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Record for Straits Settlement porcelain as ‘dragon and phoenix’ basin brings 61 bids

A new auction record has been set for Peranakan or Straits Settlement porcelain in Singapore. 17 September 2024

Painting by LS Lowry and Geoffrey Bennett

Member of Reverend’s family buys LS Lowry collaborative work

17 September 2024

Rare book on mining history features among five lots to watch

16 September 2024

Top stories this week including news of Catherine Southon’s new saleroom

15 September 2024
Christie's buys US classic car auction house Goodings

13 September 2024
St James's dealer moves to high profile venue

13 September 2024
‘Dutch school’ portrait catches the eye making over 40 times estimate in Ruislip

13 September 2024

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NewsUS institution buys extraordinary harp-guitar

The final day of Gardiner Houlgate’s latest guitar auction included a remarkable Victorian-era instrument: a rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid harp-guitar or ‘guitarpa’.

NewsMuseum given jewellery by dealer Wartski

London dealership Wartski has donated a collection of jewellery made by the Arts & Crafts silversmith Frederick Partridge to the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft.

Special ReportCoins: Numismatics trade looks ahead to flagship London fair

FeatureClassic British colonial pith helmet heads to a top sum as part of extensive Scottish collection

Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresAuctioneer turned fair organiser announces locations for two new events

InternationalPoniatowski Greek ring was the real thing among infamous fakes

Dealers’ DiaryEvent shows it’s grand up north

Dealers’ DiaryLongstanding gallery establishes new Lincs

Auction ReportsSingle-owner collection of biscuit tins gets novelty treatment at McTear’s

Auction ReportsWilliam Prinsep prices pick up the pace as records tumble

Ceramics and Glass

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Ceramics and GlassMeissen freemasons rub shoulders with Lowestoft musicians

The most desirable element of a collection of 18th century white-glazed porcelain figures offered by Reeman Dansie was the Meissen group known as Two Freemasons.

Ceramics and GlassVincennes candleholders spark hot contest

Pair of rare and early French examples offered separately create a bidding frenzy despite condition issues

Ceramics and GlassOttoman tile packs in power of tiger and leopard

Ceramics and GlassWell-known Sèvres service delights bidders

Ceramics and GlassSoviet-era porcelain on the up

Ceramics and GlassGroup of prime period De Morgan tiles take close to six-figures

Ceramics and GlassLalique style leads selection of design classics

Ceramics and GlassFlower power: British majolica hits the bigtime

Ceramics and GlassNelson's Worcester teapot brings £42,000

Ceramics and GlassA taste of rare colour combinations at Bonhams

Jewellery Highlights

Recent coverage of the jewellery market

Jewellery

JewelleryTiffany is tops at Toomey's jewellery sale

Snake bracelet among the highlights as period jewellery makes an auction debut.

JewelleryDealer Tomasso adds to personal collection with an auction purchase

A gold and cameo ring offered at Irita Marriott caught the eye of a number of jewellery dealers and bidders from as far as Paris and the US.

JewelleryThird Antiques Roadshow-discovered Burges brooch sells at auction

JewelleryRing by Dubret influenced by Lalique but at a more affordable level

JewelleryStrong markets that create key battleground

JewelleryCarved coral pendant created in a style typical of Trapani

JewelleryBrooch was ‘gift from Duke and Duchess of Windsor’

JewelleryWhite gloves for Chameroy’s eclecticism

JewelleryThe draw of a great sapphire and a great atelier

JewelleryHardman jewel with a Pugin connection

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Modern British ArtBloomsbury Group attracts fresh buyers

Result of select offering in London shows a healthy market which now even includes Asian bidders.

Modern British ArtNewlyn artists are setting the scene

Recent works sold in Dorset from the Cornish ‘school’ show the market strength.

