Print issue 2457 (05 September 2020)
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News
- Spec-tacular: Gandhi’s glasses go for £260,000 in Bristol
- Hanson takes over assets of insolvent Ross and Holloway’s
- The £12,000 chance to walk in Charles I’s shoes
- Rolex Milsub brings house record in Birmingham
- Art market will be given more time to register under Money Laundering Directive
- Asian Art in London's Indian and Islamic week to move forward
- Klimt drawing from Beethoven Frieze makes £32,000 at Chiswick Auctions
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Archive of Alec Forbes – the man who made Victoria Crosses – brings bidding at Bonhams
- Bid Barometer: issue 2457
- Elisabeth Frink's Royal Academy diploma withdrawn from auction and donated to Dorset History Centre
- Precious metals prices: issue 2457
- News in Brief – including government grants made available to arts businesses
Auction Reports
- Extra time brings right result
- Norwich lion spoon takes pride of place at Salisbury auction
- Plaque pun pulls the udder one
- 19th century German locomotive makes a princely purchase
- Minton majolica bear drums up interest at Farnham sale
- Chinese export cabinets at Bellmans come market-fresh from family
- Liverpool auction looks to Asia
- Classy canes draw interest in regional sales
- 17th century cabinet blending East and West style attracts interest in Henley auction
- White Star Spode now in Devon
- ART MARKET: All about information sharing
- Old Master canine portrait makes over 100-times estimate at Tennants
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £2100 including a Harry Clarke stained-glass window design
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Newton with musical support
- First auction appearance for work by missionary who opened up Chinese language
- Rich variety of printed material sold in Cornwall auction
- British and Irish book auctions: September 1-16, 2020
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- All eyes now on Petworth as the first higher-end physical fair to take place after lockdown gets ready
- 5 Questions: Book dealer Bernard Shapero
- Belgrave St Ives goes to online
- Firsts book fair forms second digital staging as Boston event offers online showcase
- The web shop window: Antique blackboard with a revolving lesson
Feature
- World orders: Parcours des Mondes goes ahead
- Oceanic objects surface in trio of British salerooms
- Eskimo baskets bring high demand at Skinner
- War club to be brandished in North Yorks
- Collection offered at auction highlights an engineer’s fascination in native history
- Lega mask makes appearance in Edinburgh
- Tobacco bag at Cowan’s auction conveys special powers of the elk
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Bare decor of an English country house provides the grand setting for a fair
- Vintage bazaars embrace the new technology of virtual visits
Letters & Opinion
- Reminder on Staffordshire figure shortfalls
- Scots spoon served up in NZ
- Who decides on ivory merit now?
- Fond memories of antiques MA
Backpage
- Obituary: European ceramics dealer Kate Davson (1938-2020)
- Obituary: Book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith (1941-2020)
- Answers from the summer edition of ATG's Giant crossword - Issue 2452
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2457