Print issue 2434 (21 March 2020)
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News
- Coronavirus: UK auctioneers keep calm and carry on as many fairs take a hit
- UK auctioneers say it’s business as usual – for now
- UK regional sales: no signs of a slowdown yet
- Announcement from thesaleroom.com: internet bidding will continue uninterrupted
- Rates break welcomed but trade seeks review
- Triumph of Mark Antony tapestry crowns Whitfield collection sale
- Le Gout Rothschild for sale in Salisbury
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Buyer picks up a penguin from Terra Nova
- Bid Barometer: issue 2434
- Subbuteo space oddity soars in Essex saleroom
- Precious metals prices: issue 2434
- News In Brief – including a prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation selling at auction
Feature
- MILITARIA: A woman's fight to serve
- Naval success was right on the money
- Badges: the big attraction at Stroud Auctions
- Bosleys moves auction from Marlow to Staffordshire and launches new sale format
- Rev Garner: a man of war and peace
- Bountiful barn find of Great War interest
- Lancer lots charge into auctions
- Hong Kong could be key surprise result for military maps
- SAS trooper's collection: a special force of the saleroom
- Flag signals 1945 victory
Auction Reports
- Dedicated design auctions have become a regular part of the regional saleroom calendar
- Chairs ‘from the Black Isle’
- Four-figure bids for a Victorian des res in miniature
- ART MARKET: Top of the Lowry prints league
- Release the Lock and get into Gear for Modernist art
- Lowry harbour scene: more to mum’s taste
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £3500 including a Harold Riley limited-edition print
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Collection assembled by descendant of circumnavigator Anson anchors travel selection
- Sylvia Plath’s 'The Bell Jar' sells for £3000 at Surrey auction
- Even a sad Hobbit finds a home
- British and Irish book auctions: March 11-31, 2020
Previews
- Previews: Up to £2000
- Previews: £2001- £3000
- Previews: £2001 - £4000
- Previews: £4001 - £20,000
- Previews: £20,000 plus
Dealers’ Diary
- Coronavirus fears force cancellations across antiques fairs calendar
- Sim Fine Art offers rediscovered works by wartime hospital artist
- Ceramics show provides a more accessible Picasso price
- 5 Questions: Mark Goodger
- The web shop window: A Grand Tour Obelisk
- Gray stars on US prime-time
International
Fairs & Markets
Letters
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2434