Forthcoming lots will include the following:
Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002),
Portrait of a Man, oil on board, signed and dated ’57 upper right,
90 x 61 cm.
Estimate: £120,000-150,000.
Jamini Roy (India, 1887-1972),
Musicians, tempera on canvas,
85 x 149 cm.
Private UK collection: acquired directly from the artist in 1961.
Estimate: £25,000-35,000.
Maqbol Fida Husain (India, b. 1915),
Figure, oil on canvas,
84 x 48 […]

The Observer - I am getting nowhere with a dispute I have with eBay and PayPal. I was unable to use an eBay discount coupon, but my complaint was simply passed around in circles. Access to real people seems impossible. The seller remains unpaid.
CC, Dursley
In the past eBay and PayPal have replied to my requests […]

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Bonhams - The late Tony Banks, Lord Stratford (1943-2006), ex-Labour MP and Sports Minister, was probably known best for his candour and forthright views, often resulting in controversy. However, Bonhams is about to reveal the life-long private passion of one of the country’s most eminent politicians of modern times.
On May 3, at Bonhams’ New […]

Christie’s auction house said Friday it had bought a London contemporary art gallery, moving the world’s largest auctioneer onto terrain usually occupied by art dealers.
Christie’s said it had acquired the Haunch of Venison gallery, based in London’s Mayfair district. The auction house did not say how much it paid for the gallery, which also has […]

A heritage museum says donations of memorabilia and “knick-knacks” have been hit by internet auction sites.
Carmarthen County Museum said people used to donate items for displays but were now more likely to sell them.
Manager Chris Delaney said people were more aware of what pieces such as 1930s kitchenware were worth and the web offered an […]

The Register - A hacker has once again managed to pilfer eBay credentials that allow him to masquerade as an official company representative even as he taunts eBay officials on the company’s message boards. It’s at least the second time the person going by the name Vladuz has pulled off the […]

Bloomberg.com - Christie’s International, which has a big business selling art for Nazi victims’ heirs, said it will auction half of the 200 old-master pictures returned to the heir of art dealer Jacques Goudstikker by the Dutch government.
The Goudstikker collection, which includes works by Salomon van Ruysdael, Jan van der Heyden and Jan Steen, was […]