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Grey areas emerge in new consumer act
30 September 2015A new law giving online auction buyers additional consumer protection rights has been criticised for throwing dealers and auction houses into a legal grey area.
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LAPADA rewards excellence at Berkeley Square showpiece
29 September 2015Antiquities dealers ArtAncient were the winners of the best stand award at the 2015 LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair.
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Sotheby's are the football tournament Invincibles
23 September 2015The sports writers will have turned their attention to the rugby world cup by the time you read this, but at ATG we are focusing on differently shaped balls.
The curious case of the paint spattered carpet artwork
21 September 2015A bizarre story of an artist who claimed her old studio sold pieces of paint spattered carpet as her original work has appeared in the press recently, drawing attention to the thorny issue of copyright and false attribution.
Dealers back a seven-day Olympia fair
16 September 2015The organisers of the ‘Olympia International Art Antiques Fair’ will shorten next year’s event from 11 days to seven following a poll of existing exhibitors.
Upcoming deadline for antique firearm consultation
14 September 2015The Law Commission is still keen to hear from collectors and dealers about the impact a legal definition of ‘antique firearm’ may have on the trade in period weapons.
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Borwick: I am your champion in Westminster
08 September 2015Victoria Borwick MP has pledged to lobby against possible changes in legislation that could adversely affect the art and antiques trade, telling the industry to “see me as your champion in parliament”.
Knight leaves Christie’s to join dealers Moretti
03 September 2015After leaving his role as co-Chairman of Old Master and 19th century art at Christie's in July, Richard Knight has formed a new partnership with Fabrizio Moretti of Moretti Fine Art, under the banner of Knight Moretti.
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Rediscovered portrait of Churchill by his pal Sickert offered at 20/21 fair
03 September 2015This recently rediscovered painting of Sir Winston Churchill by Walter Sickert (1860-1942) will be offered for sale for the first time at the 20/21 British Art Fair.
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Dutko to join growing Mayfair design hub
24 August 2015Mayfair’s growing status as a design hotspot has been underlined by the news that another Parisian Art Deco dealer and specialist will open a gallery there in early October. Jean-Jacques Dutko is taking space in Davies Street.
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Police hunt sculpture thieves
24 August 2015Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a theft at the Masterpiece fair held in July at the Royal Hospital site in Chelsea.
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Police appeal after Osterley Park House theft
24 August 2015The Metropolitan Police has appealed to readers of ATG to contact them if they are offered two Georgian porcelain cups and saucer sets stolen from Osterley Park House, London in July.
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Export bar for Niagara Falls picture as Ed Vaizey hopes to keep early watercolour in UK
21 August 2015The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on the earliest known on-the-spot depiction of Niagara Falls which sold at Christie’s South Kensington earlier this year.
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New Olympia fair for vintage toys
20 August 2015A new fair at London’s Olympia venue aims to revitalise the market in antique dolls, teddy bears and toys by attracting a fresh generation of collectors.
Make your views known on firearms law
20 August 2015Dealers, collectors and auctioneers of antique firearms are being invited to a meeting in London to discuss proposed changes to the law governing the sale and ownership of such weapons.
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Tim Goodman’s Fine Art Bourse in receivership before first sale
10 August 2015JUST a month before their first scheduled sale, online auctioneers Fine Art Bourse have gone into receivership.
London numismatists urge clients to oppose German Cultural Property law changes
04 August 2015Coin specialists AH Baldwin & Sons are encouraging their customers to sign the petition opposing an amendment to the controversial German Cultural Property and Heritage Protection Law.
Topics announced for upcoming Art Business Conference
03 August 2015Details have been unveiled of the second Art Business Conference to be held at the Church House Conference Centre in London on September 3.
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Book dealer Tom Donovan sets up his battle lines
28 July 2015The Battle of Waterloo bicentenary has sparked a number of special auctions and dealer shows.
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Lord Ashcroft buys secret agent Violette Szabό’s George Cross medal group at £260,000
23 July 2015The George Cross medal group awarded to Second World War heroine Violette Szabό has sold for £260,000 at London auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb.
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