Egypt
Looting Matters (David Gill)
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- Antiquities Market: Celtic Armadillos, Nilotic Fish, And A Bright Blue Shabti
Maine Antique Digest (Ian McKay) The market in antiquities is one that continues to hold up strongly in the face of what remain difficult economic times for some markets, not to mention stricter export laws and regulations on what can and cannot be sold....
- The Value Of Ancient Egypt At Sotheby's, New York
Looting Matters (David Gill) David Gill has been keeping an eye on the sales of Egyptian antiquities at Sotheby's. See the above page for his graph showing a comparison of the value of lots sold in the December and June sales in Sotheby's New...
- Antiquities Reveal Surprising Strength At Lower End Of Market
International Herald Tribune (Souren Melikian) Certain sales stand out as landmarks by unexpectedly shedding new light on the forces that truly drive the art market. A daylong auction of antiquities at Bonhams this week was one of those enlightening events....
- Egyptian Revival Sale Will Be Held At Bonhams
The Economist AN “IMPORTANT notice to all buyers” in the catalogue for Bonhams Egyptian Revival sale states: “Please note that everything included in this sale is, in our opinion, post 1750 in date.” This is intended to emphasise that this is...
- The Sale Of Egyptian Antiquities At Sotheby's: A Reflection
David Gill's Looting Matters Blog David Gill (currently a member of the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology at Swansea University, Wales ), who has been featured on this site before, has updated his blog with a few very well expressed...
Egypt
Bonhams - "The market for Classical and Egyptian antiquities is thriving"
Looting Matters (David Gill)
I was interested to read the press release announcing the sales of antiquities at Bonhams for 2009. It started: "Following a series of strong sales, 2008 saw Bonhams’ Antiquities department established as the market leaders for UK sales of ancient art."
Yet 2008 could also be seen as a singularly unfortunate year for the antiquities department at Bonhams. The sale of the Graham Geddes collection was a PR disaster: intervention by the Italian Government, lots withdrawn, objects left unsold. And to cap it all the sale had been showcased in the Bonhams magazine (even to the point of featuring on the cover).
The sale raised some key issues about the way that the antiquities department had been operating.
See the above page for the full story.
- Antiquities Market: Celtic Armadillos, Nilotic Fish, And A Bright Blue Shabti
Maine Antique Digest (Ian McKay) The market in antiquities is one that continues to hold up strongly in the face of what remain difficult economic times for some markets, not to mention stricter export laws and regulations on what can and cannot be sold....
- The Value Of Ancient Egypt At Sotheby's, New York
Looting Matters (David Gill) David Gill has been keeping an eye on the sales of Egyptian antiquities at Sotheby's. See the above page for his graph showing a comparison of the value of lots sold in the December and June sales in Sotheby's New...
- Antiquities Reveal Surprising Strength At Lower End Of Market
International Herald Tribune (Souren Melikian) Certain sales stand out as landmarks by unexpectedly shedding new light on the forces that truly drive the art market. A daylong auction of antiquities at Bonhams this week was one of those enlightening events....
- Egyptian Revival Sale Will Be Held At Bonhams
The Economist AN “IMPORTANT notice to all buyers” in the catalogue for Bonhams Egyptian Revival sale states: “Please note that everything included in this sale is, in our opinion, post 1750 in date.” This is intended to emphasise that this is...
- The Sale Of Egyptian Antiquities At Sotheby's: A Reflection
David Gill's Looting Matters Blog David Gill (currently a member of the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology at Swansea University, Wales ), who has been featured on this site before, has updated his blog with a few very well expressed...