Letters to the Editor

This print is on a sewing box made in the Victorian period.

I very much enjoyed Roland Arkell’s excellent article on Ercol furniture (ATG No 2531).

In ATG 2530, you featured a view of the Doge’s Palace by Samuel Prout that I purchased at Chorley’s on January 25. Your report mentioned John Ruskin’s admiration for Prout which was a key reason behind my decision to buy the work.

I was interested to read (Issue 2533, 12 March) of the “Byzantine ring from Guilhou’s huge collection”, which was sold at Toovey’s for £11,000.

Re: RJ Horlock’s letter in ATG No 2529. The picture mentioned is based on a print by Thomas Burford, 1710-74, October from a set of prints for the 12 months, c.1745.

Max Rutherston is right to take exception (ATG No 2533) to the letter from Pete Matthews (ATG No 2532), who saucily tells the trade to stop moaning about the Ivory Act.

I must take exception to the letter from Pete Matthews (ATG No 2532) in which he tells the trade to stop moaning about the Ivory Act.

Re: Michael Leigh Mallory’s metal detecting find of the Henry III gold penny sold by Spink (ATG No 2528).

Hear hear to Mr Michael Baggott, hopefully trying to save works of art in ivory objects (Letters, ATG No 2530).

Regarding your article in ATG No 2531, ‘Four months’ before ivory ban becomes law’, I fail to see why the trade is ‘frustrated’ and describe the process as chaotic.

I refer to the letter from Stephen Ferder printed in ATG No 2529 on the puzzle of the ‘two’ miniatures by William Wood (sold at auction on January 6 and reviewed in ATG No 2527).

As reported on the front page of this week’s ATG, it appears the Ivory Act will, after much delay, soon be brought into force. This does not mean the fight for antiques is over; it means it has just begun.

Am I alone in being puzzled by the pair of William Wood miniatures sold at auction on January 6 and reviewed in ATG No 2527?

I wonder if any reader can identify the sitter of this work, below.

I’m wondering. Suppose you purchase an NFT artwork, and you store it on a laptop or some other portable device.

Just want to thank you for your brilliant continued editions!

The article ‘Doing the bidding of the Amazon generation’ (ATG No 2524), stated that the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers (SOFAA) expects its members to produce a printed catalogue for specialist sales.

Re: ‘Fewer public gallery curators could mean a ‘tragic legacy’ of uncatalogued works’ (Letters, ATG No 2523).

There is no argument that curators employed by public galleries perform an extremely important service way beyond their obvious role.

Re: ‘In-cider knowledge needed…’, Letters, ATG Nos 2519/21.