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Painting of London Bridge burning is among five lots to watch
26 June 2023With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Adler led avant garde into the British art world
26 June 2023Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style
Book covers tokens of his affection
26 June 2023BADA dealer Timothy Millett, a specialist in historical medals and related works of art, has been collecting ‘defaced’ coins and tokens for many years. He first saw one as a teenager when working at the venerable London firm AH Baldwin in the late 1970s.
From Bombay to Crackpot Farm
26 June 2023Widely varying plans outlining a faraway harbour and a slice of rural Yorkshire bring saleroom surprises
15th century sapphire ring found by metal detectorist stars in our pick of five auction highlights
23 June 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a 15th century gold and sapphire ring unearthed near a medieval nunnery that more than doubled its estimate.
Bow cockerel and hen pair take a bow at Somerset sale
19 June 2023This pair of Bow porcelain figures of a cockerel and a hen sold for £7200 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Dore & Rees in Frome.
JMW Turner view of Finchley among five lots to watch this week
19 June 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Brown Bess triggers a five-figure auction bid
19 June 2023Despite its many shortcomings in terms of accuracy and reliability, the flintlock Long Land Pattern smoothbore musket – or Brown Bess to give it its more familiar nickname – remained in use from 1722 until the introduction of the percussion cap in 1838.
‘Umbrella’ sales cover wide range of Islamic and Indian items
19 June 2023Artefacts hailing from a vast geographical area come together in west London saleroom
Roundel formed a high status symbol
19 June 2023Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Arts on April 28 – which included the 13th century Mamluk manuscript on astronomy pictured on the front page of ATG No 2592 sold for a surprise £140,000 – also boasted this striking 12in (30cm) marble architectural roundel.
Famous David Bowie bodysuit photos take centre stage
19 June 2023These two archival prints of David Bowie dressed in a striped bodysuit he wore during the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour were part of Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale of 19th and 20th Century Photographs on May 31.
Summer sales preview: Lots on the way
19 June 2023A look ahead to some of the many stand-out items on offer at auctions this summer
People power: portraits become focus of dealer events
19 June 2023With the National Portrait Gallery about to reopen, ATG takes a look at exhibition and auctions on the theme
Top-selling Japanese cloisonné vase stars in our pick of five auction highlights
16 June 2023Our weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a fine example of Meiji cloisonné by Namikawa Yasuyuki that made over three times estimate in West Sussex.
Painting of a fire of London – but not the great one – comes to auction
12 June 2023A sale of Old Masters, British & European Art at Chorley’s in Gloucestershire on June 27 includes this 17th century English School painting depicting the burning of London Bridge.
Second Gonsalvus portrait now emerges
12 June 2023A previously unrecorded second version of Lavinia Fontana’s Mannerist portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus has sold in France for a record €1.25m (£1.1m).
Doulton Lambeth bear model is among five lots to watch
12 June 2023With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of upcoming items.
Davenport comes with a tuneful twist
12 June 2023A musical ‘captain’s desk’ davenport sold for £9500 at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) Scientific and Musical Instruments sale in Leyburn on May 17.