Victorian Jewellery Buyers Arundel.

Posted on September 22, 2019 by admin2

In the recent scramble to melt down items for the precious metal many fine examples of Victorian jewellery have been destroyed ..

Here in Arundel High Street we are a resource for specialist collectors who remain loyal to the charms of Victorian jewellery .

If you have Jewellery from any period we are happy to advise you that the scrap price is lower than the object value of your Heirlooms .

David Mattey of Arundel Antique Buyers.com is an experienced buyer of period jewellery . If you wish to learn more about what you have and its worth please make contact via email davidmatteybuyer@gmail.com or telephone to arrange an appointment. O1903884602 ..

By suppling a group image of the contents of a jewellery box David will provide a free assessment or make an offer if required . All appraisals are undertaken with discretion and confidentiality ,David Mattey has worked as buyer and provided valuations at many regional events organised by Barns of Bond street.

Our international clientele include noted Jewellery collectors . We will always endeavour to provide the best possible service for sellers.

old Palladium Platinum Rhodium Silver
Precious metal alloys	Britannia silver Colored gold Crown gold Electrum Shakudō Shibuichi Sterling silver Argentium sterling silver Tumbaga
Base metals	Brass Bronze Copper Nickel silver (alpac(c)a) Mokume-gane Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten
Mineral gemstones	ccc
Organic gemstones	Abalone, Amber, Ammolite, Copal ,Coral Precious coral Black coral Ivory Jet Nacre Operculum Pearl Tortoiseshell
Other natural objects	Bezoar Bog-wood Ebonite (vulcanite) Gutta-percha Hair Shell jewelry Spondylus shell Toadstone

Highly Valuable WW2 Militaria

Posted on September 17, 2019 by admin2

WW2 items are highly valuable !

Financial Rewards Waiting In Exchange For Historic WW2 Memorabilia

This is the pioneering specialist website tasked with acquiring and thus preserving WW2 Memorabilia. We buy historical items of every description , from all countries around the world We provide free valuations and identification for any number of pre 1946 Militaria

Fast, Accurate , Free Appraisals

If you’re simpy curious how much your WWII items are worth yet you are not ready to sell We provide free appraisals. No commitment on your part is expected we are conscious of those within the industry pressurise those who contact them. Our believe is simply this. If we provide the most winning offers/valuations we will get our fare share of business .. Emails are responded to quickly and professionally. Many emails will be responded to within one hour.Please make sure when emailing, that you take clear pictures of the WWII item. A brief history of where it came from would be nice, but usually not necessary. Shipping and Payment InformationNEVER SEND GOODS WITHOUT PRIOR PAYMENT EVEN TO CANADA !Be smart, be safe on internet transactions. Google my name / website to see that I am legit with only positive transactions. References upon Request.Payment can be made in advance though: PayPal (recommended),Or Money Order, Cashiers Check or Western Union for goods received .

We make the selling process of your WW2 memorabilia fast and easy. David Mattey of WW2 Buyer has turned his lifelong love of Militaria into a career . David Says he is comforted to know that he plays a part in locating and preserving historic items for generations to come.

Top Prices paid in advance (Paypal) Individual pieces and large lots welcomed. Sell WWII German helmets here. for your World War 2 Militaria, to Include heccccc The memory of service provided by your family member is of great importance to us . Details of the late owners will be rewarded by additional payments. All WWII items happily accepted for a free appraisal

If you are simply curious as to what your World War Two item is worth, WW2buyer.com are happy to take a look at images received and provide you the correct market valuation . We appreciate all messages received regardless of weather you are ready to sell or a simply curious..

Do not be taken in by advertisers who claim to be collectors or teaches this type of website is very expensive to run and to maintain it’s position. Think carefully before taking the first offer gain several opinions then you will now who to deal with and who to forge a trading relationship with.

