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A fine example of the Libertas Americana silver medal sold for £63,000 at Anderson & Garland’s Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu auction in Newcastle this week. The medal offered at the sale on July 22 ...
An ancient Egyptian cosmetic vessel made in the form of a grasshopper or cicada comes to auction in London this week. With an ...
Auction house Phillips has introduced a new format for its buyer’s premium. It is increasing its standard fees across its salerooms in New York, London, Hong Kong and Geneva bu… ...
French artist Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is described in the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists as ‘a colourful and formidable character, outspoken in her feminine independence’. A precocious artist, ...
Arts charity Jerwood Foundation has purchased another Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) artwork. Nicholson’s Moon Jug, 1978 was purchased at Bonhams’ Modern British & Irish Art on June 18 for a… ...
The BADA has announced that its annual Contemporary art prize returns this year for the fifth time. … ...
The first of six new episodes of the BBC’s Fake or Fortune? had an ambiguous outcome. Airing at 9pm, Monday, July 21, the show, presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona… ...
Antiques dealer, auctioneer, museum curator and TV presenter Steven Moore is publishing his latest book this autumn.
The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the trade trying to come to terms with the impact of the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods ...
Details of how to manage the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods have emerged, sending shockwaves ...
Kinghams in Moreton-in- Marsh is offering a West Midlands private coll… ...
Woolley & Wallis sold the first tranche of the private collection and stock of silver specialist Michael Baggott (1973-2025) on July 16. All but one of the 152 lots were sold with a hammer total of ...