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News
- Banks close down client accounts for some smaller auction houses due to anti-money laundering rules
- Buyer shells out for a tortoise teapot
- Firsts book fair racks up many extra dealers
- Clock pictured on ATG front page catches a buyer’s eye
- ‘Finest’ Welsh treen collection consigned to Bonhams
News Digest
- Pilkington’s St George so good it was worth a repeat
- Pick of the week: George IV period dining table in demand at Bath sale
- News in brief – including a new series for Fake or Fortune
- Bid Barometer: issue 2555
- Precious metals prices: issue 2555
Feature
- Napoleonic memorabilia: Bust of Boney sold at Sotheby's among latest highlights
- Meet the son of an emperor
- Tumbler to be taken on the last campaigns
- In the emperor’s service
- Trafalgar celebrated with a splash of vinegar
Medals & Militaria
- Internet research now a huge influence on a buoyant medals market, says Spink's department head
- Life lost when saving others
- Buyer goes deep into Gulley
- London armour sale helps New York museum
- Auction lot reveals the remarkable Rake’s progress
- Tunic displays all the signs of a brave soldier in battle
- Elegant Zouave uniforms underline the French connection
- Calm head in face of mutiny
Auction Reports
- ART MARKET: Shepherd and Mod Brits are flying high
- Lamb views life with a self-focus
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Rare appearance of financial work by author who ended up dying in poverty
- To TS Eliot from Virginia Woolf
- Medieval initials add a touch of colour to Bloomsbury sale
- ‘Lustie’ farmers sought for a pioneering settlement
- British and Irish book auctions, August 16-September 4, 2022
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Dealer launches exhibition with young visitors in mind
- The web shop window: Black Forest postage stamp box
- 5 Questions: book dealer James Eaton
- De Wint Whitby went to private collector at London Art Week
International
- Sèvres and maiolica stand out in particular among long-established dealer family’s collection
- Mucha takes a nibble at the biscuit tin market
- Jet off to the US thanks to Sabena
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Three antiques fairs in Suffolk over the August bank holiday weekend
- Chancellor on ribbon-cutting duty as Top Dog increases antiques spending
Letters
Backpage
Adverts
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