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Karen Taylor stages Pomegranates and papaya: 19 watercolours of fruit and vegetables online.

On Friday, September 23, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1647.61 €1677.30 £1484.34

A round up of the latest art and antiques dealer related news.

Modern and Contemporary art was one of the sectors that seemed to experience an uplift of interest during the lockdown as people had more time to search online for works they like.

Members of the Scottish antiques trade may be interested to learn of the death at the age of 75 of Mrs Jean Barker, who traded for many years under the name Huntly Antiques until retiring to France in 2004.

Usually overshadowed by the art that lies within, it is often forgotten that frames themselves can be a fundamental part of the overall value.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a collection from the home of the late Sir Terence Conran coming to auction.

Apparently Sally Arnup (1930-2015) knew she was going to be a sculptor from the age of five – taking a shed in the family garden as a studio.

Two albums of photographs taken by fellow cricketer and friend pitch in at four-figure sum.

“Parker has created the first regular frames auction with a dedicated catalogue in more than 10 years. It is great to see.”

Anthony Fuller of Gladwells Rutland specialises in “fine traditional painting of quality, those that don’t need a title” and exhibits at the Northern Antiques Fair (September 29-October 2).

Two cases dealt with recently underline problem of this clash of interests.

A former theatre, corn market, auction rooms, exhibition space and council office has been “reanimated” as an “emporium” by a group of art and antiques dealers.

Drinking vessel generates remarkable result.

Examples from the UK and Commonwealth featuring the late queen make mementoes.

From falling off a wall to being damaged in transit, antique frames often need to be repaired.

Inscribed to her husband and fellow poet, Ted Hughes, the dedication copy of the first and only collection of Sylvia Plath’s verses to be published in her lifetime, The Colossus and other Poems, sold for a record £75,000.

Multiple editions can make Contemporary art more accessible to the masses.

Flora Wood (1908-98) was a Scottish painter, draughtman and sculptor who studied in Edinburgh.

Following on from its first dispersal of works from the collection of dealer and collector Claude de Marteau held by Bonhams in Paris this June, the second sale takes place in the French capital on October 4, held by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.