Auctioneers
The auction process is a key part of the secondary art and antiques market.
Firms of auctioneers usually specialise in a number of fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but many also hold general sales where the goods available are not defined by a particular genre and are usually lower in value.
Auctioneers often provide other services such as probate and insurance valuations.
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Collection from first million-pound player Trevor Francis sells in Devon
18 October 2024Trevor Francis won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and both winner’s medals were snapped up at auction at Piers Motley
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An auction that ‘pulls back the curtain on Banksy like never before’
18 October 2024A group of Banksy prints, stencils, sketches, handwritten notes and personal artefacts is being auctioned by the artist’s former agent Steve Lazarides.
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Record for Welsh artist Gwen John at Christie’s
18 October 2024Christie’s latest evening sale of Modern British and Irish Art got off to a flying start.
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Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster rocks auction
17 October 2024The Irish musician’s guitar collection, including his famous Fender Stratocaster, appeared at a dedicated Bonhams sales
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Christie’s to offer collection of well known dealers Alan and Mary Hobart
17 October 2024The collection of London dealers Alan and Mary Hobart, who founded the Pyms Gallery in the 1970s, has been consigned to Christie’s.
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Sock drawer discovery: Silkwork miniature of Charles I sells at six times estimate in West Sussex
16 October 2024A rare English silkwork portrait miniature of Charles I sold for a multi-estimate £8000 at Bellmans’ in Billingshurst on October 15.
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Hockney makes 10-fold return for vendor leading London’s Frieze week auctions
16 October 2024The glut of auctions held during the week-long period of the ‘Frieze London’ and ‘Frieze Masters’ fairs generated an overall £184m including premium, roughly in line with the total from the equivalent sales last year.
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Sword of honour: Award for captain's Battle of Trafalgar bravery could make six figure result at auction
16 October 2024Next year marks the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most famous naval battle in British history.
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David Bomberg views of Ronda catch the eye at Sworders
15 October 2024Works by David Bomberg (1890-1957) are a valuable proposition at auction, especially those with an attractive Spanish subject.
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Medieval gaming piece found in sock drawer flies over estimate
14 October 2024A medieval gaming piece found in a sock drawer sold for £50,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Gorringe’s in Lewes – smashing its estimate of £10,000-15,000.
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Prime example of pietre dure decoration emerges at Lisbon auction
14 October 2024An ornate 17th century cabinet with pietre dure inlays and gilt bronze mounts heads to Lisbon auction house Veritas on October 21 with an estimate of €80,000–120,000.
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Pick of the week: Own a Le Mans winner at £5800
14 October 2024This miniature replica car was built by Frenchman Francis Mortarini.
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Too much violence sounded the death knell for Action comic
14 October 2024Action comic was withdrawn by publisher IPC before its 37th edition dropped through letterboxes, with 200,000 copies pulped in the process.
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Nerly brings Venetian grandeur, intrigue – and snow – to a Cologne auction
14 October 2024On October 26, Cologne saleroom Lempertz is holding a sale in Berlin devoted to the collection of some 100 paintings amassed by a German connoisseur from the 1980s onwards.
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Board game joins the range of Mont Blanc merchandise
14 October 2024As a reminder that merchandise is nothing new, take a look at this board game offered at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants (24% buyer’s premium).
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Look back at Osborne with the help of a dedicated sale
14 October 2024Olympia Auctions is holding a timed online sale that starts to end on October 20 titled Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate, The Hurst, Shropshire.
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Teddy bears from Ian Pout's pioneering shop now up for sale at auction
14 October 2024It may be a “small” collection according to Daniel Agnew, but the array of teddy bears coming up at Special Auction Services on December 3 is also “perfectly curated” and “by far the finest and most exciting collection of teddy bears ever to come to auction”.
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Dolls in demand: a selection of recent highlights
14 October 2024An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories hammered for £16,000 at Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) teddy dolls and bears timed online sale on September 5, four times the high estimate.
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Dresser design did not descend to the masses
14 October 2024Despite his pioneering aesthetic, many of Christopher Dresser’s designs were too complex and costly to be easily mass-produced.
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Heyde Antarctic toy set in pole position
14 October 2024The Heyde Ernest Shackleton 1908 Antarctic Exploration Set is one of the rarest and sought-after productions from the German toy maker.
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