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Archive for March, 2008

Picasso to be sold at Dorchester auction

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A watercolour by Picasso depicting the artist and one of his first girlfriends, goes on sale at auction next week, along with works by the British painters George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings, on on April 10.
The paintings were discovered stacked up against a wall in the bedroom of a house in the West of England.
Guy […]

Boxes at Amersham - April 3

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Amersham Auction Rooms will offer over 50 boxes along with many other items, in it’s Selected Ceramics, Silver , Fine Art, Furniture & Collectables Sale to be held on April 3rd, at Amersham.
Boxes included in the sale will be everything from 18th Century silver snuff boxes to Georgian tortoiseshell tea caddies - from William IV […]

Amersham Auction Rooms Buckinghamshire

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Fine Art valuer and auctioneers holding weekly actions of approximatley 500 lots. Amersham Auction Rooms have monthly specialist auctions of sellected Antiques, Fine Art and collectables, as well as periodic specialist auctions. These consist of 20th Century Design, Toys and related Items, Sporting, Stamps, Modern Collectables, Plants and Garden Furniture.
Auctions are held every Thursday at […]

Dagger presented to British Geographer who gave his name to moon crater for auction - April 23

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

A historic Russian dagger presented by Paval Anosoff, Director of the Zlatoust Steel Works, to Sir Roderick Murchison dated 1841 is estimated to sell for between £6,000 to £8,000 at Bonhams next sale of Arms and Armour in Knightsbridge on April 23.
David Williams, Director of Antique Arms and Armour at Bonhams said: “It is rare […]

Auction of Titanic and White Star Line Memorabilia - April 19

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Principal Lots to Include: The complete collection of titanic memorabilia of the last American Titanic survivor Lillian Asplund. This recently discovered unpublished archive reveals some of the most significant material relating to the disaster ever offered at auction. It comprises of paperwork and belongings recovered from the body of Carl Asplund, items from the aftermath […]

Horbury Street Fayre

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Copyright © 2008 fairsinfo.co.uk. Visit the original article at http://www.fairsinfo.co.uk/2008/03/13/horbury-street-fayre/.A celebration of Horbury will take place once again this year with the ever popular Horbury Street Fayre. Due to take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2008, the organisers are looking for willing helpers to join the Street Fayre Team.
If you feel you […]

London Craft Fair - June 22

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Copyright © 2008 fairsinfo.co.uk. Visit the original article at http://www.fairsinfo.co.uk/2008/03/13/london-craft-fair-june-22/.Etsy seller The Birch Tree, is busy organising a craft fair in Covent Garden’s Dragon Hall which is behind Drury Lane and High Holborn on Sunday 22nd June. It will be on between 11am and 5pm and will be hosting the work of between 20 to […]

London Art Fairs Canceled

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Copyright © 2008 fairsinfo.co.uk. Visit the original article at http://www.fairsinfo.co.uk/2008/03/07/london-art-fairs-canceled/.Two London art fairs scheduled for 2008 have announced their cancellations, reports Artnet. Pulse London, a branch of the Miami- and New York-based fair, has canceled the planned 2008 edition, saying that no suitable venue could be found. The 2007 fair debuted last year as a […]

Record Number of Exhibitors at Antiquarian Book Fair

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Copyright © 2008 fairsinfo.co.uk. Visit the original article at http://www.fairsinfo.co.uk/2008/03/05/record-number-of-exhibitors-at-antiquarian-book-fair/.The Antiquarian Book Fair which boasts ‘something for everyone’, will be held at Olympia, London from Thursday 5th June to Saturday 7th June 2008.
One hundred and fifty-eight leading international antiquarian booksellers are offering the ‘crème de la crème’ of what is on the market. ‘We have […]