Print issue 2353 (11 August 2018)
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News
- UK books trade on alert after US library theft
- Clarion call: Winter Olympia to go ahead after sufficient sign-ups
- ’Giotto’ export an issue for Italy says High Court
- Corbet oil head and shoulders above the rest
News Digest
- Pick of the Week: John Gibson terracotta sculpture emerges from house clearance
- Bid barometer
- Corkscrews bring cheers to Henry Aldridge saleroom
- News In Brief – including the sale of a rare Titanic rescue medal
Feature
- ARMS AND ARMOUR: Eastern weapons create collections on the cutting edges
- Opulent but deadly from Turkestan
- Persian dagger in Bucks
- The game gun owned by both Louis XVI and Napoleon
- Pistol and war hammer highlight at Bonhams
- Cased Colt in Bonhams San Francisco sale and stand-out guns in London
- Manton duelling pistols on target in Abingdon auction
- Success for slim and sleek styling at Holts
- Pistols display their finery
- Armour that stands out in non-vintage season
- Guards at the Carmarthen sale forefront
Auction Reports
- Ivory: trade plays a waiting game
- Eighteenth century armadillo that made it alive to Britain
- Indo-Portuguese popularity surge
- ART MARKET: Sketchbook seals bidder interest
- Artists brush up on their military skills
- Search for promised land in Wales
- Mill in splendid isolation sails to high price in Chichester
- Saleroom selection: Three modestly valued works in regional sales including Bush Hardy river scene
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Summer brings auction riches
- Sketches and scraps make hit albums
- New gallery kicks off with library of computing through the ages
- British and Irish book auctions: August 7-18, 2018
Previews
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Dealers’ Diary
- Latest London Art Week shows buyers are looking for personality in their portrait purchases
- Meissen teapot among top sales at 'A Collectors’ Paradise'
- Joseph Farquharson and Thomas Gainsborough works among highlights of McEwan Gallery's summer show
- 5 Questions: Bill Clark
- Golfing memorabilia dealers get into the swing of things
International
Fairs & Markets
- French connections: two picturesque towns hosting antiques fairs
- Firle full of varied attractions
- More Bangor for your buck as vintage festival is held
Letters to the editor
- Outsize tongs, egg lifters and expert ding-dongs
- Ivory – call for more petitioners
- Got an early Grayson Perry?
The Back Page
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