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Gun from Louis XIII’s famous cabinet sets a record for a wheellock firearm at auction

28 August 2024

Result reflects quality and provenance of the remarkable weapon from a renowned collection

Georgie Hopton 17 Highres

Mayfair dealer Lyndsey Ingram launches new gallery

27 August 2024

Lyndsey Ingram spent the last year restoring an Edwardian stable and is launching the new Mayfair space with a Georgie Hopton show

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George Jones generates majolica animal magic

27 August 2024

The 14in (35cm) high giraffe and stag centrepiece, designed at the peak of the majolica boom c.1875, is considered the most coveted of all George Jones models.

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Gujarat group generates Bucks bidding frenzy

27 August 2024

For Amersham Auction Rooms, it was just another house clearance.

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Surrealism and tribal in tandem

27 August 2024

Themed exhibitions at this year’s Parcours des Mondes link ethnographic art with Surrealist movement

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Wreck of a Spanish galleon proved valuable for some

27 August 2024

A rare James II and Queen Mary of Modena silver medal commemorating a Spanish shipwreck recovered in 1687 sold for four times the top estimate.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, August 28-September 11, 2024

27 August 2024

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Boxing clever for the Aubreys saleroom debut in Surrey

27 August 2024

The inaugural Aubreys (25% buyer’s premium) live auction was held in the grounds of Loseley Park in Guildford.

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Textiles: Sumptuous stumpwork emerges from Eve Clarke collection

27 August 2024

Examples of this three-dimensional technique stand out as part of a dealer’s collection

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Vaughan was gateway to Clough

27 August 2024

Interest in the troubled Neo-Romantic artist led to attention also on his close friend’s work - and now a joint show

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Constable gravel pits oil sketch unearthed

27 August 2024

A previously unpublished oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) depicting Hampstead Heath is coming up for auction next month at Woolley & Wallis.

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Five questions with Andreas Schmid of Schmid McDonagh

27 August 2024

Schmid McDonagh is a dealership of 20th and 21st century objects, furniture, jewellery, art, design and books based in Church Street, north-west London. It will be exhibiting at the Battersea Decorative Fair in October. ATG spoke to co-founder Andreas Schmid.

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Poignant message tells passengers of Titanic tragedy

27 August 2024

Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) Summer Auction in Dorchester featured a remarkable notice issued by the White Star Line to passengers on board the RMS Olympic after the sinking of the Titanic.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2657

27 August 2024

ATG’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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Precious metals prices: issue 2657

27 August 2024

On Friday, August 23, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2493.88 / €2246.40 / £1903.73

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Take a dive into the prints world of sought-after artist Ravilious

27 August 2024

Small group of wartime lithographs that surfaced in a Scotttish saleroom provided a market test

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Previews: issue 2657

27 August 2024

Our selection of upcoming lots at auction

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Quaker antiquary and family put together an extraordinary collection

27 August 2024

The first section of the Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) Historic Textiles & Antiques auction on July 26 contained 33 lots of textiles from the collection of the Quaker antiquary Martha Spriggs and her descendants.

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Piech’s Welsh national anthem print is the pick of his work

27 August 2024

The printmaker Paul Peter Piech (1920-96) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ukrainian immigrants.

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Pin ball wizards in play

27 August 2024

A recent timed online sale at Bleasdales (20% buyer’s premium) featured a couple of pin balls that performed well.

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