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How to buy a dodo or a mermaid at auction
Our antiquities expert Huon Mallalieu on fantastic beasts and where to buy them.
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Nelson's Union Jack from HMS Victory sells for almost £300,000
Sotheby's are selling an extraordinary fragment of history: the remnants of the flag flown from the HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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The fascinating story of the 'lost' royal art collections of Charles I and Charles II
The royal art collections of Charles I and Charles II were scattered across Europe – and after the Restoration, huge efforts were made to try and bring them back. Michael Hall reveals all.
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The awkward questions that still need answering about Da Vinci's $450m Salvator Mundi
The dust has now settled following the $450 million sale of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi. But there are still a few rather difficult questions about the sale to be tackled, according to our art expert Huon Mallalieu.
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The right royal reason that this broken wine glass sold for £25,000 at auction
Huon Mallalieu takes a look at two magnificent objects which sold at auction this summer, including a wine glass used by Bonnie Prince Charlie and a marble table which came from Windsor Castle.
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The wibbliest, wobbliest auction of the year: 400 jelly moulds and cake tins go under the hammer
A collection of historic jelly moulds and cake tins is up for sale over the next week or so.
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How to buy an antique that really fits in with your home
Looking for a beautiful antique that will fit in with your home can be daunting – we've some expert advice to help you out.
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Get free tickets to the The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia
Country Life readers are being offered free tickets for The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia.
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Scarfe’s biting satire to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s
A selection of cartoons by satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe are going under the hammer at Sotheby's.
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Sotheby’s experts to appraise your antiques during Meissen event at Cliveden
A team of experts from Sotheby's will be giving appraisals of antiques during an event organised by porcelain maker Meissen at the beautiful Cliveden House.
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Long-neglected ‘copy’ turns out to be original Stubbs worth £750,000
Gallery owner Archie Parker thought something was amiss when he came across this painting in an online sale catalogue, and he flew to New York to play out his hunch. It paid off.
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Constable ‘added rainbow after his masterpiece first went on display’
One of Britain's greatest-ever artists apparently touched up one of his most famous works to mark the death of a close friend.
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Sotheby’s set new London auction record with £48m Klimt leading the way
A sale of Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist paintings at Sotheby's on Wednesday night set the record for an auction staged in London.
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How to buy a bottle of fine wine good enough to pass down as an heirloom
How to buy a bottle of fine wine good enough to pass down as an heirloom
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The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.5: The first million-pound picture
This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.
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The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.4: The Holford sale
This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.
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The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.3: The Hamilton Palace sale
This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.
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The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.1: The first sale
This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.
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Dame Laura Knight’s ‘Derby Days’ up for auction in Newbury
An auction to be held in Newbury on Tuesday 13th December has some beautiful racing-themed objects for sale.
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David Bowie’s private art collection goes up for sale
David Bowie's personal art collection to feature in three sales at Sotheby's.
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Indian and Islamic sculpture auction
Rare Indian and Tibetan sculpture features as part of an online Indian and Islamic auction run by leading specialist Arthur Millner.
