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Category Archive: International News

Stuart Devlin’s unique design proves a surprise nest egg at auction

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Two cased Stuart Devlin silver gilt surprise eggs of unique designs sold for £4400 at 1818 Auctions (20% […]

Posted on May 8, 2019May 2, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Four works by Francis Bacon worth £3m barred from export by government in hope of keeping them in the UK

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The government is hoping to find a buyer for four works – three rugs and a painted screen […]

Posted on May 7, 2019May 2, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Napoleon bronze commands high price in Zurich auction

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The biggest surprise at the sale of works of art at Koller (25/22/15% buyer’s premium) in Zurich on […]

Posted on May 7, 2019May 2, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Meiji-period cloisonné enamel vase heads back to Japan after auction in Kent

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A Meiji period vase by one of the greatest exponents of the intricate art of cloisonné enamel will […]

Posted on May 6, 2019May 2, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Lucie Rie bowl among strong selection of modern British ceramics

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Modern British ceramics are rarely offered by German auction houses. Among the notable exceptions is the Kunst & […]

Posted on May 6, 2019May 2, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Casket was born in Bethlehem

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The extensive spring sale at Schuler (20/18.6/16.6% buyer’s premium) in Zurich lasted from March 18-22. The results were […]

Posted on May 5, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Bidders suspect an Italian hand at work

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As a rule, Lempertz (24/20% buyer’s premium) in Cologne always opens its spring season with a sale of […]

Posted on May 5, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Elkington electroplated device impresses at Shrewsbury sale

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An Elkington electroplated duck press outsold silver proper at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) of Shrewsbury on March 20. […]

Posted on May 4, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Early prototype Coca-Cola bottle takes $110,000 at auction in Las Vegas

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An early Coca-Cola bottle, a 1915 prototype of the design still used today, has been sold at auction […]

Posted on May 4, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Snuff boxes and vinaigrettes sell out after emerging from longstanding collection at auction

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Offered as a sale within a sale, 34 silver snuff boxes and vinaigrettes came fresh to market at […]

Posted on May 3, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Traditional Russian drinking vessel served up at auction

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Russian works of art are coming up for sale at Dr Fischer in Heilbronn on May 17. Extracted […]

Posted on May 3, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

“I designed something entirely new” – early 1930s glass grand piano draws attention in Paris sale

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A Modernist grand piano from 1931 by the Danish designer Poul Henningsen was the toast of a dedicated […]

Posted on May 2, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Watch takes inspiration from play that became an opera

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The chain of artistic influences that led to the decoration of a gold-enamel watch made by John Kenable […]

Posted on May 2, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Collector takes the Lusitania lifeboat biscuit at £300,000 Titanic sale in Wiltshire

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A hard tack biscuit, purportedly taken from a lifeboat during the sinking of RMS Lusitania, sold for £4000 […]

Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Marvellous Meissen collection includes Kaendler cockerel

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It is thought that the prestigious Meissen designer Johann Joachim Kaendler drew the inspiration for his teapot in […]

Posted on May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Raise a glass to a Mozart note

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Short message to a ‘true friend’ after opera debut appearance sells at Berlin auction house. Extracted from Antiques […]

Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

The progress of man in Somerset

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A ‘turn-up’ religious text was one of the earlier, rarer and more expensive items in a Somerset sale. […]

Posted on April 16, 2019April 12, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

Tipu Sultan battlefield spoils dispersed at Oxfordshire auction

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A rifle from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan sold for £60,000 in Oxfordshire last week. Extracted from […]

Posted on April 16, 2019April 12, 2019 International NewsLearnNews

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