Antiques Dealers In Arundel Call 01903-884602

Posted on August 20, 2019 by admin

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19TH CENTURY BUYERS OF
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APPLIQUES PRICES
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ARMOIRES
BUYERS OF
/dealers in ARMS AND ARMOUR PRICES
ART
ART AND COLLECTABLES ART COLLECTING
BUYERS OF/dealers in
ART DECO BUYERS OF
ART NOUVEAU
ART POTTERY/dealers in
BUYERS OF
ARTS AND CRAFTS PRICES
ASIAN WORKS OF ART AUSTRALIA
AUTOMATA
AUTOMOBILES
BAKELITE/dealers in
BALLOT BOXES
BATHROOM ACCESSORIES
BATHROOM WARE
BEDROOM FURNITURE
BEDS
BEDSIDE CABINETS
BELGIUM
BUYERS OF BENCHES
BESWICK
BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER
BIRDS
BOOK RESTS/READING STANDS
BUYERS OF
BOOKCASES
BOOKS AND BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
BOXES PRICES
BOXING RELATED ITEMS
BUYERS OF
BRACELETS
BRACKET CLOCKS
BRASS ITEMS BRASSWARE AND COPPER
BRONZE
BRONZES
BUYERS OF
BROOCHES
BUREAUS
BUYERS OF
CABINETS
CANDELABRA
BUYERS OF
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BUYERS OF
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CHAISE LONGUES
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CHESS RELATED ITEMS
CHESTS
CHESTS OF DRAWERS
CHILDREN
CHINA
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BUYERS OF
CHRISTENING ITEMS PRICES
BUYERS OF
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CLARICE CLIFF PRICESBUYERS OF
CLOCKS PRICES
IRISH FURNITURE
ITALIAN PRICES
IVORY
JAPAN AND RELATED ITEMS
JARDINIERES
BUYERS OF
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BUYERS OF
JEWELLERY BOXES
GENTLEMANS
KITCHEN FURNITURE
KITCHEN MEMORABILIA
KITCHENWARE BUYERS OF
LACQUERWARE
LAMPS AND LIGHTING
LANDSCAPES
LANTERNS
LAW AND LEGAL BUYERS OF PRICESMEMORABILIA
LIBRARY ACCESSORIES
LIGHTING
LINEN PRESS
LITHOGRAPHS
LONDON UK
LONGCASEPRICES
LOWBOY
LUGGAGE AND HANDBAGS
MAGAZINES
BUYERS OF
MAHOGANY
BUYERS OF
MAJOLICA
MAPIN AND WEBB MAPS AND ATLASES
BUYERS OF
MARBLE AND HARDSTONE
BUYERS OF
MARINE ARTISTS
MEDICAL
MELITENSIA
MEMORABILIA, BUYERS OF
METALWARE,
MIDDLE EASTERN, BUYERS OF ITEMS MILITARY,
MINATURE REFERENCE ,LIBRARIESMINATURES
MINERAL SPECIMENS
MINIATURE FURNITURE
BUYERS OF
MINTON
MIRRORS AND LOOKING GLASSES
BUYERS OF
MODERN BRITISH ART
BUYERS OF
MORECROFT WARE
MOTHER OF PEARL
MUSIC
MUSIC RELATED FURNITURE
MUSICAL BOXES
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
NAPKIN RINGS
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
NAUTICAL AND MARINE
NAVAL ITEMS
NECKLACES
NORFOLK
OAK
OAK AND COUNTRY FURNITURE
OIL LAMPS
ORIENTALIST
ORMOLU
OVERMANTELS
P G TIPS MEMORABILIA
PAINTED FURNITURE
PAINTED TEA CADDIES
BUYERS OF
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PAPERWEIGHTS BUYERS OF
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BUYERS OF
PASTELS
PEARLS
PENDANT
BUYERS OF
PENS AND WRITING ACCESSORIES
PERSIAN
BUYERS OF
PEWTER
PIANO STOOLS
BUYERS OF
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PLANTERS
PLAQUES
BUYERS OF
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BUYERS OF
