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Prayers for the siege of Prague
08 November 2012Printed in German, this Judaica booklet relates to the siege of Prague by the Prussians led by Frederick the Great in 1757.
Landseer’s dog at debut sale
08 November 2012This pencil drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) is of his own dog Brutus and dates from the mid 19th century.
Right on the Maak
08 November 2012Specialist art consultancy Maak, established in 2009 by Marijke Varrall-Jones, former head of contemporary ceramics at Bonhams, holds specialist auctions of international studio ceramics twice a year.
Qatari’s unpaid bill reaches High Court
05 November 2012The High Court has reserved judgment on whether to continue freezing the assets of a Qatari sheikh accused of being a serial defaulter on debts run up at auction.
The £3.25m tribute to Isis
29 October 2012An Egyptian sculpture of Isis became the most expensive lot ever sold at Christie’s South Kensington when it fetched £3.25m at their latest antiquities sale.
Gang could be targeting Portobello
29 October 2012Portobello Road dealers fear they are being targeted by a gang of robbers after the latest attack on traders this year.
Save Cork Street open house event
29 October 2012The fight to save the art galleries of Mayfair’s Cork Street continues, as developers' plans which could cause them to have to relocate are about to be submitted to Westminster Council.
ATG Awards shortlist announced for Asian Art in London 2012
26 October 2012The Antiques Trade Gazette awards are given annually for the two outstanding works of art on show during 'Asian Art in London'.
Spitalfields defiant against development as 80 dealers stand at new monthly market
26 October 2012It was only after an epic battle for Spitalfields’ rich heritage by local conservationists that many of the area’s 17th and 18th century houses were preserved from redevelopment ten years ago.
Seago collection goes under starters orders at Sotheby’s
25 October 2012Ever popular in the saleroom, the artist Edward Seago (1910-1974) has a following at auction that few 20th century British painters can match.
£2.2m Qatari coin bill remains unpaid
22 October 2012Noble Investments plc, owners of A.H. Baldwin, the coin dealers and auctioneers, have announced that £2.2m in commissions due from “a significant Qatari collector” remains unpaid.
London Underground sale is a one-off for poster collectors
18 October 2012The eagerly anticipated auction of Underground posters direct from the archives of London Transport Museum was a sell-out at Christie’s South Kensington earlier this month.
First Editions galore at Bloomsbury
18 October 2012This first edition, first issue of ‘The Great Gatsby’ from 1922 is one of the star lots in a sale described by Bloomsbury Auctions as “one of the most important collections of modern first editions to come onto the market in the last ten years”.
Slowhand keeps the market up to speed with £19m Richter
18 October 2012This year’s Frieze week auction totals in London were largely consistent with 2011, but the much-publicised sale of Eric Clapton’s prize abstract by Gerhard Richter (b.1932) proved crucial in bolstering the overall figures.
Guns with a right royal heritage
11 October 2012Fine and unusual English guns made for Indian princes formed the most lucrative sub-section of Holt’s latest London sale.
Can Frieze Masters live up to the hype?
10 October 2012For ten years now, London’s ‘Frieze’ art fair has been a temple that consigns itself strictly to the new and the now. Dedicated to art produced after the year 2000, collectors, curators and the general public have flocked to see the spectacle and view the next big thing.
Saturday demo planned in Cork Street
08 October 2012A peaceful demonstration in support of the Save Cork Street campaign will take place this Saturday, October 13 from 11am-12pm outside the offices of developers, Native Land, on Cork Street.
Carter tiles ready to be snapped up
05 October 2012Recently rescued from Kent & Sussex Hospital in Tunbridge Wells, a selection of 13 Carter tiles attributed to Phyllis Butler are to be offered at Bonhams Knightsbridge on October 16.
An ´ancient´ reappraisal as gems emerge at Bond Street sale
05 October 2012A collection of 27 intaglios from the collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833), nephew of the last King of Poland, came to auction in London last month with a intriguing back-story.
Spero's exhibition lifts the lid on English porcelain
05 October 2012The latest catalogue for Kensington ceramics dealer Simon Spero’s next exhibition has just landed on ATG’s Editorial desk.
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