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Desportes chased down at £32,000 in Surrey saleroom

07 October 2024

The French artist Alexandre-François Desportes (1661-1743) spent much of his early career as a portraitist, including a notable spell working at the court of King Jan Sobieski of Poland.

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Czech out industrial style with the H269

07 October 2024

With its exaggerated, curved armrests, ample cushioning and cantilevered frame, the H269 bentwood chair is perhaps the best known of all Czech industrial furniture designs.

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Pratchett’s first flight of Discworld fantasy

07 October 2024

The inaugural sale at Rare Book Auctions (26.5% buyer’s premium) in Lichfield included this signed and inscribed first printing of Terry Pratchett’s 'The Colour of Magic'.

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Ancient and modern discoveries: Frieze fairs bring together the best of old and new

07 October 2024

Frieze Masters coincides with its sister fair, Frieze London, in Regent’s Park on October 9-13.

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Martin face jug ‘we trust you will like’

07 October 2024

Not only was this Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923) stoneware ‘face’ jug deemed an excellent example of its type, but it was sold with a hand-written letter to David Oxen Esq, the original buyer of the jug in 1914.

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Sixty-two reasons to visit a 16th fair edition

07 October 2024

The international design fair PAD London is returning to Berkeley Square from October 8-13.

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Plagued by evil spirits? ‘Witches balls’ might be a good purchase

07 October 2024

Later this month Antiques in Tents holds its highly rated biannual high-end two-day antiques fair in Herefordshire.

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Small thing, big satisfaction

07 October 2024

The Scottish printer David Bryce (1845-1923) said that when he “descended to the miniature, mite and midget size” he had “many a scoff and jeer as to the absurdity of the production”.

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Voysey rose to the occasion for textiles

07 October 2024

In 1897 Charles Francis Annesley Voysey agreed a contract with Alexander Morton and Co to provide designs for a minimum of 10 textile designs each year for five years.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2663

07 October 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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Bidders scale the smaller heights of the Old Master world

07 October 2024

Sale that featured Constable and Drury big-hitters also included intriguing lots at lower price levels

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News in brief including Louis Osman jewellery going on display

07 October 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a collection of jewellery and silver by Louis Osman (1914-96) appearing at Noonans

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Art Nouveau & Art Deco previews including a Birmingham Guild brass panel

07 October 2024

A selection of upcoming lots focusing on stand-out items from two key design movements

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Box boasts Rothschild provenance

07 October 2024

A French gold and enamel box with an unusual decoration caught the eye of several bidders at Kendzia (16% buyer’s premium).

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Grimace turns to grin as the ‘family Rembrandt’ raises smiles

07 October 2024

With Old Master sleeper spotters trawling through online catalogues looking for works with hidden potential, it is not unusual for the odd lot to draw unexpected bidding at auctions all over the country.

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Munich fair set to wow with help of wine coolers

07 October 2024

From October 17-20, the 15th edition of the prestigious fair Munich Highlights is opening its doors in the Residenz, the one-time city palace of the Bavarian royal family.

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Buy a rostrum offered from the rostrum

07 October 2024

The Autumn Auction at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in Exeter on October 15-16 includes an array of unusual objects from the collection of the late Christopher Hawkings, who at one time was the co-owner of Phillips, Son & Neale in London’s Bond Street (the firm that later became Phillips).

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Tinworth? Doulton Lambeth? That rings a bell

07 October 2024

Designed by George Tinworth, c.1885, this Doulton Lambeth spill vase commemorates the first transatlantic phone call between the UK and the US.

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North Yorkshire flea bookings buzzing

07 October 2024

Back in 2017 Helen Bowman and Ben Wray, formerly Bowman Fairs, hit on the idea of holding a fleamarket at Skipton Auction Mart.

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Doucai dish destroys its estimate

07 October 2024

Schloß Ahlden (25% buyer’s premium) near Hanover was presumably expecting more than the modest estimate of €500 for an 18th century Chinese doucai dish (diameter 8in/21cm) that was to become one of the top lots of a recent auction.

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