Print issue 2388 (20 April 2019)
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News
- Dorchester saleroom Duke's to hold ‘biggest house contents auction’ in the regions for a decade
- Regency furniture sets Guernsey saleroom record
- Extremely rare Roman gold coin found by a metal detectorist goes on sale
- Belter of a bookcase is hammered down at £120,000
- BADA president Borwick resigns from role
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Fierce bidding at Bellmans for panoramic view of London showing the city reimagined after the 1666 Great Fire
- Phillips to offer rare wristwatch find in Geneva
- News In Brief – including the Louvre buying Eugène Delacroix sketchbooks
- Bid Barometer
- Precious metals prices: issue 2388
Features
- WATCHES: Renaissance continues in market for mechanical wristwatchs
- Rolex ‘Big Red’ Daytona makes huge return for vendor at Cardiff auction
- Rare variant of Compur chronograph made for extreme climates brings remarkable bidding in Hampshire
- Heuer watches steeped in racing heritage bring demand at auctions across UK
- Vendors dive into the salerooms to offer Second World War watches
- PHOTOGRAPHICA: Developments in focus at the latest photograph auctions in New York
- Victorian photograph of the moon sells in an Irish auction
- Photography pioneer pictures French city in 1840
- A slice of rural life shown in more than 500 photographs at Ewbank’s auction
- Single-owner collection dedicated to avant-garde photographer sells at Chiswick Auctions
- Early views of China prove major attraction at Bonhams Knightsbridge
- Set of Man Ray limited edition prints emerge at Swann auction
- Japanese focus comes into view at London Photograph Fair
- Gallery unlocks secrets of Canadian photographer's once hidden talent at Photo London fair
- Photographica 2019 is destination event for collectors
- Vintage cameras and equipment snapped up by eager bidders at French auction
- Example of Auguste Adolphe Bertsch first sub-miniature camera offered at Flints Auctions
- Gandolfi rarity among lots at Special Auction Services spring camera sale
- Early Bausch and Lomb camera bid to £2400 at Southgate Auction Rooms
Auction Reports
- Scottish firm's new sale in London receives encouragement from bidders
- Mouseman’s homely charm provides comfort
- Stourbridge record for Pulcini Venetian glass birds
- Fine Finnish furniture brings East Anglian contest
- Iconic Eames chair in Elstob and Elstob debut sale
- French Art Deco vase leads South London selection of a wide range of design
- Georgian ladies shoes step up to four figures at Stroud Auctions
- Ski resort chairs slide into saleroom
- Caterpillar and cat sum up modern living
- Qing altar stand heads back home to China
- 18th century harpsichord is the key lot at Bath auction
- ART MARKET: Size matters for Albert Goodwin group
- Gorringe’s sale puts Modern British art to Old Masters in the mix
- Myles Birket Foster continental scenes bring demand at English auctions
- Lyon and Turnbull’s new sale shows plenty of growth potential
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Single-owner collection devoted to modern first editions includes 1937 copy of The Hobbit
- William Lewin's extraordinary birds guide leads Leyburn auction
- Books keep Bonhams busy in New York
- Wigan Pier on the road to saleroom courtesy of a Wigan consigner
- Volumes from voyage on HMS Challenger sold at Dominic Winter
- British and Irish book auctions: April 16-27, 2019
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Dealers’ Diary
- Medieval Jewish Haggadah manuscript on offer at New York gallery
- Tech solution specifically designed for dealers to tackle fraud
- 5 Questions: Toby Jones
- The web shop window: lithograph published by the Curwen Press for The Lyons Lithographs
- Handiwork of the Wignalls at Galloway's upcoming event
Fairs & Markets
- Ardingly memories abound 50 years on
- Former dealer makes trunk call at Oxford centre
- Penshurst vintage and antiques fair is the place to be
- Duo take care of a Clare fair
- Two into one fair will go for Arthur Swallow
- The overseas buyers at Lincoln fair: ‘We can’t get this range and prices in our own market’
- Local loyalists at Lincoln Antiques and Home Show: ‘Fair seems more condensed and lively’
- The dealers’ view at Arthur Swallow Fairs' Lincoln event
Obituary
- Michael Bing – memories of a family man, his 40 years at Sotheby’s and a non-league football obsession
- A long career built on sharing expertise and having a sense of fun