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Works boosted by Ford family values
01 March 2021Collection in Cheltenham auction is latest in a series of valuable consignments with Ford family distinguished provenance
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Doucai cups bring international bids to defy damage issues
01 March 2021In poor condition but made in the coveted Yongzheng (1722-1735) period, this pair of Doucai porcelain cups attracted bids from China, Canada, Scandinavia and Spain as well as the UK.
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Works that fit the double bill
01 March 2021Bumper selection of lots offered in Gloucestershire auction house Dominic Winter provides wide-ranging array
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Walk this way for collectables
22 February 2021With all 80 lots getting away – 79 to a single UK collector – a group of walking sticks totalled more than £40,000 at Charterhouse (25% buyer’s premium).
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Slice of Michael Morgan studio life makes £3800
22 February 2021A group of works from the estate of West Country artist Michael Morgan (1928-2014) drew bidding at a recent sale at Atkins Auctions (15% buyer’s premium) of Axminster, Devon.
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Antiquities from Cotswolds local history hero turn heads at auction
22 February 2021A recent sale at Cotswold Auction Company (22% buyer’s premium) included a single-owner collection of antiquities from Lionel Walrond (1927-2020).
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Victorian silver goblet stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
19 February 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Victorian chased silver goblet with ‘beautiful workmanship’ showing the first Bath Regatta.
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Wynn Cato on the way to Cheltenham
15 February 2021Miles Wynn Cato, a specialist in traditional Welsh and British art, is closing his gallery in Ludlow and relocating to Cheltenham.
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Gainsborough chair is sitting pretty at Locke & England auction
15 February 2021Although now known as Gainsborough chairs, generous walnut and upholstered armchairs were often referred to by contemporaries as ‘French’ chairs, as the most elaborate styles were based on French rococo.
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Knight might and awesome foursome
15 February 2021Quartet of West Country works featured in the same sale as our £105,000 cover star
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Beryl Cook market boost: highest auction price for 12 years
15 February 2021The highest auction price for 12 years for Beryl Cook (1926-2008) was posted at David Lay’s recent fine art sale.
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Pick of the week: So what am I bid for my great-great aunt?
08 February 2021A nude study by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) found plenty of admirers when it appeared at the latest fine art sale held by Penzance saleroom David Lay (18% buyer’s premium).
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Bidders hope to hook a Guercino
08 February 2021Label, listed provenance and technical qualities lead to a contest to land a possible big Guercino catch.
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Malthouse Collective in Stroud brewing up ideas to keep busy
08 February 2021Lindsey Butcher is the owner of the 80-strong Malthouse Collective in Stroud and during lockdown is throwing a lot into the pot for her dealers.
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'I know customers will be back' says antiques centre owner
08 February 2021A jewellery dealer for 28 years, Jane Finnegan owns Durham House Antiques in Stow-on-the Wold, an antiques centre which she bought two years ago.
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Dealer's latest show focuses on Henry Lamb's bucolic view of life
08 February 2021Exhibition shows how the artist returned from the First World War in a mellowed mood
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Fountain pens: How the East and West signed up to a lucrative deal
08 February 2021The 1920s deal between Ryosuke Namiki and Alfred Dunhill to make luxury pens for the Western market created some of the most collectable fountain pens.
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Five stand-out lots from 600 in South Cerney
01 February 2021Running to 600 lots, a sale held by Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) included a great many maps and prints alongside books.
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Collectors answer action figure call to arms
25 January 2021How did toy manufacturers get boys in the rather less PC 1960s to play with dolls?
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Let there be light in Staines
25 January 2021Shown below is a page from another early railway-related work that did well at auction.
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