Decorative Art
This category encompasses a wide range of three-dimensional antiques in a variety of different materials. It includes ceramics, glass and metalware (including silver and plate), medium to small size decorative objects such as tea caddies and dressing table sets.
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Call for UK museum to buy rare Hans Coper bottle vase owned by Henry Moore
13 December 2023A bottle vase by the famed studio potter Hans Coper which was owned by the world-renowned sculptor Henry Moore has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the £600,000 price tag.
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Sale day is May day for this German beaker
11 December 2023The small German beakers known as monatsbecher (‘month beakers’) were made in sets of a dozen: one for each month of the year.
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Strike a little light on Tyneside
11 December 2023While mustard pots and caddy spoons made up much of the silver smallwork in Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) silver sale on November 28 (see ATG No 2619), it did also contain one notable example of a Dutch miniature.
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All features great and small: Dutch silver miniatures dazzle
11 December 2023Small is considered beautiful in many sectors but increasingly so when it comes to collecting traditional antiques with space often at a premium.
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Original Lalique jewellery designs go on show
11 December 2023A design for a swan-shaped pendant suspended by a gracefully curved neck and bearing a scene of two more swans is among the highlights at an exhibition on the drawings and sketches of René Lalique (1860-1945).
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Top stories this week including a major sleeper as Chinese plaques make 500 times estimate
10 December 2023The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a sleeping ‘imperial poem’ panel of plaques awakened at a New Jersey auction.
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Copeland dinner service stars in our pick of five auction highlights
08 December 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a hand painted ornithological dinner service that featured in the famous Lowther Castle sale in 1947.
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Yasuyuki masterpiece makes £11,000 in Shropshire
04 December 2023This silver and enamel vase by Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), the great master of Japanese cloisonné, sold to an English collector for £11,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium).
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The highlights of Herat and Cairo, renowned workshops
04 December 2023Sixth instalment of single-owner collection on offer in west London features wonderful workshops
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Collection furnished a house sited a stone’s throw from the Rijksmuseum
04 December 2023Although originally trained as a goldsmith, Dirck Van Rijswijck (1596-1679) developed his own characteristic style using less rarefied material.
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Gallé vase forms a geological wonder
04 December 2023On December 8 Beaussant-Lefèvre is holding a sale that will feature a number of examples of Gallé glass including this early piece.
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The Colour Purple: Collection of Philip Hewat-Jaboor comes to Christie’s
30 November 2023The collection of connoisseur, art adviser and Masterpiece London fair chairman will be offered at Christie’s next February.
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Factory focus pays off for H&R Daniel porcelain collection
27 November 2023Porcelain from short-lived Staffordshire firm comes from collector and dealer who revived the market
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Pilkington’s ceramics provide good starter for North Yorkshire auction
27 November 2023A 43-lot private collection of Pilkington’s ceramics from Manchester opened Tennants’ (24/22% buyer’s premium) sale of 20th century design held in Leyburn on October 7.
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Ancient and modern works united at Forge and Lynch
27 November 2023Archaic and Contemporary works are often considered suitable bedfellows in the world of modern collecting, and buyers may find both at Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch’s next exhibition.
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Top stories this week including a warning for Cornishware collectors
26 November 2023The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included a conviction for ‘fake’ Cornishware jars.
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Warning for Cornishware collectors following ‘fakes’ convictions
20 November 2023Vintage Cornishware collectors and dealers have been warned to be aware of possible fakes on the market following the conviction of a couple for fraud.
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Pick of the week: Icon of British glass brings £140,000 at auction
20 November 2023A royal armorial goblet by William Beilby – among the most celebrated pieces of glass ever produced in Britain – sold for a record £140,000 at Bonhams.
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Friends reunited? Estranged Lowestoft jug and cover to appear in same auction
20 November 2023Two rare documentary Lowestoft lots - both made for a Norfolk farmer - could be reunited after years apart. Both have been consigned to Keys in Aylsham.
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Secessionist silver flower baskets by Josef Hoffmann are among five lots to watch
20 November 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
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