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COFFERS. BUYERS OF
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CORNER CABINETS PRICES
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CRICKETPRICES
CRYSTAL PRICES PRICES
CRYSTAL
BUYERS OF SPECIMENS PRICES
CUPBOARDS/dealers in
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DAVENPORT
DECANTER BOXES
BUYERS OFDECORATIVE ARTS
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DESKS
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EARTHENWARE
EDWARDIAN ELECTROPLATE
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ENAMEL PRICES
ENGLISH
ENGRAVINGS
EQUESTRIAN
ETCHINGS
EUROPEAN
EUWERS
BUYERS OF
FABERGÉ
FIGURINES
BUYERS OF
FINE ART
FIREPLACES AND FURNITURE
FLEMISH
FLOOR LAMPS
FOSSIL FISH FOSSIL SPECIMENS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS FOR THE GARDEN
FOSSILS FOR THE HOME
FOSSILS IN DESIGN
FRAMES AND FRAMING ACCESSORIES
FRENCH
FURNITURE
FURNITURE 18TH CENTURY
GAMES
GARDEN ITEMS
GARDENS
GATE-LEG TABLES
BUYERS OF GENRE PAINTINGS
BUYERS OF
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GILT
GLASS
GLASS FLOATS AND BOTTLES
GLASS SCULPTURE
BUYERS OF
GLASSWARE
BUYERS OF
GLOBES
BUYERS OFGOTHIC ITEMS
GOUACHE
HOLLYWOOD
HORSE RACING
HORSES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INDIA INETERIOR
BUYERS OFDESIGNER ANTIQUES
INTERIOR DESIGN
IRELAND
BUYERS OF
IRISH
PREHISTORIC SPECIMENS
PRE-RAPHAELITE
PRINTS
REGENCY RELIGIONS ALL
RINGS
ROSEWOOD PRICES
RUGS AND CARPETS PRICES
RURAL
BUYERS OF
RUSSIAN PRICES
BUYERS OF
SAILING YACHTS AND BOATING
SAMPLERS
SAUCE BOATS
BUYERS OF
SCENT BOTTLES PRICES
BUYERS OF
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
SCOTTISH
BUYERS OF
SCREENS
SCULPTUREPRICES
SEATING FURNITURE BUYERS PRICESOF
SERVING TABLES
BUYERS OF
SEVRES
SEWING
SEWING ITEMS SHIPS AND GALLEONS
SHOOTING
BUYERS OF
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SILVER
SLIPWARE
SMOKERS REQUISITES
BUYERS OF
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SOFAS
SORRENTO WARE
SPANISH
SPOONS
SPORTING ITEMS
BUYERS OF
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BUYERS OF
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STATIONARY BOXES
STATUES
STILL LIFE
STONE ITEMS MADE WITH STONE
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STOOLS
SUGAR BOWLS SWORDS
TABLES
TALL BOYS AND CHEST ON CHESTS
TANKARDS
BUYERS OF
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TAPESTRIES AND NEEDLEPOINT TAXIDERMY, BIRDS, FISH AND ANIMALS
BUYERS OF
TEA CADDIES
TEAPOTS AND COFFEE SERVICES
TEAPOYS
TELEPHONES
TEXTILES
BUYERS OF
TIFFANY
TILES
TOBACCO CARDS
BUYERS OF
TOBY JUGS
TOILET MIRRORS
TOLE WARE TORCHERES BUYERS OF
TORTOISESHELL BUYERS OF
BUYERS OF
TOYS
TRANSPORBUYERS OF
TRANSPORTATION
TRAYSTRIBAL ART
TRINITY HOUSE BOXES
TUNBRIDGE WARE
UNCLASSIFIED
UPHOLSTERD FURNITURE VASES
VICTORIAN
BUYERS OF
VICTORIANA
WALL PLAQUES
WARDROBES
WASHSTANDS
BUYERS OF
WATCHES
WATER COLOURS PRICES
WEDGWOOD
WELSH ITEMS/WALES
WHATNOTS
WINDSOR CHAIRS PRICES
WINE RELATED ITEMS
WOMEN IN ART
BUYERS OF
WOOD CARVINGS BUYERS OF
WRITING SLOPESWRITING TABLES

