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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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Classical marble sculpture stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
12 August 2022ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an allegorical marble figure of Flora that tripled its estimate at Bonhams Skinner.
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Pick of the week: Murder most foul but fascinating jug bid to 27-times estimate
08 August 2022The murder of William Weare in the Hertfordshire village of Radlett in 1823 has been called the first trial by newspaper.
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Cheers! Harold Knight portrait takes £46,000 at David Lay auction
08 August 2022A combination of artist, sitter, date and quality ensured a compelling Newlyn school portrait caught the eye at David Lay’s latest auction in Penzance.
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Pilkingtons charger given as a wedding present is among five lots to watch this week
08 August 2022With estimates from £150-8000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction.
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Art Deco suite ‘went to sea’
08 August 2022According to family history, an Art Deco four-piece suite offered by Mander (20% buyer’s premium) in Sudbury on July 9 has an ocean-going history.
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Chinese items stand out in dealer selection
08 August 2022Items collected and meticulously recorded from the 1970s onwards by a trade couple had the attractions of ‘dealer’s choice’ provenances when offered at Hanson Holloway’s Ross (25% buyer’s premium).
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Delft and metal stand out in antiques dealer duo's collection
08 August 2022Both categories are particularly notable as Mark and Marjorie Allen lots sell in Pennsylvania
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Fresh wave of demand on the cards
08 August 2022Overseas interest in tribal art and Doulton Lambeth wares fuelled the higher prices at Cuttlestones’ (20% buyer’s premium) Penkridge sale but it was a new outbreak of cardomania which raised temperatures of collectors across England.
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Collector showed her great taste in gastronomic works
08 August 2022Gastronomy-themed books spanning five centuries were offered in a London auction.
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Second-highest Sir Kyffin at auction
08 August 2022Works by Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006) generated a combined £221,640 at Rogers Jones’ latest Welsh Sale.
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Michelin guide went supersize
08 August 2022The first Michelin guide was published in 1900 by the eponymous tyre company.
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Panels impress in sideboard sale
08 August 2022As Sand, an Elizabethan house in east Devon which has been in the Huyshe family since 1560, is being sold for the first time in over 460 years, Chilcotts (21% buyer’s premium) dispersed much of the contents on July 16.
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JK Rowling’s story that became Inventive and Action Packed
08 August 2022Offering a copy of the second of JK Rowling’s famous tales to be published, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets of 1998, a lot that featured in a July 16 sale held by Rogers Jones (24% buyer’s premium) was certainly an unusual one.
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Specialist Welsh sale on the rise partly due to more consignments from further afield
08 August 2022Ben Rogers Jones was a happy man after the latest Welsh Sale at Rogers Jones (24/15% buyer’s premium) in Cardiff.
British and Irish book auctions: August 9-31, 2022
08 August 2022Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.
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Massachusetts collectables specialist JG joins the auction world
08 August 2022Collectables firm JG Autographs has started to hold auctions, with the first running online until August 23.
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Frame and fortunate: a test case in Surrey sale
08 August 2022Can an original frame make all the difference to price? A recent Surrey auction provided an interesting test.
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Bid Barometer: issue 2554
08 August 2022ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over estimate and the top prices paid online.
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Paperweight adds polish to a collection
08 August 2022This unusual Grand Tour paperweight shown here is made from fragments of Roman mosaic, millefiori, spiral twist and reticelli glass.
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Previews: issue 2554
08 August 2022A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
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