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Lord Hindlip Signs the Fairhead ARR i-Petition
International Art Market 10.12. 1997 @ 6.11 p.m. Lord Hindlip rose to call attention to the importance of London’s leading position in the international art market; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I must declare an interest as chairman of Christie’s, currently the largest auction house in the world. During […]
Anthony Browne of The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) signs the Fairhead i-Petition
Please support and sign our online petition`; “Damage to small businesses from the Artist’s Resale Right” http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/damage-to-small-businesses-from-the-artists/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=system&utm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend Thank you Anthony ! Please spread the word, we need support. With best wishes, Christina & Niall Fairhead www.images-art.co.uk
Behind the scenes at Grays and Alfies Antiques
It’s not always easy working behind the scenes in an antique centre. Surrounded by beautiful objects you are forever tempted to spend your salary on adding to your own ever growing collections. I like to pick up pieces here and there, even though I am told time and time again to ‘specialise, you must specialise.’ […]
CINOA @ the Cities Conference March 2013
I read with interest the last posting by Ian Butchoff who mentions the CITES requirements and all the practical problems one encounters with them. Last year when attending the Olympia Fine Art and Antique fair I had a few pieces of Ivory that I wanted to exhibit. I dutifully began theprocess of getting CITES certificates […]
Country Life – LAPADA Object of the Year Competition 2012 – closing date 2nd April
Country Life-LAPADA Object of the Year Competition 2012 – closing date 2nd April LAPADA Members were invited earlier this month to submit their entries to the 2012 Object of the Year Competition. This unique collaboration set up with Country Life magazine brings the Association hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of free publicity. I love […]
Artist’s Resale Right Regulations- The Controversial Royalty Returns to the Spotlight
Artist’s Resale Right Regulations- The Controversial Royalty Returns to the Spotlight On 22 March, Art Law at Mishcon de Reya hosted a symposium for “Benefit of Burden?” for artists, galleries, collectors and collecting societies, which examined the recent changes to the Artist’s Resale Right Regulations 2006. Gagosian Gallery, White Cube, Halcyon Gallery, John Martin Gallery, […]
APPRECIATION OF FEMALE SHONA SCULPTORS
The modern Shona sculpture movement started by Frank McEwen and Joram Mariga ushered in a new generation of female sculptors. The feats achieved by the female sculptors has to be commended, as they manage to enter into a domain long dominated by males, many of them had to balance the roles of being mothers and […]
Exciting Changes for LAPADA’s Berkeley Square Fair, London, September 2012
Sarah Percy-Davis, Chief Executive of LAPADA, makes an introduction: A few months ago, LAPADA welcomed a new member of staff, Mieka Sywak, to the team. Some readers will have met Mieka when she was Associate Director for the Pavilion of Art & Design (PAD). Mieka also managed the leading London contemporary art dealership, Hopkins Custot […]
“Mobilier Lyonnais” or Furniture from Lyon.
“Mobilier Lyonnais” or Furniture from Lyon. My last synopsis of regional furniture from the provinces of France focused on the furniture from the Bordeaux region. This article is but another brief description of the wonderful furniture from Lyon, France in the Eighteenth century. Due to the unique location of the Lyon many people from various […]
March 29, 2012 by Editors
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