Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
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Ada Lovelace computing book taken to £95,000 at Cirencester auction
20 July 2018A book by the 19th century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) – known as ‘the Countess of Computing’ – has sold for £95,000 at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester.
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American art dealer Eugene Thaw’s collection heads to Christie’s
19 July 2018“Great art collecting need not be based on a great fortune. Education, experience and eye are more important.” So said the late American art dealer and collector Eugene V Thaw who died aged 90 earlier this year.
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Liverpool hero’s gold medal from Titanic rescue offered at Buckinghamshire auction
18 July 2018A gold medal awarded to the bursar on board the RMS Carpathia, the ship that famously rescued survivors from the Titanic in 1912, will be offered at Bourne End Auction Rooms this summer.
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Mixed auction results as £4.6m Rubens tops Old Masters series
09 July 2018The July Old Master auctions in London were a mixed affair with the lack of blockbuster lots meaning the overall total was down on the levels of the last two years.
![Christ Presented to The People, a Rembrandt drypoint](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/30764/rembrandt-drypoint-christies-2350ne-06-07-18.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131753038820000000&updated=07%2f05%2f2018+21%3a38%3a02)
Record for a Rembrandt print at Christie’s Old Master sale
06 July 2018Christie’s latest evening sale of Old Masters in London generated a premium inclusive total of £31.2m with records posted for painting by Gerard David (c.1460-1523) and a print by Rembrandt (1606-69).
![Jacob Ochtervelt's The Oyster Meal](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/30747/jacob-ochtervelt-the-oyster-meal-2350ne-04-07-18.jpg?center=0.44985673352435529,0.75609756097560976&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131752200770000000&updated=07%2f04%2f2018+22%3a21%3a17)
Dutch Old Master looted at Arnhem sells for £1.6m at Sotheby’s auction
05 July 2018A Dutch Old Master painting looted by the Nazis after the Battle of Arnhem but now returned to its rightful owners after 73 years has sold at Sotheby’s for £1.6m.
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“The market seems robust”: Christie’s specialist ahead of Thomas Chippendale auction – video
03 July 2018Ahead of Christie’s dedicated sale this week of 20 lots of Thomas Chippendale furniture, ATG speaks to Christie’s international head of furniture Robert Copley about sourcing for the auction, the state of the market and the star lots.
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Trio of firms rises from ashes of Mossgreen
02 July 2018Australia gains three new auction houses as specialists go it alone in Melbourne
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Pick of the Week Saint’s head sets a gold standard
02 July 2018A rare medieval gold head of a saint generated significant interest at a sale in Paris conducted by Pierre Bergé & Associés at the Hôtel Drouot.
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‘Masterpiece level’ 19th century art receives Christie’s rebrand
02 July 2018Christie’s has added a top-end sale of 19th century art to its calendar of New York auctions in October.
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“It’s very difficult deciding what to bring” – jewellery exhibitor at Masterpiece
29 June 2018London jewellery dealership Hancocks has exhibited at Masterpiece since the fair’s inception nine years ago. Here director Guy Burton tells ATG why he regards the event as a good opportunity to meet both new and established clients, and explains how the firm works out what items to exhibit on the stand.
![Sandra Hindman of Les Enluminures](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/30526/sandra-hindman-masterpiece-a-2349ne-29-06-18.jpg?center=0.42105263157894735,0.35333333333333333&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131747700040000000&updated=06%2f29%2f2018+17%3a20%3a04)
American dealer reveals what makes her return to Masterpiece London – video
29 June 2018Medieval manuscripts dealer Sandra Hindman of Les Enluminures tells ATG why she is returning to Masterpiece for the eighth year running and picks out two star items on her stand.
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“Strong, strict but very fair”: Masterpiece chairman on the vetting at the fair – video
29 June 2018Chairman of Masterpiece Philip Hewat-Jaboor speaks to ATG about what makes the London event unique in comparison to other top fairs. He also discusses the changes to this year’s edition and tells us about the “crucial” vetting system at the event.
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Boris Becker memorabilia auction postponed as tennis star claims diplomatic immunity
28 June 2018The online auction of sporting memorabilia seized from bankrupt tennis star Boris Becker has been postponed. It follows Becker’s claim of diplomatic immunity as a sports attaché for an African state.
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Christie’s adds top-end sale of 19th century art to auction calendar
28 June 2018Christie’s is tweaking the way it offers 19th century European art in New York.
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Lucian Freud nude sells for £19.7m at Sotheby’s auction
27 June 2018A nude portrait by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) painted when he was 80-years-old sold for £19.7m at Sotheby’s latest Contemporary art sale in London.
Mixed returns for Imp and Mods
25 June 2018Market rebounds with £13.5m Franz Marc record at Christie’s after guaranteed works fail at Sotheby’s...
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Record set for Scottish Colourist as Peploe blooms at Christie’s
22 June 2018Christie’s posted an auction record for any work by a Scottish Colourist when a still-life by Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) drew strong interest at its latest Modern British art sale.
![Queen Victoria by Alfred Gilbert at the Fitzwilliam Museum](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/30204/queen-victoria-alfred-gilbert-fitzwilliam-museum-2348nedia-21-06-18.jpg?center=0.23346303501945526,0.49666666666666665&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=131739768740000000&updated=06%2f20%2f2018+13%3a01%3a14)
Fitzwilliam Museum raises £1m to secure Queen Victoria sculpture
21 June 2018The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has acquired a marble sculpture of Queen Victoria by Sir Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) after raising the required £1.01m to prevent it from export.
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Monet’s view of Paris station leads Christie’s Impressionist and Modern art auction
21 June 2018Christie’s latest Impressionist & Modern auction in London drew keen bidding on certain lots as the market reacted more favourably to the works offered than at Sotheby’s sale the previous evening.