Print issue 2376 (26 January 2019)
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News
- Antiques and antiquities trade fear extra red tape from EU bill on cultural objects
- Marchant ring at 195-times top estimate
- Bonhams focuses on contemporary and online with new hires
- Christie’s Bacon case lifts lid on private sale manoeuvres
- Cedric Morris blooms again at Chichester auction
- Buyers give warm reception to winter Holliday dispersal at Sworders
News Digest
- Pick of the Week: Captain Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic provides cracking polar selection at Stroud
- Bid Barometer
- Export of harpsichord by Joseph Mahoon put on hold by minister
- Precious metals prices: issue 2376
- News In Brief – including Defra's notice for CITES object in the event of No deal Brexit
Auction House Totals
- Totals remain steady in the UK regions – ATG's review of the auction market for 2018
- Eight auction highlights from 2018 in the UK and Ireland
Auction Reports
- Salisbury auction house sees in the new year in style as department sets a new high
- Lenci figure at Adam Partridge goes back to Italy
- Gem from Old Sodbury
- Sweet music box in Lincoln auction
- Guillemin torchères shine in Selborne
- Aviation museum sale takes flight in Carlisle
- Another good day on the tiles for De Morgan
- ART MARKET: Gerald Brockhurst portrait has star value to set an artist record in US auction
- Romantic landscape painter at the heart of a sale series
- Bidder nets Singaporean fishing scene in Taunton
- Affordable art: three works priced under £700 in regional auctions including a Hubert Coop watercolour
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Polar library built by an architect gets warm reception at Leyburn auction
- Cambridge auction full of high-price surprises
- Penguin patties on the menu raise over £15,000
- British and Irish book auctions, January 22-February 1, 2019
- Marx Brothers bird play at Swann
- Small marvel by miniature master
- Copernicus sets course for the modern world
- West that was not so wild
Collector Interview
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Dealers’ Diary
- Dealer offers fine and extensive single-owner collection of porcelain in sections over a year
- Artist Egan’s sharp eye outlines his vision of the world
- 5 Questions: Aaron Nejad
- Get hooked on Mary Fedden at Portland Gallery’s show
- Snow show in London at John Mitchell’s seasonal exhibition
International
- BRAFA: the Brussels art and antiques fair that ranges far and wide
- Gallery Desmet at BRAFA 2019
- Whitford Fine Art at BRAFA 2019
- Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019
- Xavier Eeckhout at BRAFA 2019
- Finch & Co at BRAFA 2019
- Beyond BRAFA 2019: more art and antiques events to attend in Brussels
Fairs & Markets
- Ex-courthouse venue in Pontefract judged to be just right
- Dealers thrive in a verdant Welsh setting
- Fair back at the Mills
Letters & Opinion
- In defence of auctioneers and their fees
- Spectacularly wrong valuations? No thanks...
- Seller’s guide would help make a choice
- Why you should watch out when wanting to look closely
The Back Page
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