Print issue 2330 (24 February 2018)
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News
- Fellows moves top of regional sale rankings
- UK banks continue to question ‘Persian’ works of art sales over Iranian sanctions
- Coin-grading firm ties with Spink as Royal Mint provides valuation service
- Islamic specialist boosts DNW coin department
- Landlord at Silver Vaults considers options
- Rare MPM mark sends early Meissen teapot to £14,200 at Colchester sale
- Burdon takes on presidency of international booksellers
News Digest
- Pick of the Week: Scottish library find reveals Indian photos
- Bid Barometer
- A mermaid at auction? Half mammal-half fish creation in demand at Sworders’ Out of the Ordinary sale
- News In Brief - including stolen Anglo-Saxon relics and UK museum sell-offs
UK Auction Report 2018
- Regional values stay firm
- Highlight objects in 2017
- Fellows boss Stephen Whittaker on auctioneers' challenges including Brexit
Auction Reports
- Furniture and clocks flourish in North Yorkshire
- Walnut whips up tasty result
- Window seat looks good at Cumbrian auction
- Going Dutch in Hampshire
- Zsolnay Pecs leaves Battle bidders hungry for more
- Laplander top of the world in Lincoln sale
- Persian tiles catch the eyes
- Fangtastic price as Dracula poster takes Irish record
- ART MARKET: Czech artist firmly back in favour at auction
- Marine works help Glos sales schedule to get under way
- Liner creates sale waves
- Old Masters debut at Chiswick Auctions
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Greene shoots of exploration
- Another Snark is hunted down at Newcastle sale
- Mystery lot which was just the job at auction
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Feature
- Why car collectors are increasingly young at heart
- Auction previews: modern classics from Mercedes 450 to Honda Z50A ‘monkey bike’
- Classic cars auction calendar: February to June 2018
Dealers’ Diary
- Text education lessons in the US with Les Enluminures exhibition
- Olympia location with a house and a garden
- Gone with the wind? No, off to Haynes Fine Art
- 5 Questions: Janice Kehoe of Solo Antiques
- Battersea Decorative in state of constant evolution
- Not a golden disc but precious memories for silver dealer Dickenson
International
- Collecting couple with traditional tastes
- Chiparus figures in Maryland
- Bordeaux town house contents auctions includes 18th century cased diorama
- Bonhams New York offers eight-page Isaac Newton manuscript
- Murillo painting emerges at Madrid sale
- Great hopes for 'The Great Gatsby' at Heritage Auctions
- French sabre presented by Lafayette in Pennsylvania sale
Auction Calendar
Fairs & Markets
- Toys talk is serious business for Cirencester vintage fair
- Knebworth is next glass opportunity
- Black Dog duo press start button for new brocante
- Art fair expands to Surrey
Letters to the editor
- TV special should explain ivory in art
- Be realistic about a tax on ivory
- Napoleonic characters give continual allure
- Bidding contests - keep it simple
- Further down the lane/laine in Brighton
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