Print issue 2411 (05 October 2019)
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News
- Art Deco emerald brooch takes £120,000 at Bonhams
- ‘Mother of all Philippine maps’ sells in Essex auction
- Pair jailed after illegal export of ivory fans
- A sleeper spotted beneath the Neapolitan dirt
- Guidance on ‘overseas’ hallmarking
- Special Auction Services to double its space in new premises
- Régence table brings £52,000 bid at Lots Road Auctions
- Dealer sells Gell portrait to British Museum
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Polynesian war club is a big hit in Salisbury
- Bid Barometer
- Precious metals prices: issue 2411
- The kitchen Cimabue to be auctioned in France
- News In Brief – including an early Islamic coin to be offered at auction with a £1.4m- 1.6m estimate
Feature
- JEWELLERY: How the circles of life affect values at auction
- Russian rarities from the McGills of Moscow bring interest at Gildings
- The four ‘Cs’ – and the right location
- Arts & Crafts necklace in Shrewsbury
- Glyphic arts return to the cutting edge
- Boston enjoys the Etruscan revival
- Preview: Ancient and Neoclassical gems from Salisbury sale
- Zucker’s diamonds across the ages
- Diamonds sparkle in Lichfield, Oxford and Birmingham
Auction Reports
- Carpet and chandeliers shine as elegant Shropshire hall boosts autumn auction
- Buyers vote for political mementos
- Lloyd’s candlesticks are Suffolk cover stars
- Auction boost of ‘Butcher’ and King Billy
- Fry's advertising sign sold for £5500 at Lindsay Burns auction
- Lonitz owls lead belter of a sale
- Chronometer takes four-times guide
- Egyptian head brings smiles at Hartleys
- ART MARKET: Sri Lankan scenes emerge in Essex saleroom
- Becker price is a cut above
- ‘Brother in brush’ art gains global following
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £2000 including Paul Sandby sketch
- Take a trip to Scarborough
- Curtain call for Roy Oxlade
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Diverse lots come together for auction selection in West Sussex
- Edgar Allan Poe’s good times did not last
- Isaac Newton notes off to great start
- TS Eliot’s cats climb to £4300 sale result
- Buyer makes Suffrage choice
- British and Irish book auctions: October 3-15, 2019
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £1000
- Previews: £1001 - £2500
- Previews: £2501-5000
- Previews: £5001-15,000
- Previews: £15,000 plus
Dealers’ Diary
- Take Pryde: Daniel Katz Gallery hails Mod Brit artist
- Trio of dealers team up for London's Islamic Week
- 5 Questions: Simon Wingett of Burton Antiques
- The web shop window: Alabaster bust of Napoleon
- Chester fair will offer wider range of objects
International
Fairs & Markets
- Cornish attractions: Ideal site found in Lostwithiel
- Younger buyers taking a look at Lostwithiel Antique Fair
- Dramatic clifftop location for hotel fair in Cornwall
- Antiques and collectors’ fair Pools resources in Cornwall
- Monthly regularity for long-running fair in Liskeard
- Shield marks MP tribute
The Back Pages
- The impressive Princess Pauline was every inch a Bonaparte
- Obituary: Art dealer John Jesse
- Let the market determine true value of an estate
- Curate’s egg may be more famous
- A lawyer writes: Sort out the paperwork to avoid years of stress