.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2699

23 June 2025

On Friday, June 20, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3357.67 / €2911.73 / £2487.17

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Preview: Treasure House Fair 2025

23 June 2025

The third edition of Treasure House Fair carries on the long tradition of summer events in London, with a selection of highlights to savour

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Bid Barometer: issue 2699

23 June 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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