V&A returns Tudor bedroom to original Sizergh Castle setting
London museum formally transfers grand oak-panelled room, for which it paid £1,000 in 1891, to National Trust site in Cumbria
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Salvador Dalí’s lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be sold at auction
Renowned surrealist artworks among hundreds of objects from Edward James foundation to be sold by Christie’s
David Bowie’s private art collection to be unveiled for the first time
Works the late singer quietly collected over the years to go on display before being auctioned at Sotheby’s
Red Baron’s Jacobean Apethorpe Palace marks its rebirth with party
Just 18 months after buying Grade I-listed rotting mansion, its French diplomat owner kicks off new era with plan to admit the public for 50 days a year
Open all hours: Art Night to give Londoners their own nuit blanche
Inspired by the popular Paris events, audiences will be able to explore art in venues from tube stations to luxury flats for one entire night this summer
World art market stalls for first time in years
Fall of 7% a function of slowing at cheaper end of market with record prices at top end continuing to make headlines