Maine Antique Digest - Letter from London

Maine Antique Digest - Letter from London: "Celtic Armadillos, Nilotic Fish, and a Bright Blue Shabti: The Arcane World of Antiquities -- 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. Sotheby's no longer holds antiquities sale in London, but Bonhams and Christies are doubtless happy to take full advantage of that, and as was the case last April, their October 2009 auctions saw healthy sales by lot as well as some strong prices. Sound, or at least old Western provenance was again a key selling point."

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