Print issue 2493 (22 May 2021)
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News
- Flagship Modern and Contemporary art auctions return to form in New York
- Auction house department heads from Bonhams and Christie's become dealers
- Moving On: Roger Keverne sale marathon brings £4.8m
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Algernon Newton’s homage to Dorset tops Gloucestershire house sale
- Bid Barometer: issue 2493
- Hope vase was used as an Oklahoma table
- Precious metals prices: issue 2493
- News In Brief – including news of a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci coming to Christie’s
Auction Reports
- Kinghams showcases British art pottery in new venue
- John Smart miniature proves big attraction at Kinghams
- De Morgan belter in Belfast
- Samplers make a string of positive auctions results
- Fijian bowl with rare form brings fervent interest at Lyon & Turnbull
- Chinese lots emerge from Hampshire estate
- Porter’s oak chair for guarding in comfort brings strong bidding at Batemans
- Tinworth’s mighty mice and a giant leap for mankind
- ART MARKET: Owner was key to Strong demand
- Artist destined to cover wildlife and nature
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £700 including a Cornish scene by James P Power
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Rare work detailed the trial of the last woman to be condemned for witchcraft in England
- Cuddled up with a good read
- British and Irish book auctions: May 18-29, 2021
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- The head masters from Africa
- Portrait sitter was central figure in a story of sex and scandal
- 5 Questions: Alex Maas of Box House Antiques
- An Italian fascination: Eton College master's collection offered at exhibition
- The web shop window: Chippendale period satinwood and marquetry desk
- Shutler discovers Dresser and Godwin rarities
International
- Sculpture in the Paris spotlight as record set for Pompon
- George Jones creates the continents
- Masterful Limoges plaque emerges in Paris auction
- Cortes’ Parisian street scene on offer
- Henry Moore sculpture design features among Bismuth collection
- Five pounds now valued at €700,000 plus
- Picasso the man of the hour
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Return to centre: Huge Elvis fan finds new home for dealers
- Taking off again at Hemswell
- Fairs updates in Oxfordshire and Bath
- Actor-turned-dealer Patterson takes to the Surrey stage
Letters
- Napoleon relics will still be in demand for the tricentenary
- Your supplement really does help to raise profile of the rare books trade
- The artist is Henry Jenkins
- How do you think Benin wealth was generated?
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