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Wednesday 08 January 2025 Midweek briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Collectables A market coming of age: Record for an American beer can broken again For the third time in a year, an American beer can achieved a record amount at auction. READ MORE
Art market Modern British: Laura Knight portrait of ‘favoured model’ tops estimate in Chichester Among the Modern British pictures generating bidding at the end of last year was a portrait by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) that was lifted to an above-estimate sum thanks to a combination of commercial factors. READ MORE
Auctions Porcelain: Birth tablets underline town's sense of belonging Porcelain birth tablets were seemingly made to order to mark the births of local children in Suffolk. READ MORE
Dealers Fine art: Five questions with art dealer Patrick Boyd-Carpenter Patrick Boyd-Carpenter is an established fine art dealer with over 40 years’ experience in handling paintings, drawings, sculpture and works of art. READ MORE
International Historic clothes: Dress worn by French king's mistress to conceal pregnancy appears at auction Initially conceived of and worn by Madame de Montespan, Louis XIV’s most prominent mistress, to conceal her pregnancies, this robe à la française or sack-back dress recently appeared for sale. READ MORE

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London Art Week festival calls it a day after 10 years READ MORE Henry Moore bronze comes out of Manhattan READ MORE Improved web offerings and marketing in China show how firms can boost business READ MORE Full contents of our latest issue READ MORE
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