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Wedgwood Liberty Ware Project Freeman's 3

Remarkable Wedgwood Liberty Ware archive comes to market

16 January 2024

An archive related to the Wedgwood Liberty Ware project designed to raise money for victims of the First World War comes for sale at Freeman's Hindman in Philadelphia.

Stanley Gibbons and Baldwin's

New Stanley Gibbons and Baldwin’s set-up announced after rescue

15 January 2024

Strand Collectibles Group, the parent company for stamp specialist Stanley Gibbons and coin specialist Baldwin’s, has announced a new structure.

Three Counties Showground in Malvern

New ownership for B2B Events’ Malvern showground events

15 January 2024

B2B Events has handed over the running of its fairs held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern to a newly formed company, B2B Fairs, owned by Debra Scadding and Sue McIntosh.

Joseph Pinetti 

Portrait of 18th century conjurer Joseph Pinetti works magic at auction

15 January 2024

A rare portrait of the magician Chevalier Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800) emerged for sale in Asheville, North Carolina.

Charles Dickens and friends

On the hunt for book linking Collins and Dickens

15 January 2024

The Charles Dickens Museum in London and the Wilkie Collins Society are hoping to track down a missing book last recorded as sold at auction to book dealer Bernard Quaritch more than 130 years ago.

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Trade hub painting itself intended for export

15 January 2024

The 438-lot Winter Fine & Decorative Art online-only sale at Bruneau & Co in Cranston, Rhode Island, on January 22 includes this Chinese export oil on canvas depicting the 13 Hongs of Canton (estimate $3000-5000).

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Famous framemaker's stock offered without reserve auction

15 January 2024

On January 28 in Sarasota, Florida, Helmuth Stone Gallery will conduct a sale of antique picture frames from the Eli Wilner Frame Gallery.

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Dealer’s books shine light on furniture history

15 January 2024

A major collection of books on furniture from the late dealer John Bedford is on display as part of a new exhibition at the University of Leeds.

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Baggies bonanza as West Brom FA Cup winner's medal from 1931 nets £5000

15 January 2024

An FA Cup winner’s medal awarded to a club’s assistant secretary may not sound that much of a big deal.

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Claret with character thanks to a novelty jug

15 January 2024

Figural novelty silver-mounted glass claret jugs are a favourite collectable and some of the most popular examples are fashioned as animals.

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Fresh start for Master Drawings New York fair

15 January 2024

This month Master Drawings New York (MDNY) has its first run under new ownership.

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Louis XV table returns home for public display after auction

15 January 2024

A piece of furniture produced for the French king heads back to former repository now open to the public

Books and works on paper auction calendar, January 17-February 1, 2024

15 January 2024

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

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Hindman and Freeman’s merge as major US auction house shake-up continues

15 January 2024

Chicago auction house Hindman has announced a merger with Philadelphia-based Freeman’s and the opening of a saleroom in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

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Pick of the week: Troubled treaty port revealed in photo form

15 January 2024

Estimated at £3000-5000, an album containing possibly unique views in the Treaty Port of Chinkiang (Zhenjiang) sold for £8200 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at the Flints auction on January 9.

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How George Romney was riled by prison hardship

15 January 2024

Some of the artist’s most modern and dramatic works were derived from his social concerns

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Health tips from the Middle Ages: Ibn Butlan’s Tacuini sanitatis

15 January 2024

First printing of a guide first written in the 11th century achieves second-highest auction price

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Roman tapestry work of Romano

15 January 2024

Markus Voigt returns to the London Antique Rug & Textile Art (LARTA) Fair after some years away with a silk and wool tapestry fragment that stars as the main image for this year’s fair logo.

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Fair preview: BRAFA finds its feet at Brussels venue

15 January 2024

The 69th edition of BRAFA, Belgium’s longstanding art and antiques fair, starts this month opening to the public on January 28 and continuing to February 4.

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Wedding textile takes 144 times its top estimate

15 January 2024

A 19th century silk weaving sold for a surprise £26,000 in East Sussex.

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