Antiques Trade Gazette 25-08-15

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Friday 15 August 2025
Friday briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Maps
Export block: Plea for museums to raise £6m to keep nautical chart archive in the UK
A British maritime chart collection spanning 200 years has been temporarily blocked from export to give UK museums the chance to raise funds to keep it in the country. READ MORE

Art Market
Master carver: Ship’s figurehead carver caught on canvas
A canvas of the craftsman Joseph Wade (c.1664-1743) took five-times its top estimate at a London saleroom. READ MORE

Legal cases
Mediation: How to solve art restitution disputes
Special counsel Camilla Gambarini and partner Eleni Polycarpou of Withers look into how mediation could have a growing role in cultural property disputes. READ MORE

Railwayana
What sold: Duchess of Gloucester loco nameplate speeds to five figure sum
A nameplate from the collection of the late David Lesser steams into Exmouth sale. READ MORE

International
Royal robes: Items of dress fit for an emperor adorn Vienna saleroom
Emperor Franz Joseph’s campaign uniform as a Hungarian field marshal was fought over at auction with an Austrian collector victorious. READ MORE

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