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The art market: Fending off pre-sale jitters
All eyes are on New York salerooms as Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips prepare to sell a total of 1,322 contemporary artworks, worth in excess of £500m
Sale of the week: Images from rock ‘n’ roll
The 164-lot collection of works by psychedelic artists on offer features an original painting for a series of concerts starring Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall and Albert King in 1968
Grand sale auto
Car owners and hobbyists are as enthusiastic about collecting ‘automobilia’ – owner’s manuals, related literature and artefacts – as the actual vehicles
Cheque, mate
In these hard times, the timing of Bonhams’ first chess sale may be shrewd. All budgets are catered for – from £100 to £100,000
Sale of the week: Bob Dylan photographs
Limited edition images of the celebrated artist taken by music photographer Barry Feinstein will be showcased in the UK for the first time
The art market: All eyes on the Irish
A stronger euro is making Irish art more attractive to collectors in London, and two upcoming sales cannot be more well-timed
Expect the unexpected
An exhibition at Lismore Castle in Ireland will highlight the diversity and celebrate the unpredictability of young artists
Sale of the week: Richard Allen retrospective
The meticulously calculated and executed works on offer include collages, charcoal pieces and a selection of eight of his ‘White Paintings’
The art market: Old Masters on the move
Agnew’s, the 190-year-old art dealer, has sold its Old Bond Street building in London to the fashion house Etro
Sit up and take notice
At its best, English furniture is thrilling. It has the formal power of architecture and the detail and spatial complexity of sculpture





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