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Getty Museum buys 17 drawings from private collection
The J Paul Getty Museum has acquired 17 drawings dating from the 16th to early 20th centuries from a private collection. 07 May 2024
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Boba Fett action figure
Rocket-launching Star Wars action figure expected to make sky-high price at auction
07 May 2024
Rohan McCulloch
A Magritte sketch is among five lots to watch
06 May 2024
  • Top stories this week – including a French royal snuffbox found in a bathroom cabinet
    05 May 2024
  • Oystercatchers create a splash at Macclesfield auction
    03 May 2024
  • New faces at Roseberys and Heritage Auctions are among the latest Movers & Shakers
    03 May 2024
  • Christie’s offers select items from a group of dealers from London, Paris and Geneva
    03 May 2024

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NewsBuyer hunts down a record Dunhill lighter
Chiswick Auctions has nudged forward its own record for an Alfred Dunhill Aquarium table lighter.
News DigestTitanic watch takes house record price
Titanic memorabilia, and items found on the bodies of those who lost their lives to the tragedy, continue to bring top prices at auction.
Auction ReportsHorology holds the attention during a four-day sale
Auction ReportsFantin-Latour roses rise to a regional high point
Asian Art PreviewsAsian Art previews
InternationalCanaletto works (with a bit of help)
Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresReclamation and antiques dealer joins up with Norwich department store
NewsBen Griffiths joins the Roseberys top team
NewsMannerist bronzes make 400 times estimate
Books & Works On PaperPhysical attractions on display at Firsts fair

Ceramics and Glass

Recent coverage of the ceramics and glass market
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Ceramics and GlassDesirable Doulton: inkwells and ashtray
A desirable Doulton ‘ink’, a figural model with three putti seated around a foliate decorated vase, emerged at BBR.
Ceramics and GlassWhat’s your poison? Auction lots show bottles evolved for safety reasons
Bottles with fatal content had to be specially designed and coloured to avoid a nasty accident.
Ceramics and GlassEarthly pleasures: Avisseau's basin draws dramatic bidding
Ceramics and GlassDoulton jug does its Nelson duty
Ceramics and GlassRaise your Jacobite drinking glass to toast the Old and Young Pretenders
Ceramics and GlassBizarre pearlware beast catches the attention
Ceramics and GlassGoss Harvard rarity emerges in a group lot
Ceramics and GlassSale underlines stateside popularity of Wedgwood
Ceramics and GlassWilliam and Mary portraits drive delftware demand
Ceramics and GlassMason’s shows signs of making a collecting comeback

Jewellery Highlights

Recent coverage of the jewellery market
Jewellery
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JewelleryArts & Crafts courtesy of jeweller Ella Naper and her mentor
Jewellery from the estate of artist's model Ella Naper (1886-1972) was offered at Lay’s in Lanner, Cornwall.
JewellerySleeper in Colchester: an intaglio ring emerges at auction
JewelleryMetal detectorist discoveries continue to appeal at auction
JewelleryRing of ‘Mr Show Business’ shines at Birmingham auction
JewelleryBelperron brooch blossoms at Yorkshire auction
JewelleryThe remarkable Mrs Newman
JewellerySealed and delivered to auction: the Matrix collection
JewelleryDealer recognises Victorian value in a stone that could be broken up
JewelleryIntaglio has a golden moment in Birmingham
JewelleryJewellery given ‘by Edward to Wallis’

Modern British Art Highlights

Recent coverage of the Modern British art market
Modern British Art
Portrait by Harrington Mann
Modern British ArtMystery woman sets auction record for artist Harrington Mann
A large and striking 1920s portrait of a young woman drew strong competition at Dreweatts sale of Anouska Hempel’s collection.
Modern British ArtA Duncan Grant market tester
Testing the market for still-lifes by Bloomsbury school favourite Duncan Grant (1885-1978), a painting by the artist emerged fresh from a notable source in Somerset.
Modern British ArtIf at first you don’t succeed, try a new estimate
Modern British ArtEurich’s mystery girl makes notable price
Modern British ArtBidders just dig the Mary Potter style
Modern British Art Another strong sum for Frederick Gore
Modern British ArtDealer moved by refugees’ plight
Modern British ArtBryan Pearce peppers up a Penzance auction
Modern British ArtFedden and Wain show feline fancy
Modern British ArtHow Reginald Pepper ploughed a fresh market

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Alfred Dunhill Aquarium table lighter

On the hunt for a record-breaking Dunhill Aquarium lighter

02 May 2024
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone illustration

Original cover artwork for Harry Potter estimated at record $600,000 comes to auction

02 May 2024

London Art Week announces early highlights

02 May 2024

Collection of commander killed when HMS Hood was sunk by the Bismarck comes to auction

01 May 2024

Shahmoon family Giambologna bronzes sell at over 400 times estimate

01 May 2024

Painting by Frank Auerbach recovered from money launderer to be sold

01 May 2024

Stolen 18th century bracket clock returned to museum after more than 20 years

30 April 2024

Pocket watch from the richest Titanic passenger boosts saleroom to best ever auction result

29 April 2024

Asian Art in London announces altered schedule for the autumn and new participants

29 April 2024

Lover’s eye miniature is among five lots to watch

29 April 2024

Top stories this week including jewellery stolen in a ram raid at Hansons

28 April 2024

French royal snuffbox found in vendor’s bathroom cabinet stars in single-owner sale

26 April 2024

Collecting Guides

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Lalique La Jour et La Nuit (Day and Night) timepiece
Need to KnowLalique
Lalique glass has long been a world-famous brand, internationally admired and still in production today under Swiss ownership. But for René Lalique, it represented a second commercially successful career.
Need to KnowMartin Brothers
“When you enter the shop… you find yourself in a dim-lit passage with crowded shelves of stoneware jugs carved into leering, laughing, grinning and ogling heads…”
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