News in Brief


iPhone

News in Brief including an auction record for a first-edition iPhone

27 February 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of a factory-sealed, first-edition iPhone selling for a five-figure sum.

Vincent Geerling

News in Brief including antiquities dealers boycotting the BRAFA fair

20 February 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the boycott of the BRAFA fair in Belgium by antiquities dealers.

Kandinsky picture

News in Brief including a restituted work by Wassily Kandinsky being offered at Sotheby's

13 February 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a major work by Wassily Kandinsky coming to auction.

Dagger

News in Brief including dealer's plea to help find stolen antiques

06 February 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a plea from an Amsterdam antiques dealer to help find stolen stock.

Milo and Simon Dickinson

News in Brief – including Dickinson's new managing director

30 January 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news that art dealer Simon C Dickinson has appointed Milo Dickinson as MD.

The Triumph of Galatea

News in Brief – including US museum buying an Old Master from a London dealer

23 January 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Dallas Museum of Art buying an Italian Baroque picture from Colnaghi.

LAPADA Fair

News in Brief – including news of a new date for the relaunched LAPADA fair

16 January 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a new autumn date for the returning LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair.

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News in Brief – including news of trade associations teaming up for Anti-Money Laundering training

09 January 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of BADA, LAPADA and SlAD teaming up for Anti-Money Laundering training for members.

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News in Brief – including an auction record for any netsuke

02 January 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an 18th century Kyoto carving setting an auction record at Bonhams for any netsuke.

Darwin manuscript

News in Brief – including the sale of a Darwin autograph manuscript

19 December 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of a Darwin autograph manuscript at Sotheby’s.

Bart Drenth

News in Brief – including a new boss at TEFAF

12 December 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a newly appointed global managing director for TEFAF.

Benin brass plaque

News in Brief – including London’s Horniman Museum returning Benin objects to Nigeria

05 December 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including London’s Horniman Museum returning Benin objects to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments.

Bronzino portrait

News in Brief – including the auction of a returned Bronzino

28 November 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a Bronzino portrait restituted earlier this year to be offered at Sotheby’s.

Mount Everest memorabilia

News in Brief – including the auction of memorabilia from the first successful ascent of Mount Everest

21 November 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the sale of a collection of memorabilia from the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.

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News in Brief – including Alan Ball’s 1966 World Cup winner's medal up at auction

14 November 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the 1966 World Cup winner’s medal won by England’s Alan Ball being offered next month.

Chest of drawers

News in Brief – including Marie-Antoinette's furniture at Christie’s Paris

07 November 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including items once in the collection of Marie-Antoinette coming to Christie’s Paris.

Shahnameh

News in Brief – including a record for an Islamic work on paper

31 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a record for an Islamic work on paper.

Francis Bacon triptych

News in Brief – including a Francis Bacon leading Frieze Week auctions

24 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a Francis Bacon triptych at Christie's leading the Frieze Week auctions.

Football

News in Brief – including the Maradona ‘Hand of God’ football coming to auction

17 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the football from the infamous Argentina v England match coming to auction.

Ira Aldridge

News in Brief – including a portrait of black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge

10 October 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a portrait of the first black Shakespearean actor to gain international fame selling in the US.

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