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2017
![Chinese vase offered at auction](/media/20692/chinese-vase-mulberry-bank-auction-2314nedia-20-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.52539404553415059,0.61882352941176466&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131529882630000000)
Chinese vase estimated at £1.5m-2m fails to sell at Glasgow auction
20 October 2017A ‘late 18th century Qing famille rose bottle vase’ offered for sale by Glasgow auctioneers Mulberry Bank with an estimate of £1.5m-2m failed to sell earlier today (October 20).
![Hungarian silver-gilt cup and cover](/media/20690/hungarian-silver-cup-and-cover-sothebys-2314nedi-20-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.50620347394540943,0.19908116385911179&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131529786060000000)
Hungarian silver cup brings strong contest at SJ Phillips sale
20 October 2017A 16th century Hungarian silver-gilt cup and cover proved the most eagerly-contested lot at Sotheby’s sale of items from the stock of SJ Phillips earlier this week.
![Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam](/media/20678/tribal-art-fair-amsterdam-2314iea-20-10-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131528999890000000)
Dutch diversity – Amsterdam’s Tribal Art Fair gets set for latest staging
20 October 2017The global tribal art fair circuit moves to The Netherlands this month with the 15th staging of its annual ‘Tribal Art Fair’ taking place in Amsterdam at the De Duif church on Prinsengracht.
![William III ‘elephant and castle’ five guineas](/media/20676/back.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131528999380000000)
Last-minute consignment to Chichester auctioneer is rare William III gold coin
19 October 2017A rare William III five-guineas has been consigned to Stride & Son just over a week before its specialist coin sale.
![Thames Tunnel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel](/media/20657/web-brunel-tunnel-4.jpg?rxy=0.49387040280210159,0.47135416666666669&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131528220650000000)
Can you dig it: Brunel Thames Tunnel archive of designs on offer in London auction
19 October 2017London is a city now thoroughly used to tunnels. Tube travel has become a normal way to get about the bustling capital and has been for many years. Meanwhile, the huge Crossrail project tunnel section heading east from Paddington is scheduled for December next year.
![P Lamaison Van Heenvliet](/media/20655/web-tennants-p-lamaison.jpg?rxy=0.34094903339191562,0.35595238095238096&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131528219870000000)
Impressive militaria at auction and a moustache to match
19 October 2017Apart from having one of the best moustaches you will ever see and a title almost as long as his facial decoration, De Weledg Heer P Lamaison Van Heenvliet put togather an impressive collection of military and related tribal artefacts.
![Sidney Barnsley furniture](/media/20644/sidney-barnsley-furniture-2314nedia-18-10-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131528191990000000)
Sidney Barnsley oak settee draws strong bidding and sells at £33,000 in Somerset
18 October 2017A large Arts & Crafts oak settee by Sidney Barnsley was among the star lots sold at Lawrences’ latest sale in Crewkerne.
![Eugène Delacroix sketch](/media/20616/eugene-delacroix-liberty-christies-2314nedia-18-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.49131944444444442,0.30752212389380529&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131527329530000000)
Sketch for Delacroix’s seminal painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ offered at auction
18 October 2017Auction house Christie’s is expecting a sketch for Eugène Delacroix’s (1798-1863) great painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ to fetch up to £1m when offered in December.
![British Railways totem station sign](/media/20614/web-richard-edmonds-with-dilton-marsh-halt-totem-sign-18-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.45534150612959717,0.63551401869158874&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131527327250000000)
British Rail totem sign sale reveals poetic tale of Dilton Marsh
18 October 2017When all the horrible roads are finally done for, and there’s no more petrol left in the world to burn, here to the halt from Salisbury and from Bristol, steam trains will return. So wrote John Betjeman in his 1969 in his poem in defence of the closure-threatened Dilton Marsh Halt.
![William Turnbull bronze figure](/media/20618/william-turnbull-figure-1955-bronze-107-x-38-x-185-cm-courtesy-offer-waterman.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131527382450000000)
Offer Waterman explores the career of William Turnbull
17 October 2017Offer Waterman’s William Turnbull (1922-2012) retrospective offers the gallery’s most comprehensive solo show of his work since it took on his estate in 2015.
![Muhammed Ali trunks](/media/20591/ali-trunks-ali-robe-2313pvweba-16-10-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131526396970000000)
Memorabilia from the sporting greats comes to Hollywood auction
17 October 2017From FIFA to F1, Olympics to boxing, Julien’s offers some knock out lots in its November sale
![Jane Oakley of Sworders](/media/20604/jane-oakley-sworders-2314nedi-17-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.50259067357512954,0.25411061285500747&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131527130530000000)
Sworders seeks to boost its fine art auctions with appointment of former CSK and Sotheby's specialist
17 October 2017Sworders has appointed former Sotheby’s, Christie’s South Kensington and Bonhams picture specialist, Jane Oakley, to expand the scope and frequency of its fine art auctions.
![Thomas Bewick sketchbook](/media/20600/page-22-23.jpg?rxy=0.696917808219178,0.73365617433414043&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131527083350000000)
Sketchbook of Thomas Bewick published in limited edition
17 October 2017The sketchbook of engraver, author and natural historian Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) has been reproduced for the first time.
![Stokes mortar bombs](/media/20593/web-ryedale-mortar-bombs-16-10-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131529095660000000)
Bomb alerts triggered off at two auction houses in same week
16 October 2017Bomb alerts disrupted two separate northern auction houses last week when the alarm was sounded over militaria items included in sales.
![Omega](/media/20583/omega-auctions-2314nedi-16-10-17.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131526309330000000)
New premises for auctioneer that sold John Lennon’s glasses
16 October 2017A Warrington auction house has moved into new premises as a first step towards expansion.
![Gordon Cooke](/media/20403/gordon-2015.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131523785780000000)
Director Gordon Cooke retires after 20 years at Fine Art Society
16 October 2017Gordon Cooke, director of The Fine Art Society, has announced he will retire late this year.
![ATG QUOTES OF THE WEEK.jpg](/media/20404/atg-quotes-of-the-week.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131523847060000000)
They said what?! The week (Oct 15-19) in quotes from the art and antiques world
15 October 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week we cover auction records and restrictive laws.
![WEB Alfred Wallis, The Blue Ship.jpg](/media/20395/web-alfred-wallis-the-blue-ship.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131523779780000000)
St Ives group artists shine at reopened Tate St Ives and in national auctions
14 October 2017The picturesque Cornish seaside town of St Ives inspired a generation of now well-known artists and sculptors, most of whom are regular names at auction and in dealerships.
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Record attendance and modern art sales mark 11th PAD London
13 October 2017Modern artworks were among the standout sales at PAD London last week.
![Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner at Lockdales auction](/media/20396/rolex-oyster-perpetual-submariner-auction-2313nedia-13-10-17.jpg?rxy=0.46975088967971529,0.42588235294117649&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131523776970000000)
Rolex watch attracts 100 bidders and sells for £230,000 at Suffolk auction
13 October 2017The market for vintage ‘tool’ watches continues to burn hot. Lockdales in Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich set a new house record this week when a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner sold at £230,000 (plus premium).