17TH CENTURY PRICES
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19TH CENTURY BUYERS OF
19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTINGS PRICES
BUYERS OF
20TH CENTURY PRICES
2ND MILLENIUM B.C TO 10TH CENTURY AD
dealers inABSTRACT
AFRICAN RELATED PRICES
BUYERS OF ANTIQUES
AMERICA
BUYERS
OFAMERICAN
AMMONITES
ANIMALIER
dealers in ANTIQUITIES
BUYERS OF APOTHOCARY BOXES PRICES
BUYERS OF PRICES
APPLIQUES PRICES
ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE
ARMOIRES
BUYERS OF
/dealers in ARMS AND ARMOUR PRICES
ART
ART AND COLLECTABLES ART COLLECTING
BUYERS OF/dealers in
ART DECO BUYERS OF
ART NOUVEAU
ART POTTERY/dealers in
BUYERS OF
ARTS AND CRAFTS PRICES
ASIAN WORKS OF ART AUSTRALIA
AUTOMATA
AUTOMOBILES
BAKELITE/dealers in
BALLOT BOXES
BATHROOM ACCESSORIES
BATHROOM WARE
BEDROOM FURNITURE
BEDS
BEDSIDE CABINETS
BELGIUM
BUYERS OF BENCHES
BESWICK
BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER
BIRDS
BOOK RESTS/READING STANDS
BUYERS OF
BOOKCASES
BOOKS AND BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
BOXES PRICES
BOXING RELATED ITEMS
BUYERS OF
BRACELETS
BRACKET CLOCKS
BRASS ITEMS BRASSWARE AND COPPER
BRONZE
BRONZES
BUYERS OF
BROOCHES
BUREAUS
BUYERS OF
CABINETS
CANDELABRA
BUYERS OF
CANDLESTICKS
CANTERBURY
CARIBBEAN
CARTOONS
CAST IRON
CERAMICS
CERAMICS CHINESE
CERAMICS JAPANESE
CHAIR SETS
BUYERS OF
CHAIRS
CHAISE LONGUES
BUYERS OF CHANDELIERS
CHARGER
CHESS RELATED ITEMS
CHESTS
CHESTS OF DRAWERS
CHILDREN
CHINA
CHINESE ANTIQUES
CHINESE CERAMICS
CHINOISERIE
BUYERS OF
CHRISTENING ITEMS PRICES
BUYERS OF
CIGAR BOXES BUYERS OF
CLARICE CLIFF PRICESBUYERS OF
CLOCKS PRICES
IRISH FURNITURE
ITALIAN PRICES
IVORY
JAPAN AND RELATED ITEMS
JARDINIERES
BUYERS OF
JEWELLERY
BUYERS OF
JEWELLERY BOXES
GENTLEMANS
KITCHEN FURNITURE
KITCHEN MEMORABILIA
KITCHENWARE BUYERS OF
LACQUERWARE
LAMPS AND LIGHTING
LANDSCAPES
LANTERNS
LAW AND LEGAL BUYERS OF PRICESMEMORABILIA
LIBRARY ACCESSORIES
LIGHTING
LINEN PRESS
LITHOGRAPHS
LONDON UK
LONGCASEPRICES
LOWBOY
LUGGAGE AND HANDBAGS
MAGAZINES
BUYERS OF
MAHOGANY
BUYERS OF
MAJOLICA
MAPIN AND WEBB MAPS AND ATLASES
BUYERS OF
MARBLE AND HARDSTONE
BUYERS OF
MARINE ARTISTS
MEDICAL
MELITENSIA
MEMORABILIA1 BUYERS OF
METALWARE
MIDDLE EASTERN BUYERS OF ITEMS MILITARY
MINATURE REFERENCE LIBRARIESMINATURES
MINERAL SPECIMENS
MINIATURE FURNITURE
BUYERS OF
MINTON
MIRRORS AND LOOKING GLASSES
BUYERS OF
MODERN BRITISH ART
BUYERS OF
MORECROFT WARE
MOTHER OF PEARL
MUSIC
MUSIC RELATED FURNITURE
MUSICAL BOXES
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
NAPKIN RINGS
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
NAUTICAL AND MARINE
NAVAL ITEMS
NECKLACES
NORFOLK
OAK
OAK AND COUNTRY FURNITURE
OIL LAMPS
ORIENTALIST
ORMOLU
OVERMANTELS
P G TIPS MEMORABILIA
PAINTED FURNITURE
PAINTED TEA CADDIES
BUYERS OF
PAINTINGS
PAPERWEIGHTS BUYERS OF
PAPIER MACHÉ
BUYERS OF
PASTELS
PEARLS
PENDANT
BUYERS OF
PENS AND WRITING ACCESSORIES
PERSIAN
BUYERS OF
PEWTER
PIANO STOOLS
BUYERS OF
PINE BUYERS OF
PLANTERS
PLAQUES
BUYERS OF
POCKET WATCHES
POLO
PORCELAIN PRICES
BUYERS OF
PORTRAITS
/dealers in

