Print issue 2378 (09 February 2019)
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News
- Blythe Road auction ‘hub’ rebrands as Olympia
- Chiswick Auctions sets sights on Scottish consignments by hiring Bruce Addison
- Julian Trevelyan’s final work provides lift to new Connect fair
- Survey launched to gauge impact of ivory ban
- Drawing conclusions from NY Old Master sales as women artists emerge triumphant
- English delftware tankard raises toast to the Pelham Olive collection at Bonhams
- Chinese vase smashes Exeter saleroom record taking £460,000 at auction
- Government strengthens law to protect treasure finds
- Danish silver collection recovered
- Christie’s raises buyer’s premium thresholds to target ‘middle market’
News Digest
- Pick of the week: The floral shell shock
- News In Brief – including a council's decision to sell-off works from its collection
- Cambodian bell brings a high note to Peter Petrou auction at Christie's
- Precious metals prices: issue 2378
- Bid Barometer
Auction Reports
- Separate parts of Somerset silver sale give bidders plenty of choice including a reference library
- Lantern clocks illuminate Essex auction
- Durham Ox meat platters beef up sale
- Hydrangea vase blooms in Devon
- Cotswold School Arts & Crafts sconce speculation
- Furniture: Georgian on buyers’ minds
- ART MARKET: Dora Carrington ‘tinsel’ painting of circus is top lot as buyers splash the cash in Somerset auction
- Olwyn Bowey greenhouse gets warm reception at auction
- Bright white house buy in Edinburgh sale
- Mystery sitter in a bow tie
- Affordable art: three works priced under £1000 in regional auctions including a Thomas Butterworth oil
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Buyer invests in a very rare work on stock exchanges
- Kafka comes in at record sum
- Women’s rights… or maybe not
- Auction explores Oz theme
- British and Irish book auctions: February 5-14, 2019
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Dealers’ Diary
- Gallery says that contemporary textiles at Frieze show a growing demand
- Famous cricketer graces plate at the Chester Antiques Fair
- Moon-case clock set to shine at Galloway Antiques Fair
- 5 Questions: Richard Midwinter
- Exhibition to celebrate the role of the dealer opens at The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle
International
- How buttons can fit a collecting budget
- French mantel clock set to chime in Pennsylvania
- English silver on offer in New York
- Select 44-lot grouping of paintings covers 500 years of art
- Champion racehorse gallops into Paris auction in bronze form
Collector Interview
Fairs & Markets
- Trading right until closing time at Adams Antiques Fair - a picture special
- Indulge your fashion tastes with vintage fairs that coincide with London Fashion Week
- Ephemera trade takes a seasonal turn
- Pub pair now serving up antiques at Diss centre
Letters & Opinion
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2378