Modern British ArtArt innovator Richardson’s collection comes to auction

Modern British ArtNewcastle saleroom sets auction record for surrealist Pulham

Modern British ArtActor Peter Barkworth also had a private passion for collecting

Modern British ArtEarly Dod Procter portrait turns heads at West Sussex auction

Modern British ArtA feather in the cap of Eliot Hodgkin

Modern British ArtRight time and place for Lowry

Modern British ArtHow Gwen John sought creature comfort

Modern British ArtCadell still life sets house record

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Soft cover Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bought for £3.50 in 1997 now hammers at £6600 in auction

11 September 2024

Rare fairground memorabilia gallops ahead at London auction

11 September 2024

Bonhams announces new headquarters in New York at the iconic Steinway Hall

10 September 2024

Contemporaneous sketch of the demolished Bastille makes $1.6m at Freeman’s Hindman

10 September 2024

Major collection of Terence Cuneo and Ruskin Spear pictures consigned to Sworders

10 September 2024

Leighton auction purchase lights up exhibition at museum dedicated to the artist

10 September 2024

Collection of founder member of the Scottish Military Collectors Historical Society comes to auction

09 September 2024

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Record for Straits Settlement porcelain as ‘dragon and phoenix’ basin brings 61 bids

Member of Reverend’s family buys LS Lowry collaborative work

Rare book on mining history features among five lots to watch

Top stories this week including news of Catherine Southon’s new saleroom

Christie's buys US classic car auction house Goodings

St James's dealer moves to high profile venue

‘Dutch school’ portrait catches the eye making over 40 times estimate in Ruislip

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NewsUS institution buys extraordinary harp-guitar

NewsMuseum given jewellery by dealer Wartski

Special ReportCoins: Numismatics trade looks ahead to flagship London fair

FeatureClassic British colonial pith helmet heads to a top sum as part of extensive Scottish collection

Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresAuctioneer turned fair organiser announces locations for two new events

InternationalPoniatowski Greek ring was the real thing among infamous fakes

Dealers’ DiaryEvent shows it’s grand up north

Dealers’ DiaryLongstanding gallery establishes new Lincs

Auction ReportsSingle-owner collection of biscuit tins gets novelty treatment at McTear’s

Auction ReportsWilliam Prinsep prices pick up the pace as records tumble

Ceramics and Glass

Ceramics and GlassMeissen freemasons rub shoulders with Lowestoft musicians

Ceramics and GlassVincennes candleholders spark hot contest

Ceramics and GlassOttoman tile packs in power of tiger and leopard

Ceramics and GlassWell-known Sèvres service delights bidders

Ceramics and GlassSoviet-era porcelain on the up

Ceramics and GlassGroup of prime period De Morgan tiles take close to six-figures

Ceramics and GlassLalique style leads selection of design classics

Ceramics and GlassFlower power: British majolica hits the bigtime

Ceramics and GlassNelson's Worcester teapot brings £42,000

Ceramics and GlassA taste of rare colour combinations at Bonhams

Jewellery Highlights

JewelleryTiffany is tops at Toomey's jewellery sale

JewelleryDealer Tomasso adds to personal collection with an auction purchase

JewelleryThird Antiques Roadshow-discovered Burges brooch sells at auction

JewelleryRing by Dubret influenced by Lalique but at a more affordable level

JewelleryStrong markets that create key battleground

JewelleryCarved coral pendant created in a style typical of Trapani

JewelleryBrooch was ‘gift from Duke and Duchess of Windsor’

JewelleryWhite gloves for Chameroy’s eclecticism

JewelleryThe draw of a great sapphire and a great atelier

JewelleryHardman jewel with a Pugin connection

Modern British Art Highlights

Modern British ArtBloomsbury Group attracts fresh buyers

Modern British ArtNewlyn artists are setting the scene

Modern British ArtArt innovator Richardson’s collection comes to auction

Modern British ArtNewcastle saleroom sets auction record for surrealist Pulham

Modern British ArtActor Peter Barkworth also had a private passion for collecting

Modern British ArtEarly Dod Procter portrait turns heads at West Sussex auction

Modern British ArtA feather in the cap of Eliot Hodgkin

Modern British ArtRight time and place for Lowry

Modern British ArtHow Gwen John sought creature comfort

Modern British ArtCadell still life sets house record

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Grand Tour gold and micro-mosaic necklace shines bright at Shropshire saleroom

Hand-drawn maps lift demand for Mary Tudor’s personal copy of Anglica Historia

Single-owner collection of Chinese export silver emerges at Chiswick Auctions

Auction record for any computer as Paul Allen’s Cray-1 sells at Christie’s

Dealership Charles Ede appoints James Richards to boost fine art sales

Soft cover Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bought for £3.50 in 1997 now hammers at £6600 in auction

Rare fairground memorabilia gallops ahead at London auction

Bonhams announces new headquarters in New York at the iconic Steinway Hall

Contemporaneous sketch of the demolished Bastille makes $1.6m at Freeman’s Hindman

Major collection of Terence Cuneo and Ruskin Spear pictures consigned to Sworders

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