COFFEE TABLES PRICES
COFFERS. BUYERS OF
COLLECTABLES
COMMEMORATIVE WARE
CONSOLES PRICES
CONTINENTAL
COOKING PRICES
CORNER CABINETS PRICES
BUYERS OF
COUNTRY ANTIQUES
CRICKETPRICES
CRYSTAL PRICES PRICES
CRYSTAL
BUYERS OF SPECIMENS PRICES
CUPBOARDS/dealers in
CUTLERY DANISH PRICES
DAVENPORT
DECANTER BOXES
BUYERS OFDECORATIVE ARTS
DELFTWARE/dealers in
DESIGN
DESKS
DINING ROOM FURNITURE PRICES PRICES
DINNER SERVICES PRICES
DINOSAUR SPECIMENS PRICES
DOGS
DOLLS AND DOLLS HOUSES
DOOR PANELS
BUYERS OF
DOULTON/dealers in
DRAWING
S
BUYERS OF
DRESSERS
DRESSING CASES
DRESSING TABLES
DUTCH/dealers in
EARINGS-EARCLIPS
EARTHENWARE
EDWARDIAN ELECTROPLATE
EMBROIDERY
ENAMEL PRICES
ENGLISH
ENGRAVINGS
EQUESTRIAN
ETCHINGS
EUROPEAN
EUWERS
BUYERS OF
FABERGÉ
FIGURINES
BUYERS OF
FINE ART
FIREPLACES AND FURNITURE
FLEMISH
FLOOR LAMPS
FOSSIL FISH FOSSIL SPECIMENS
FOSSILS
FOSSILS FOR THE GARDEN
FOSSILS FOR THE HOME
FOSSILS IN DESIGN
FRAMES AND FRAMING ACCESSORIES
FRENCH
FURNITURE
FURNITURE 18TH CENTURY
GAMES
GARDEN ITEMS
GARDENS
GATE-LEG TABLES
BUYERS OF GENRE PAINTINGS
BUYERS OF
GILLOWS
GILT
GLASS
GLASS FLOATS AND BOTTLES
GLASS SCULPTURE
BUYERS OF
GLASSWARE
BUYERS OF
GLOBES
BUYERS OFGOTHIC ITEMS
GOUACHE
HOLLYWOOD
HORSE RACING
HORSES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INDIA INETERIOR
BUYERS OFDESIGNER ANTIQUES
INTERIOR DESIGN
IRELAND
BUYERS OF
IRISH
PREHISTORIC SPECIMENS
PRE-RAPHAELITE
PRINTS
REGENCY RELIGIONS ALL
RINGS
ROSEWOOD PRICES
RUGS AND CARPETS PRICES
RURAL
BUYERS OF
RUSSIAN PRICES
BUYERS OF
SAILING YACHTS AND BOATING
SAMPLERS
SAUCE BOATS
BUYERS OF
SCENT BOTTLES PRICES
BUYERS OF
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
SCOTTISH
BUYERS OF
SCREENS
SCULPTUREPRICES
SEATING FURNITURE BUYERS PRICESOF
SERVING TABLES
BUYERS OF
SEVRES
SEWING
SEWING ITEMS SHIPS AND GALLEONS
SHOOTING
BUYERS OF
SIDEDEBOARDS
SILVER
SLIPWARE
SMOKERS REQUISITES
BUYERS OF
SOFA TABLES
SOFAS
SORRENTO WARE
SPANISH
SPOONS
SPORTING ITEMS
BUYERS OF
STAFFORDSHIRE
BUYERS OF
STAINED GLASS
STATIONARY BOXES
STATUES
STILL LIFE
STONE ITEMS MADE WITH STONE
STONEWARE
STOOLS
SUGAR BOWLS SWORDS
TABLES
TALL BOYS AND CHEST ON CHESTS
TANKARDS
BUYERS OF
TANTALUS
TAPESTRIES AND NEEDLEPOINT TAXIDERMY, BIRDS, FISH AND ANIMALS
BUYERS OF
TEA CADDIES
TEAPOTS AND COFFEE SERVICES
TEAPOYS
TELEPHONES
TEXTILES
BUYERS OF
TIFFANY
TILES
TOBACCO CARDS
BUYERS OF
TOBY JUGS
TOILET MIRRORS
TOLE WARE TORCHERES BUYERS OF
TORTOISESHELL BUYERS OF
BUYERS OF
TOYS
TRANSPORBUYERS OF
TRANSPORTATION
TRAYSTRIBAL ART
TRINITY HOUSE BOXES
TUNBRIDGE WARE
UNCLASSIFIED
UPHOLSTERD FURNITURE VASES
VICTORIAN
BUYERS OF
VICTORIANA
WALL PLAQUES
WARDROBES
WASHSTANDS
BUYERS OF
WATCHES
WATER COLOURS PRICES
WEDGWOOD
WELSH ITEMS/WALES
WHATNOTS
WINDSOR CHAIRS PRICES
WINE RELATED ITEMS
WOMEN IN ART
BUYERS OF
WOOD CARVINGS BUYERS OF
WRITING SLOPESWRITING TABLES

