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Thursday 16 October 2025 Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

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UK Historic jewellery: British Museum launches campaign to buy £3.5m 'Tudor Heart' pendant The British Museum is trying to raise funds to buy a gold pendant discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Warwickshire in 2019. READ MORE
Sculpture Nod of approval: Headless Roman emperor could be real deal Bidding soared to seven times estimate for a sculpture suggesting buyers believed it was a period piece rather than an 18th century copy. READ MORE
Collectables Printed message: An original printing plate for one of the best-known images of the abolitionist movement emerges at auction A 19th century engraved plate for a plan of a slave ship’s lower deck took 10 times estimate at auction. READ MORE
Art Market Swindon sale: Collection from friends of Frink and other artists comes to auction A significant group of Modern British artworks from a Georgian rectory owned by a family of art and antiques collectors were in demand at Kidson Trigg. READ MORE
Exhibitions What to see: A trio of autumnal London art and antiques shows To coincide with the V&A’s 'Marie Antoinette: Style' exhibition, portrait miniature specialist Emma Rutherford’s Limner Company is holding a ‘pop-up’ selling exhibition. FULL STORY

ALSO TODAY:
English mahogany hall bench in demand at Connecticut auction READ MORE Chelsea Rare Book Fair ready for autumn edition READ MORE Antiques brightening the high street READ MORE Full contents of ATG's latest issue BROWSE HERE
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