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Lukewarm totals at London Contemporary art series
15 February 2016The Contemporary art market survived better than many had expected at the London auction series last week.
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2016 Works on Paper Fair at the Royal Geographical Society
12 February 2016Six images from this year's Works on Paper Fair at the Royal Geographical Society. Held at the venue Exhibition Road for the first time, the event runs from February 11-14.
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Mallett sells up in Mayfair and Manhattan
10 February 2016Troubled dealership Mallett are to look for new galleries in London and New York after putting the blue-chip leases of both of their current premises up for sale.
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Pimlico dealers protest against redevelopment
27 January 2016ATG readers are being encouraged to join the campaign to prevent a key part of London’s Pimlico Road from redevelopment.
LAPADA conference speakers announced
22 January 2016Carolyn Dailey, former Time Warner UK managing director, is confirmed as the keynote speaker at the 2016 LAPADA Conference on February 24.
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Wright of Derby grotto scene makes £550,000 to aid refugee crisis
14 December 2015Among the works drawing interest at the latest round of Old Master and British Paintings sales in London was Joseph Wright of Derby’s (1734-97) ‘A grotto in the gulf of Salerno...’.
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Russian art sales suffer from flatter demand
07 December 2015The latest Russian art sales in London posted the weakest results in over a decade as a drop-off in both demand and supply brought a further downturn in the market.
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John Winter sale at Sotheby’s recalls former director’s passion for Italy
04 December 2015Sotheby’s will rekindle their connections with former director John Winter this month thanks to a 186-lot single-owner sale in New Bond Street.
Ivory research project launched
03 December 2015Senior figures from both UK dealing associations gave an impassioned defence of the antiques trade as a project seeking to gauge the impact of a ban on the sale of ivory works of art was launched in Westminster last week.
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Modern British greats in focus: Freud archive and Bacon catalogue
30 November 2015An archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of the artist through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme.
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Sextant story of shipwreck cannibalism
30 November 2015A simple pencil message on a wooden sextant case sold at a London auction tells a story of desperate shipwrecked sailors adrift in a dinghy and running out of food and water.
Penman looks to design at Chelsea
30 November 2015Penman Fairs will launch a new London event for 2016 called ‘Art, Antiques & Design’.
Research project begins into effect of total ivory ban in the UK
20 November 2015Stakeholders in the art market are being asked to participate in a project seeking to gauge the effect of a total ban on the sale of ivory works of art in the UK.
Christie’s change antiquities schedule
18 November 2015Christie’s have announced major changes to their antiquities sales calendar in London and New York.
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Should connoisseurship be placed under the microscope?
18 November 2015“There are 12 symbols in the Chinese language for the word fake – and each means something slightly different”.
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Customs return ivories to London dealer after three-year battle
12 November 2015Following a long legal battle, London dealer Joost van den Bergh has successfully overturned a controversial customs decision to seize three rare 17th century ivories.
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Police hunt for thieves after Regent’s Park watch heist
11 November 2015Police are appealing for help from the antiques trade to trace two men captured on CCTV at the scene of a watches burglary in London.
Colnaghi: a new gallery and succession plan
05 November 2015Colnaghi, the venerable London Old Master dealership, is to merge with art dealers Coll & Cortés (London and Madrid).
BADA sell Rutland Gate headquarters
04 November 2015The British Antique Dealers’ Association has sold its Knightbridge headquarters for a “multi-million pound sum” as it continues to evolve into a proactive 21st century trade association.
Paddle8 secure $34m funding boost
02 November 2015Online auction site Paddle8, who recently took space in Mayfair, have secured $34m in new funding.
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