Print issue 2503 (31 July 2021)
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News
- French candelabra shine out at summer auction in Yorkshire
- Twelve works of art ‘saved for the nation’ after export licence blocks
- Consultation on extending ivory ban to hippos, narwhals, walruses and whales
- Poynter panels reunited after selling at Christie's and through dealer Rupert Maas
- Queen Victoria’s bracelet joins coronet – with Butler’s help
News Digest
- Pick of the week: At least they didn’t have to deal with VAR…
- Bid Barometer: issue 2503
- Father and son both earned Polar Medals
- Precious metals prices: issue 2503
- News In Brief – including the National Gallery buying Thomas Lawrence's ‘The Red Boy’
Auction Reports
- Hu knew? Yongzheng vase takes over 700-times estimate in Irish auction
- Republican pieces spotted within lots of plates
- Double gourd snuff bottle sniffed out
- Chinese table topper from private Scottish collection sells 70-times over estimate in Glasgow
- Vase bought at Sotheby’s Seligman sale reappears in Bath auction
- Peach of a lot consigned in a plastic bag attracts 100 bids
- Parfilage: the pick of the bunch at Bleasdales’ sewing sale
- Prize example of a tazza draws interest at Cotswolds auction
- Pinxton pieces at their finest
- ART MARKET: Raeburn at the height of his powers
- Ramsey resemblance draws in the bidders
- Flowery fields bloom at auctions
- Hat trick: ‘Hunter at his best’
- Whone tram trundles to record at McTear’s
- Alexander Mann gets away at last
- Ethel Walker portrait is much-admired at Essex auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Ornithological works prove high fliers at Sotheby’s
- See what toucan do even with damage
- Thorburn’s birds of prey swoop down to Carlisle
- British and Irish book auctions: July 27-August 6, 2021
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Cotswolds fair returns to school venue after a long enforced break
- Napoleon portrait sold to Swiss collection at Masterpiece
- 5 Questions: Old Master dealer Maurizio Canesso
- The web shop window: First edition of Ian Fleming’s 'From Russia With Love'
- PBFA's first live book fair since lockdown to go ahead in Ilkley
- London Art Week's hybrid event proves 'worthwhile exercise'
International
- Al Thani's 18th century day bed rises way above estimate at Sotheby's sale
- Ornate 14th century casket doubles estimate in France
- German bubble blower pipes up in Ohio
- French sales bouncing back after Covid impact
- Camille Corot marsh scene offered in Cannes
- Vietnamese paintings on silk come to auction in Nimes
- Charles Loupot poster for Mekka cigarettes emerges at Swann
Fairs, Markets & Centres
Letters
- ATG letter: Portobello – tat is hiding the arcades
- Spout and single support – for what?
- Substantial tear means relining
Backpage
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