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Black Louis Vuitton trunk could match a car colour

09 September 2024

Coloured Vuittonite canvas – in yellow, red, green, black or orange – usually appears on trunks made from 1900-20.

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18th century view of London by Irish female artist flies to over 30 times estimate

09 September 2024

The only known painting of London by an 18th century Irish female artist came for sale in Salisbury earlier this month.

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Five questions with Nate Ivey of DC Silver

09 September 2024

DC Silver is a Washington, DC based e-commerce business specialising in antiques. ATG spoke to its proprietor, Nate Ivey

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Quality counts in Cornwall

09 September 2024

An example of how a high-end fair can work very well in areas where such events are completely unknown is the biannual Enys House Antiques Fair at Penryn in west Cornwall.

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Roman bust thought to be an emperor stands out at auction

09 September 2024

Encouraging results of two-day sale in Colchester suggests the traditional quiet period provides good selling opportunities

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Bidders sense the feel of Vincennes in a fine floral display

09 September 2024

An attractive lot catalogued as “a fine and rare pair of 18th century European porcelain flower pots probably Meissen or Sèvres … with porcelain flowers. 7in (17 cm) high” appeared at Hampshire saleroom Hannam’s (23% buyer’s premium) on August 20.

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Adamson ice fisherman catches the attention at auction

09 September 2024

Top lot at The Magnusson Group (25/15/12% buyer’s premium) at Morristown, New Jersey on July 24, was a 1898 bronze by the Estonian sculptor Amandus Heinrich Adamson (1855-1929).

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Duo launch Sheffield staging

09 September 2024

Ian and Grahame Wilson of long-running Newcomen Fairs are expanding their events which are held in the Elsecar Heritage Centre, a range of restored Victorian buildings near Barnsley where they also own the 120-dealer Elsecar Antiques Centre.

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Bidders make Wiener Werkstätte buckles link

09 September 2024

A rarity spotted in the Summer Gallery Auction at Hartzell’s (24% buyer’s premium) on July 29 was a pair of early 20th century women’s evening shoes with appliques by the Wiener Werkstätte.

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Ram trade sign hammers at $16,000

09 September 2024

This handsome English trade sign in the form of a ram had a provenance to the London folk art dealership Robert Young Antiques.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2659

09 September 2024

On Friday, September 6, Michael Bloomsteinof Brightonwaspaying the following for bulk scrap againstagoldfixof: $2524.09 / €2266.96 / £1912.19

ATG letter: The Thomas Crapper Museum exhibits are mostly not Crapper

09 September 2024

You featured the forthcoming sale of the Thomas Crapper Museum in your News pages in ATG No 2658.

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Previews: issue 2659

09 September 2024

Our selection of lots from 11 upcoming auctions

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Handy way to carry a rubber duck in style

09 September 2024

A single-owner collection of 37 pieces of Louis Vuitton luggage formed part of Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale.

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Pergay’s steel furniture proved to be a big hit

09 September 2024

When the Romanian-born French designer Maria Pergay (1930-2023) was asked why she chose to make furniture out of steel, she responded that it was because she had a score to settle with Stalin. “You know his name means steel? So the more I hit it, the happier I am.”

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Art fair puts Barns-Graham in freeze focus for a showcase

09 September 2024

Modern British trailblazer’s works inspired by a Swiss glacier form centrepiece of event exhibition

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Examples of Namikawa’s intricate art excite many admirers

09 September 2024

Five works by one of the greatest exponents of the intricate art of cloisonné enamel were included in Alderfer Auction’s (23% buyer’s premium) Collectors sale staged on July 24-25.

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Gude tidings from East Anglia as Norwegian landscape work delights

09 September 2024

Tyrolean view by the renowned 19th century Norwegian landscape painter emerges in Essex saleroom

Books and works on paper auction calendar, September 10-24, 2024

09 September 2024

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

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Nansen broke the ice for a first UK appearance

09 September 2024

A remarkable late Victorian lecture programme on early polar exploration by the Norwegian scientist Dr Fridtjof Nansen has been sold at Chaucer Auctions (18% buyer’s premium) in Folkestone.

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