Is it design, or art, or craft? Who cares. One thing is certain: the British are best at it
Victorian collectors’ pictures back on display
Phillips’ international star talks about plans for the future, guarantees and what happens to those unsold pictures
Asian bidding dominated the saleroom sessions
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
The artist was a darling of the contemporary art world when she died in 2001
In accordance with a major show alighting at the Royal Academy, Wolseley Fine Arts have arranged a show of his pastels and drawings
Museum director will don Clarks shoes and fill his pockets with Kendal Mint cakes for the 150-mile trek
An out-of-town gallery thrives on showing gentle, figurative painters
Contemporary applied crafts on show at Sotheby’s
Leading specialist in early English decorative arts expects a slow improvement in trade
Most of the unsold lots were high-value items unlikely to attract new buyers
Leading the pack are Nicholson and Hepworth, while prices for Lanyon, Hilton and Heron are rising dramatically
American stockbroker owes in the region of £2 million
Old Masters were booming, but decorative arts were a hard sell
“Dealers must overcome the interior decorator mentality”
Collect is to be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum this February
The supply of great art is slowing, but wonderful things still appear on the market
Are today’s “limited edition prints” really original, and will they gain in value? Probably not
Six of the richest Scots and international collectors bid on the collection of the Fleming merchant bank
An exhibition of classic French marquetry coincides with the completion of a contemporary cabinet-maker’s work with the same technique—but cut by laser
Highest ever turnover for members
The Vasari of his field, Vever was himself a jeweller—though like Vasari he is better known for his writing
Bacon lithographs at Coskun, Euan Uglow at Browse and Darby and Albers at Waddingtons
Prices are rocketing, but perhaps not everything is right in this field with many experts questioning the authenticity of some pieces
Valentine’s Day sale for Davide Halevim’s farewell to the carpet trade
“London remains a huge centre for collectors all over Europe”
Fifty-two participants will exhibit everything from Indian statue jewels to Islamic tiles
