Print issue 2634 (16 March 2024)
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News
- Call for new rules on ‘cold cast bronzes’
- Seminar returns after ‘surge in de Lamerie fakes’
- Turner watercolour takes £96,000
- US museums spend big at Maastricht
- Treasure House expands to 70
News Digest
- Pick of the week: All Blacks debut in a white top
- Regency beauties: New York auction offers pair of Lawrence portraits
- News in brief including showcases on female artists at London Art Week
- Bid Barometer: issue 2634
- Precious metals prices: issue 2634
Feature
- WATCHES: How military precision massively influenced design
- Name recognition builds brand awareness when it comes to watches
- Two lots both with one careful owner since new
- 'Spaceview' was among the first commercially successful electronic watches
- Simple style but 1950s watches can be high tech
Auction Reports
- Teapot displays dual combination of Doccia porcelain technique
- Good Korea move: Joseon helmet soars to £20,500
- FA Cup hero’s 1884 honour sells in Cheshire
- Bidder dives in at the deep end to buy desirable US Navy equipment
- Album helped Rolling Stones to go on tour, not fade away
- ART MARKET: Dealer 'Dick' Turpin's fine art exemplifies his eclectic taste
- Still got it: traditional Stannard sought after
- ‘Beechey’ portrait of an Indian sitter, the mysterious Moonshee, is ready for research
- Atmospheric Foord Hughes painting of a rural scene gathers demand
Books & Works On Paper
- Conan Doyle appears in detail as second part of dedicated collection comes to auction
- Dickens work makes far more than expectations
- Signatures provide a roll call of British PMs from Robert Walpole to Rishi
- One of the Four Indian Kings visits a US saleroom
- British and Irish book auctions, March 13-April 10, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Historic works hold their own at London Original Print Fair
- Five questions with print dealer Gwen Hughes
- New firm urges fresh buyers to feel alive with mourning jewellery
- News in brief including a book published on the prints of Norman Webster
- Eye on an object: a portrait by Michael Dahl
International
- Paris costumes and textiles sale that turned out nicely
- Chareau furniture sells well at auction
- Rich mix in Paris as spotlight shines on drawings
- Paris drawings week: a taste of the action in salerooms