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First edition of Thomas Malthus’ essay on population and first Ethiopian edition of the New Testament leads German auction
14 September 2020Always likely to produce one of the sale’s best results, a 1798 first of Thomas Malthus’ 'Essay on the Principle of Population' duly led the bidding in a recent German sale.
Czech tapestry mastery at Berlin art gallery
14 September 2020This handwoven tapestry by Czech designer and architect Josef Místecký (1891-1957) is offered at Galerie Ulrich Fiedler’s exhibition Textile Moderne, which features Avant Garde carpets and textiles by European makers.
Coronation service among European porcelain highlights at Swiss sale
14 September 2020A 176-lot group of Meissen and other European porcelain from the collection of Dr Siegfried Ducret, consigned from the estate of Rosmarie Schmidt-Ducret, will be offered at auction by Koller in Zurich on September 24.
On a mission to impress: collection of Omega Speedmaster chronographs emerges in Portugal
14 September 2020To mark the 40th anniversary of the Speedmaster Professional as a space exploration tool in 1997, Omega created the Missions Collection.
Royal clockmaker’s musical table clock stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week
11 September 2020ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an 18th century musical table clock by the London royal clockmaker John Ellicott (1706-72) that drew strong demand at an auction in the Netherlands.
Snail Syrup for anyone?
07 September 2020Bid to €10,000 (£9100) in a timed online sale at Fonsie Mealy (25/20% buyers premium) this summer was a two-volume collection of medical and other receipts compiled by Mrs Mary Leadbeater (1758-1826).
British and Irish book auctions: September 8-19, 2020
07 September 2020ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from September 8-19, 2020.
British and Irish book auctions: September 1-16, 2020
31 August 2020ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from September 1-16, 2020.
World orders: Parcours des Mondes goes ahead
31 August 2020Organisers of the Parcours des Mondes decided to go ahead with this edition instead of heading online – but only after careful deliberation
Kangxi at Kendzia
24 August 2020Included in the Asian art section of the Kendzia two-day sale in Hamburg on September 4-5 is this set of nine Kangxi blue and white plates painted with a design of a lotus pond with flowers and insects.
Comic effect
24 August 2020The two ink drawings reproduced here both made substantial sums in a June 27 sale of comic strip artwork held in Paris by Artcurial.
Parkland teapot
24 August 2020This Meissen porcelain teapot from c.1722 will feature in the sale series to be held by Hargesheimer of Dusseldorf from September 10-12.
Texas museum boosts Spanish art collection with five acquisitions from Madrid gallery
20 August 2020De la Mano Gallery in Madrid has sold five works to The Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas.
Erskine Childers’ sword sells in Irish auction
17 August 2020This Royal Navy Reserve officer’s sword owned by Robert Erskine Childers was estimated at €3000-5000 in a recent auction by Mullen’s (20/12.5% buyer’s premium) in Bray, Co Dublin. The scabbard throat of the Victorian 1827-pattern sword is engraved 'RE Childers'.
British and Irish book auctions: August 18-September 3, 2020
17 August 2020Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions, August 18-September 3, 2020.
Ribeira rediscovered in house draws strong competition in Paris
10 August 2020Early work by Spanish-born painter was identified by Old Master experts Cabinet Turquin
Portrait of man in a beret from professor’s collection brings a surprise sum
10 August 2020An unexpectedly high price was paid in a sale of Old Master paintings and drawings held this summer by auction house Aguttes (23/25% buyer’s premium plus VAT) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Artists answer call of Algeria and Tunisia
10 August 2020A work by the Orientalist artist Alphonse Etienne Dinet (1861-1929) was the object of keen competition at Drouot Estimations (24% buyer’s premium) in Paris.
Chairs make it count in furniture array
10 August 2020Eighteenth century seat furniture took the top honours in Artcurial’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) two-day sale of furniture and works of art in Paris.
Collectors give Grosvenor artist Greengrass a try
10 August 2020The linocuts produced by artists from the Grosvenor School provided an ideal medium to portray speed and movement in the inter-war machine age – and were perfect for sport subjects too. Those created by Sybil Andrews, such as her classic speedway image, are the best known on this theme.
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