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News and previews of art and antiques sold at auctions throughout the UK and overseas, from multi-million-pound blockbusters to affordable collectables.
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Royal Doulton bird jar stars in our pick of five auction highlights
11 August 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a bird jar reminiscent of the Martin Brothers original designs but made by Royal Doulton.
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Copy of the ‘foundation book of modern Australia’ comes to auction
08 August 2023Following the arrival of the first British colonists and convicts to Australia in 1788, early accounts of the settlement on the continent were created.
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Auction record for Helen Allingham set in Malvern auction
07 August 2023Thoughts that the sweet homely watercolours of Helen Allingham (1848-1926) have fallen from favour commercially may be premature, at least judging by the performance of a couple of works sold at a recent regional sale.
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Fortnum & Mason fashion comes home
07 August 2023Luxury fashion discovered in a charity shop is heading to upmarket London retailer Fortnum & Mason.
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Sower reaps benefit of a Millet likeness
07 August 2023A drawing of Jean François Millet’s (1814-75) most famous image generated unexpected levels of bidding in Alameda, California.
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Nurse’s Boer War belt bought by private museum
07 August 2023A silver and gold presentation belt given to a civilian volunteer nurse who looked after the sick and wounded during the Siege of Ladysmith during the second Boer War has soared over estimate in a London auction.
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A Victorian Wellington chest is among five lots to watch
07 August 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up for auction this week.
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Newspaper cartoonist Giles attracts serious collecting interest
07 August 2023In recent times the work of newspaper cartoonists has been reassessed with a nod to its artistic, technical and historical merit.
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Another strong sum for Frederick Gore
07 August 2023A number of strong sums for Frederick Gore’s (1913-2009) richly coloured views of Mallorca and the French countryside have been recorded since his auction record was smashed two years ago.
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ATG letter: ‘Dutch Auctions’ bring me down
07 August 2023Regarding Sotheby’s announcement concerning its move to the Dutch Auction system [for some sales of digital art – see ATG No 2602], one is left questioning why they have adopted this system.
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Unusual styles at the sharp end: needlework pictures and paper cuts
07 August 2023Do embroidery and cut-paper pictures count as art? Bidders certainly appreciate their expertise
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Monk has a beer – no wonder he’s merry
07 August 2023Stand-out original among the 76 pieces from Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson’s workshops offered at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) 20th Century Design auction was a carved oak monk sold with its working drawing.
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Victoria Cross value – without the actual VC
07 August 2023Such was the notoriety of Gunner James Collis that his family did not attend the funeral even though he had three sons in the army.
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Artistic skills better than admin, it seems, judging by views of Mauritius
07 August 2023Thomas Bradshaw has been described as a poor civil servant but a brilliant artist.
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Bidders cotton on to Egyptian medals appeal
07 August 2023The esteem in which British botanist William Lawrence Balls (1882-1960) was held is obvious from lots offered at Norfolk auction house Keys (25% buyer’s premium) on July 26-28.
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Gallantry medal was awarded to policeman who tackled a pair of murderers
07 August 2023A Queen’s Gallantry Medal in its case of issue awarded to a police constable who helped to catch two violent escaped prisoners sold for £2400 at auction.
British and Irish book auctions, August 9-September 3, 2023
07 August 2023Our regular listing of UK and Irish auctions available on thesaleroom.com
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Dealer moved by refugees’ plight
07 August 2023Founder of London gallery Agi Katz had personal experience after escaping from persecution herself
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Braziliant Brecheret: a Modernist pioneer at auction
07 August 2023Italian-born sculptor was a founding figure in the first wave of Modernism via São Paolo
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