Chinese art buyers Sussex

Posted on October 12, 2018 by admin

We now require good examples of Chinese art.

We travel to Mainland China supplying enthusiastic buyers . Our interest ranges from Porcelain ,Carved Jade , Lacquer work , and jewellery .. If you would like to discuss items you are intending to sell please feel free to contact me via email davidmatteybuyer@gmail.com.

Or telephone to arrange a meeting .

01903-884602 David and Amy Mattey provide a free valuation service for those choosing to visit our High Street Store..

Arundel Antiques Buyers operate from their high street store”Antiques and Militaria ” which is located in the centre of Arundel. No 18 High Street . Arundel BN189AB .

With auction mhouses reporting a decline in bidding from mainland China, the market is poised to anoint Taipei, the biggest city on the semi-independent island of Taiwan, as a new global art-selling capital. On January 18 Taipei Dangdai, the first fair in the city devoted entirely to contemporary art, will open under the tutelage of former Art Basel in Hong Kong director Magnus Renfrew, and mega-galleries such as David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, Thaddaeus Ropac, Pace, and Lisson all signed on for the inaugural edition.Taipei Dangdai’s swift embrace by the world’s top galleries shows how collectors in Taiwan—which is officially called the Republic of China and is not an independent nation, but has little interaction with the mainland—have made the island an essential piece of any serious gallery’s Asia strategy. Sean Kelly Gallery, long a single-gallery operation in New York, chose to open its first overseas location in Taipei, and will have a project space that’s run by newly hired director of Sean Kelly Asia, Gladys Lin. And when Lévy Gorvy announced in November that it would be opening a gallery in Hong Kong, it also announced that it had hired a staffer to work in an office in Taipei. The coronation of a new Asian art market hub comes at a time when collectors in mainland China have been buying less at auctions and fairs. The main reason for the downtick appears to be a government crackdown on spending money outside of the country, which is happening amidst a trade war with the United States that is cutting into profits. The first quarter of the year ends with Art Basel in Hong Kong, and by then, we should have a better sense of which parts of Asia are fueling the continent’s art buying.

The effect of Saudi Arabia’s investments

Political uncertainty may indirectly affect the overall mood of the market; just as often, auction houses and fairs are hit directly by the decisions of foreign powers. Case in point: In April, Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel threw a dinner for the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS for short), at the Santa Monica home of producer Brian Grazer and his wife. They dined while surrounded by works by Richard Prince, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha to celebrate MBS’s 5- to 10-percent stake in Emanuel’s entertainment company, Endeavor—which is the majority owner of Frieze, the art fair and media giant—that the Saudi sovereign wealth fund had purchased to the tune of $400 million.Such a deal was already somewhat controversial given Saudi Arabia’s checkered human rights record, bombing campaign in Yemen, and MBS’s power consolidation that involved imprisoning his enemies in the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton. But it was not until the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that Emanuel began the process of pulling out of the deal, telling the Hollywood Reporter that he was “personally…really concerned.” That’s a large chunk of change to have to return, and it remains to be seen how it will affect the launch of a new Frieze fair on Endeavor’s home turf: Frieze Los Angeles, which will hold its inaugural edition in February.Frieze’s parent company is out nearly half a billion dollars, but other art world entities are still figuring out how involved to be with a wealthy Saudi government intent on investing in cultural infrastructure. In December, it was revealed that Sotheby’s has been in talks with MBS to build an art city in an archaeologically rich part of Saudi Arabia’s deserts. The auction house is still in an “exploratory phase,” according to a spokesperson for the country’s cultural commission. And in November, the magazines ARTnews and Art in America were sold to Penske Media Corp., which in February accepted a $200 million cash infusion from the sovereign nation’s Public Investment Fu