Print issue 2632 (02 March 2024)
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News
- Huge demand at auction for the extensive collection of the late George Withers
- Midlands art fair set for an April debut is delayed again
- No London return for Fine Art Society
- Ceramics dealer Rod Jellicoe dies aged 70
- Letters from 1901 Antarctic explorers show warm feelings for their earlier hosts in New Zealand
- Gallant leaves BADA management role
- Mouseman pictured with a happy buyer
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Daniells artwork is the Shore thing
- Classic Tudor mansion house treasures on offer
- News in brief including the discovery of a document from the final days of President Abraham Lincoln
- Bid Barometer: issue 2632
- Precious metals prices: issue 2632
Feature
- SILVER: Maltese marvel – coffee pot stars as auction best seller
- Monumental trophy races to £19,000
- Beaker was made by the only female silversmith in Norwich
- A tale of two cities: spotlight on Paris and London workshops
- Three silver items to savour from Devon sale
- Stand-out silver to look out for in upcoming auctions
Art Market
- PRINTS: Frederick Austin – an artist of the old school
- Hopper print emerges from the shadows in Los Angeles
Books & Works On Paper
- Dazzling results for de Beaumont library at Bonhams
- Oops: the scripts that get left behind
- British and Irish book auctions, February 27-March 23, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Mug reflects story of the famous Tichborne Claimant fraudster
- Eleven new faces at Bath event
- Five questions: Ed Morris of 1923 Antiques
- Peries stands out from the cloud
- Tunbridge Ware specialist calls it a day after 39 years
International
- Meissen vases produced by the workshop's top designer sell for nine times estimate
- Desperate dash for a proof coin to seal royal approval before king's death
- Tribal mask with mystery purpose
- Artist Kuhnert’s natural approach included shooting his animal subjects
- Italian design takes centre stage in German auction
- Fuseli fantasies on offer in Basel saleroom
- On a wing and a prayer at a Swiss saleroom
- Galle’s special bowl could sell for a special price
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- With huge antiques centres already nearby, Gainsborough gains a dedicated fair
- Books and photos boom but ephemera fairs down in number