1) Dealers and collectors make their final challenge to Ivory Act
A High Court judge has granted dealers and collectors permission to take their Ivory Act 2018 challenge to the Court of Appeal, a move that could delay the law’s enforcement into spring next year.
The Royal Courts of Justice in London, where the Court of Appeal will hear the case against the Ivory Act 2018 and its near-total ban on trade in antique ivory.
2) Is the price right? At Olympia, dealers give buyers their tips on negotiation
A fair’s last day is traditional hunting ground for buyers seeking discounts. This timing may be misguided, however, as ATG learned in the closing hours of the Winter Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia London.
Some 70 dealers stalled out in the gallery level of the National Hall, above the 'Spirit of Christmas Fair', for the 'Winter Art & Antiques Fair' at Olympia London. Both are run by Clarion Events.
3) Auction record for Star Wars toy set in US with sale of rocket-firing Boba Fett figure
A new record for any Star Wars toy has been set in the US with the appearance at auction of a rare prototype action figure – the J-slot rocket-firing Boba Fett.
This J-slot rocket-firing Boba Fett sold at Hake’s of York, Pennsylvania at $157,500 ($185,850 including buyer’s premium) against a $200,000-$500,000 estimate.
4) Huge polar exploration exhibition opens at Spink in London
Auction house Spink is to host a comprehensive polar exhibition at its saleroom in Southampton Row, London.
Grotto in an iceberg. A celebrated photo by Herbert Ponting from the 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott in the Terra Nova.
5) Five lots to watch at auction including a rediscovered Paul Nash painting, a tripod table and a rare sampler
With estimates from £600-70,000, here are five previews of upcoming sales.
This British form of tripod table with a possible Ottoman origin, which may have been a specific commission, is estimated at £3000-5000 in the Lyon & Turnbull sale on November 20.
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