The Waverley Criteria

TEFAF backs tribal gathering for 2018 edition

Maastricht fair will include designated category underlining market popularity

‘Looted’ vases row ref lects antiquities trade pitfalls

A dispute over two 4th century BC Grecian vases offered

BADA in bid to attract more auctioneers-turned-dealers

Dealer body BADA is to relax its length-of-service

Louvre aims to buy £8m Book of Hours

The Louvre museum in Paris is hoping to raise more

Pick of the Week: Nelson’s chair of command

The large pockets once inserted at the side of this

Bid Barometer – issue 2315

From thesaleroom.com

Handy guide to have in Catalan if you happen to be declaring independence

Handy guide to have in Catalan if you happen to be

News In Brief

Simon Green (below), former head of sale for early

Lively in Lewes and Crewkerne

English furniture helps East Sussex saleroom over £1m mark while settee shines in Somerset

Chinese lots sit comfortably in two sales

More evidence that Chinese lots can leave auctioneers

Strong demand fuels high prices for live-steam models

“A very niche but hugely vibrant market,” said specialist

Worldwide poster demand

Brought about by the sad death of one of the collecting

Tusk force: Ramsden elephants at auction

Overshadowed by the £130,000 Giacometti double-sided

Signature is lost in a snowdrift

Mystery winter scene with indistinct artist name now thought to be by Russian ‘Wanderer’

Time warp reveals a Girtin Windsor watercolour

The clearance of a neglected local property by Lincolnshire

Double portrait has Masses appeal

This double portrait below, by Federico Beltran Masses

Exotic Oz musician is in tune at Canterbury sale

This near-monochrome watercolour, right, by the Australian

Library touched by hand of Dod

Ancient family home in Cheshire includes typical 19th century country house book collection

Golf and cricket score at auction

Golf tournament programmes in Mullock’s (19% buyer’s

Shelley signature competes with rare sci-fi and fantasy

Science, fantasy and horror was the principal theme

Actresses Hepburn and Leigh star in saleroom

Two sales that dispersed the personal effects of famous

Previews: Up to £500

This Ekco AD-65 black Bakelite round radio was designed

Previews: £501 - £2000

For nearly half a century, the Indian artist Harkrishan

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This bronze ram by the late animalier sculptor Sally

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

The Celtic Revivalist Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936)

Previews: £30,000 plus

This painting by the marine artist John Cleveley the

Brown: by no means a grey area

Exhibition reveals why Oxfordshire dealers love the ‘shady’ side of classic English furniture

Battersea belters from decorative and beyond

The third and final Decorative Antiques and Textiles

Shop talk – Patrick Sandberg Antiques

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Cornelia Perquin of Precious Flora deals in floral

Early works aid understanding of Irvin

Albert Irvin (1922-2015) is known as one of the few

Life’s a beach for a Mod Brit artist

Austin Desmond Fine Art, the Modern British gallery

Shows mean Bomberg is firmly back in fashion

“I was astonished by the group, both in terms of their

New fair joins art and photo fest

Fresh event in the Paris calendar adds to a host of autumn events, writes

Antonacci-Lapiccirella Fine Art

Among the paintings that Francesca Antonacci and Damiano

Antica Namur

While Paris says hello to a new fair, over in Namur

Benjamin Proust Fine Art

Benjamin Proust Fine Art is one of the two British

Galerie de Bayser

This white marble portrait bust Head of a young Ephebe

Paris Photo

Paris, like London, is in full fair swing in the autumn.

Daniel Blau

Daniel Blau from Munich is mounting two exhibitions

Robert Hershkowitz

Among the exhibitors at Paris Photo specialising in

Sotheby’s

An image from the dawn of photography showing one of

Binoche et Giquello

Binoche et Giquello’s contribution to Paris’ photo

Leclère

Leclère is holding a dedicated photograph sale at Drouot

Final slice of the Yeats family lots

Further items from the talented Yeats family are heading

BRITISH AND IRISH BOOK AUCTIONS

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Chateau showcase sets the scene

Two Cs fair is in an impressive setting... but popular venues means securing dates is difficult

Dealer delights in mid-century design

Furniture and decoratives dealer Paul Burnett, pictured

Peek at a creek in the boom and brew town

Held on the first Sunday of the month in the centre

Glasgow Gals rival the boys when it comes to jewellery

In fine art, the ‘Glasgow Boys’ group of artists are

Another dimension

Isla Christie, a recent silversmithing and jewellery

Celebrate chic and unique

As the popularity of the vintage home look soars, so

Hitting on the stock of the Bay

Virender and Paul Rose used to have a shop in Nottingham

Ivory: the facts on UK exports and six steps to avoid a ban

Ivory: the facts on UK exports and six steps to avoid

The fine balance in export licensing

A lawyer writes: The UK rules around judging export licence applications for art works need to be more straightforward