Print issue 2629 (10 February 2024)
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News
- Sotheby’s slashes buyer’s fees and sets seller’s commission at standard rate
- Third Qing ‘dragon boat’ flask emerges in US
- Piano Auctions to sell in Holland after Brexit
- Petition crown sets British silver coin record
- Face off for rediscovered self portraits in New York
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Chippendale’s Brocket Hall suite
- Write them on the beaches
- News in brief including a forum on the Ivory Act hosted by dealer Michael Baggott
- Bid Barometer: issue 2629
- Precious metals prices: issue 2629
Feature
- ENGLISH GLASS: How the flavour of times past can be discovered in a single glass
- Fair winds and god speed for Captain Vancouver
- A taste of rare colour combinations at Bonhams
Auction Reports
- Auction house hails ‘incredibly busy and buoyant’ start to the new year
- Butterflies signal a long life and a good price
- Getting ahead as the year begins
- Native American mask makes 140 times the top guide
- It’s a shore thing: Namikawa Yasuyuki Japanese cloisonné vase delights
- ART MARKET: Many happy returns for Mod Brit investors
- Piper pops up at auction and Lowry lines up for sale
Books & Works On Paper
- Betjeman: the personal connection
- Comics make heroic prices in a super sell-out US auction
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 7-26, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Buyers slow to commit but sales continue at Mayfair antiques event
- Dealers news in brief including a new home for the Eye of the Collector fair
- Five questions with Kent Tschanz of Tschanz Rare Books
International
- Ultimate example of nepotism from Napoleon
- Bereny tobacco advert poster: a good little burner
- Cranach ‘copies from 19th century’ carry their own value
- Shaving mugs attract top prices from foam bidders
- Dealer Bruce Knight’s personal collecting taste was a cut above
- Early diving helmet surfaces in Kansas
- American tazza was designed by a Danish silversmith
- Firm known for cameras also created this work of art
- Argentinian artist Demarco’s world is full of kinetic energy
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Chair of the Ephemera Society has plans for re-energising the group
- Fashion fair for the style-savvy
- Bear fair with a hospital
Letters
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2629