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Missing Tom Thomson painting at centre of $8m lawsuit returned to owner

The Art Newspaper

Lawsuits Canada Art market Share Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox. Larry Humber

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Christie’s celebrates the late Syrian artist Marwan with non-selling London show

The Art Newspaper

In May, Christie’s for the first time delivered a white-glove sale for its online Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art auction in Dubai. The sale included a section dedicated to Saudi artists, with almost all the works selling over their high estimates.

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How Personal Property Appraisers Can Increase the Value of Your Estate Sale

Prime Appraisals

They look at what similar items are sold for and consider things like age, condition, and rarity. They check out its condition, age, and any marks or features that make it special. Appraisers dig into history books, auction records, and other sources. Appraisers really know their stuff.

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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection

Invaluable

In 2004, a world auction record was set for Weymss Ware, when a Scottish collector bid almost £70,000 (around $86,715) at a Sotheby’s auction for two sleeping piglets produced by the original Fife pottery. Homeware and Haberdashery Wemyss Ware set of four buttons. Sold for £3,750 via Lyon & Turnbull (August 2014).

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A blockbuster Gerhard Richter retrospective, co-organised by Nicholas Serota, is coming to Paris

The Art Newspaper

Richter’s auction record stands at £30.4m, the price paid for the large-scale abstract painting Abstraktes Bild (1986) which sold at Sotheby’s London in 2015.