Print issue 2628 (03 February 2024)
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News
- Top regional salerooms on the up despite challenges
- Auction buyers get claws into Wemyss cats
- Hard work pays off as Sheffield auction house expands to four salerooms
- Report reveals the highest total of archaeological finds in a single year
- New auction records for under-represented artists as museums show purchasing power
- Interior designers target traditional antiques at Battersea's Decorative Fair
- Market-fresh and high-value lots keep Sotheby’s steady
Special Report
- ANNUAL AUCTION TOTALS: Dreweatts takes top spot again in an increasingly selective market
- ‘For everyday items it will continue to be a buyer’s market’
- Entertainment memorabilia produces star prices
- Strong markets that create key battleground
News Digest
- Pick of the week: The ‘engraving’ that bidders discovered was a JMW Turner drawing
- Fleas dressed to impress by money-making nuns
- News in brief including the Louvre securing a 19th century cast of the Venus de Milo
- Bid Barometer: issue 2628
- Precious metals prices: issue 2628
Auction Reports
- Dublin auction offers single-owner collection of Chinese jewels made using the bright blue feathers
- Claret jug bits and pieces combine for healthy sums
- ART MARKET: Cadell captures the Cassis light
- Two rare Bessie MacNicol works appear at auction in a week
- Allan Ramsay the royal favourite
Books & Works On Paper
- Original watercolour for Little Prince makes top price among an array of manuscripts and letters
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, January 30-February 20, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- California fair reveals a 19th century version of AI
- Five questions with Jesse Rossa of Triolet Rare Books
- First-time fair exhibitor makes a tasty sale at London Art Fair
- La Belle France art styles shine in Sussex
- Shades of Scottish life at Fine Art Society show
- Eye an object: 1920s Egyptian sarcophagus charm
International
- French auction sales totals: A year of ‘expected stabilisation’ after bumper period
- Venini glass designs from two Italian architects build up transatlantic interest
- Prime 18th century English porcelain on offer in Australia
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Put your money on a dark horse in Norfolk
- Taking giant steps: fleamarket launches at Olympic Park
- Vogue article lights the way for vintage lamps at So Last Century Vintage Fairs
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