1) Second Gonsalvus portrait now emerges
A previously unrecorded second version of Lavinia Fontana’s portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus has sold in France for a record €1.25m (£1.1m).
Lavinia Fontana’s portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus sold by Rouillac for a record €1.25m (£1.1m).
2) Private bidders go sleeper spotting
Dealers are now facing more competition from collectors as works estimated in the hundreds of pounds range are taken to four-figure prices
A landscape with flowers, thought to be the work of Charles Daniel Ward, £7500 at Wimbledon Auctions, found in a cluttered room by a house clearance company.
3) Rare print of an early British tennis tournament stars in our pick of five auction highlights
ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes included a rare print of one of the first British tennis tournaments that took more than 26-times estimate at auction.
A Tennis Match at Manchester, a very rare print marking one of the first British tennis tournaments, part of a lot sold for £4000 at Graham Budd Auctions.
4) Rolex taken from £200 original purchase to £45,500 at auction
This Rolex Cosmograph Dayton is proof that some branded wristwatches have become an exceptional investment
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, £45,500 at Stacey’s.
5) Doulton Lambeth bear model is among five lots to watch
With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items at auction including a Doulton Lambeth model of a seated brown bear.
Doulton Lambeth model of a seated brown bear holding an upturned bee skep, estimate £4000-6000 at Bamfords.
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