UK

The United Kingdom accounts for more than one fifth of the global art market sales and is the second biggest art market after the US.

Through auctioneers, dealers, fairs and markets - and a burgeoning online sector - buyers, collectors and sellers of art and antiques can easily access a vibrant network of intermediaries and events around the country. The UK's museums also house a wealth of impressive collections

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Dolls in demand: a selection of recent highlights

14 October 2024

An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories hammered for £16,000 at Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) teddy dolls and bears timed online sale on September 5, four times the high estimate.

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Dresser design did not descend to the masses

14 October 2024

Despite his pioneering aesthetic, many of Christopher Dresser’s designs were too complex and costly to be easily mass-produced.

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Unusual art and antique items tackled by delivery firms

14 October 2024

ATG asked three shippers what was the most unusual items they were asked to transport

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Heyde Antarctic toy set in pole position

14 October 2024

The Heyde Ernest Shackleton 1908 Antarctic Exploration Set is one of the rarest and sought-after productions from the German toy maker.

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News in brief including Fellows to auction the entire collection of an Edinburgh jeweller

14 October 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of auction house Fellows selling the collection from Joseph Bonnar Jewellers in Edinburgh

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Visitor book includes four entries for a certain Elizabeth R

14 October 2024

Michael Ramsey (1904-88) who served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961-74, curated his own personal visitor book that tracked his career from 1942-87.

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Munnings focus moves from the east to south west of UK

14 October 2024

Views of Exmoor form a notable niche in the market for works by Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959).

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Fascinating sitters help works in a family group to stand out

14 October 2024

Portraits consigned from the family of two artists feature intriguing stories of those depicted

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Last of the Portobello ‘scientists’

14 October 2024

Specialist dealer evicted from arcade stays optimistic about a return – and will be at the ‘Horti’ fair

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Raise a cup to LAPADA’s 50th

14 October 2024

Silver coffee pot with royal connection is just one of the many highlights at the Berkeley Square fair

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It’s good to get plenty of stick

14 October 2024

Derwen Fairs is back among the flora and fauna at the National Botanic Garden of Wales outside Carmarthen for its biannual weekend antiques fair on Saturday and Sunday, November 9-10.

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Playtime options of just the kitchen or a whole building

14 October 2024

Despite the catalogue note “would benefit from sympathetic restoration to exterior”, the overall appeal of a rare 19th century folk art dolls’ diorama of a kitchen was enough to take the hammer price to £7000.

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Chester marks seven in a row for Cooper

14 October 2024

The latest Chester Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair will be the seventh for Cooper Fairs since the event was taken over from Penman Fairs in 2019.

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Rare German motorcycle and sidecar sought by collectors

14 October 2024

An early clockwork model wheeled into a Buckinghamshire saleroom to get bidders into gear for an estimate-busting result

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Top stories this week including a huge cache of Chinese art heading to auction after a century in storage

13 October 2024

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art coming for sale in London this month.

Egyptian Granodiorite Fragment Of A Life Size Royal Statue Of Ramesses

Antiquities from estate of Philip Hewat-Jaboor lead Roseberys auction

11 October 2024

Philip Hewat-Jaboor (1953-2022) was the chairman of Masterpiece Art Fair and amassed a significant antiquities collection at his Jersey home.

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Lock of 'Napoleon’s hair' appears at auction

11 October 2024

A locket purportedly containing a lock of Napoleon’s hair was offered at Gorringe’s in Lewes on October 8.

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Rare 17th century portrait of black and white women goes on display at Compton Verney

10 October 2024

Following an 18-month conservation and research project at the Yale Center for British Art, an enigmatic double portrait that drew a dramatic competition at auction in 2021 is going on display at its new permanent home of Compton Verney.

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Auction house Fellows to sell entire collection of renowned Edinburgh jewellers

10 October 2024

Auction house Fellows will offer the collection from Joseph Bonnar Jewellers, following the retirement of its proprietor.

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Canadian painter’s harvest scene valued at £300,000 on Fake or Fortune?

10 October 2024

A painting acquired at a regional auction has been identified as a rediscovered work by the Canadian painter Helen McNicoll (1879–1915) and valued at £300,000 on the TV show ‘Fake or Fortune?’

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