Print issue 2439 (25 April 2020)
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News
- British Museum unveils antiquities database but dealers raise concerns
- Sworders to roll out online auctions in May
- Charles II era purse stars in US online show
- German daguerreotypes in the frame at Chiswick sale
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Pastiche clock is the real deal for buyer
- Bid Barometer: issue 2439
- From king to maharaja: Cartier watch with a British royal connection sells in Hamburg
- Precious metals prices: issue 2439
- News In Brief – including a gift of 100 pieces of studio pottery to Wakefield gallery
Auction Reports
- Architects of a house sale success at Dreweatts
- Shared love of blue and white pottery
- Award for a voyage of non-discovery
- Collectable inkwell makes over ten-times estimate in Lincoln
- Kangxi – but badly damaged
- Pump action in Wiltshire
- Waterloo prints in medal form
- ART MARKET: Bloomsbury bohemian rhapsody as Vanessa Bell paintings emerge in Dorchester
- Here’s the real Samuel Palmer…
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £800 including a Brangwyn and Urushibara woodcut
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Guide to archery by author best known for duck decoy work hits the spot in Yorkshire sale
- Fiddle makers and fiddlers
- ‘Penbrok’ put on the map
- British and Irish book auctions (all online only): April 22-May 1, 2020
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Lively views during lockdown
- Book of Hours made for Charles VIII of France offered online by Les Enluminures
- Catalogue for Bowes Museum show on history British antiques dealing made freely available
- Warm feeling generated by interior scene on offer from Karen Taylor
- Dealers Online: ATG's selection of 30 objects available from dealers' websites – issue 2439
International
- Old Masters migrate to online
- Israels lights up at Wendl
- Benefits of diplomacy as classical marble statue generates interest in New York
- Vendor not so sad about this price
- Houdini memorabilia comes to Potter & Potter's Magic auction
Letters
- I am seeking royal approval but need to find this item
- Well done on ATG digital and print
- My thoughts on the retail world post-coronavirus
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