Christie’s London has announced the sale of The Vincent Ferguson Collection on Friday 8th May 2009. Vincent Ferguson (1932 – 2007) was both a successful businessman and an art collector with the eye of a true connoisseur; he was held in the highest regard by Irish institutions and the artists themselves, with whom he was [...]

THE Irish government has postponed the introduction of royalty payments for the estates of dead artists.
The deferral comes as a relief to auctioneers and art dealers, who do not have to introduce a royalty payment scheme in place until 2012.
The European Commission has ordered all member states to introduce the royalty, and all apart from [...]