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Chagall’s ‘Arabian Nights’
01 April 2017Seen here is one of 13 coloured lithographs by Marc Chagall that make up Tales from the Arabian Nights, a special, deluxe portfolio printed by Albert Carman and published by Pantheon Books in New York in 1948.
Getting right to the nib of the matter
01 April 2017The wide-ranging sale at Hansons (17.5% buyer’s premium) at Etwall on February 21 included a 20-lot section of fountain pens which offered a brief overview of this largely affordable area of collecting.
A moment of good fortune
01 April 2017Found in a Somerset house clearance, this Chinese jade study of an Asian citrus fruit known as Buddha’s hand generated interest beyond its diminutive 3in (8cm) size at Greenslade Taylor Hunt (19.5% buyer’s premium) at Taunton.
BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Mapping the American Southwest
01 April 2017Shropshire auctioneer sells ‘cartographic cornerstone’ of Tex-Mex history at surprise £16,500...
‘Tribal material is seen as modern art’
01 April 2017Why, aided by the search engine, ethnographica is assuming greater importance for regional rooms...
Diecast delights at North Yorkshire sale
01 April 2017The Dinky Toys journey began hot on the heels of the success of Meccano’s ‘Modelled Miniatures’ series of railway accessories, launched to accompany its Hornby train sets.
Seven bestsellers from significant Scottish and Welsh house contents sales
30 March 2017Just like buses, you wait a long time and then three significant house contents sales turn up at once. This week saw the auction of items from the Scottish families the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Earls and Marquesses of Lothian at Sotheby’s. This was followed the next day at Bonhams by the sale of the contents of Lord Harlech's Welsh family home Glyn Cywarch in Gwynedd. A selection of the highlights are pictured here:
Scottish model for a new society – Robert Owen’s pioneering work offered at Dominic Winter auction
30 March 2017A copy of a pioneering work that has been described as “the first practical statement of socialist doctrine”, Robert Owen’s ‘A New View of Society...,’ of 1813-14, will be a major attraction in a Dominic Winter sale next month.
Painting by Russian artist Pokhitonov among auction lots from private London club
29 March 2017A private members’ club in London is selling a collection of paintings that once hung on the walls of its grand dining room, drawing room and corridors.
Battle of Culloden letter 1746 to be contested at Stroud auction
29 March 2017While relations between the English/Unionist and the Scottish powers-that-be are not exactly cordial at the moment, hopefully it will not lead to battle. If a referendum is indeed held to decide the fate of the union, a ballot rather than the bullet should be sufficient.
Auguste Rodin sculptures turn heads at Paris auctions
28 March 2017Auguste Rodin is very much in the news at the moment. 2017 marks the centenary of the death of the French sculptor, who was the most famous exponent of the medium in his time, and the Grand Palais in Paris is celebrating the event with a major exhibition.
Massive Duke of York centrepiece leads Christie’s Robert de Balkany auction with sale to Koopman
28 March 2017A large, striking George IV silver-gilt centrepiece led Christie’s sale of the Robert de Balkany collection after it was hammered down to London silver dealer Koopman Rare Art.
Christie’s drops London summer Contemporary art auctions
27 March 2017Christie’s has dropped its London summer sales of post war and Contemporary art in favour of its two annual auction series in this category taking place in March and October.
Goya’s bullfighting etchings found in a French chateau come to auction
27 March 2017The collection of 33 'La Tauromaquia' prints, to be offered at Sotheby’s Prints & Multiples sale in London on April 4, carries an estimate of £300,000-500,000.
Postcards of Cirencester Market Place through the ages come to auction in the Gloucestershire town
25 March 2017Cirencester has welcomed a new marketplace after a £1.3m redevelopment and months of roadworks. But for those feeling nostalgic for what the town centre used to look like, a collection of postcards offered at auction will help the sentimental come to terms with the changes.
International previews: Kaplan collection in Pennsylvania
25 March 2017The diverse collection of Jeffrey M Kaplan is making various appearances under the hammer this spring.
Lamorna Birch coastal scene takes £3400
25 March 2017Among the picture highlights of Peter Wilson’s (24% buyer’s premium) Fine Art Sale on March 2 in Nantwich was a coastal sunset scene by prolific Birkenhead artist Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955).
Bonhams’ double 0 heaven
25 March 2017A crease that runs around the lower part of the dust jacket detracts somewhat from the appeal of a first impression copy of the first of Ian Fleming’s Bond books, Casino Royale of 1953, but it sold for £16,000 in a March 1 sale held by Bonhams (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
Pick of the Week: Rare reminder of tragic royal reign
25 March 2017A coin sold in the Dix Noonan Webb (20% buyer’s premium) auction on March 15 is a poignant reminder of the mysterious death of the Princes in the Tower.
Parrots cabinet flies to £66,000
25 March 2017Furniture takes a rare top spot despite numerous and varied delights at Dorchester auction
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