Print issue 2428 (08 February 2020)
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News
- Regional market strong despite a year of turmoil
- Remarkable Chinese vase incorporating ‘Dutch’ figures brings global interest to Pennsylvania auction
- Best of British milled coins strike it rich at Big Apple sales
- Continuity for the venerable Bingley Hall fair
- Mantegna and Tiepolo make the difference in ‘highest NY Old Master total in five years’
- International Autograph Auctions in liquidation
- Items seized after Interpol ‘checks’ at BRAFA
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Purse strings open for a rare survivor
- Bid Barometer: issue 2428
- Catherine Southon auction to offer late-16th century gaming board found in bombed-out London
- Precious metals prices: issue 2428
- News In Brief – including Freeman’s offering a van Gogh sketch
Auction Reports
- Simple but sophisticated chest boasts ingenious woodworking technique.
- English Golden Age longcase clock fails to meet great expectations
- French cabinets head to an Eastern buyer
- 'Only known copy' of Blaeu's first pocket globe makes treble-estimate at Christie’s
- Portrait miniature marking naval battle bravery sold in Yorkshire
- Rudell & Rose flute plays to bidders' tune in Sussex
- Global selection offered at Exeter sale
- Vietnamese bidding boosts Royal Worcester results
- ART MARKET: Sickert shows his lighter side at Lawrences' auction
- Portrait of England's 'last professional jester' brings major competition
- Grotesque figures on 16th century engraving delight a buyer
- Affordable art: Three works sold for under £2000 including an Ernest Procter watercolour
- Burmese watercolours find admirers in a south coast saleroom
- Portrait of the ‘ablest man in the army’ makes over 60-times estimate at Hansons
- Scottish art dealer detects quality of unidentified 19th century portrait at Suffolk auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Early printed copies of Shakespeare’s plays impress as part of a celebrated collection
- Donne ownership explains high price
- British and Irish book auctions, February 4-20, 2020
- Pushkin satire bites at auction
Previews
- Previews: Up to £200
- Previews: £201 - £500
- Previews: £500 - £2000
- Previews: £2000 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
Dealers’ Diary
- Views of a vanishing world: Supply of mountain paintings begins to melt
- US mayor's Patek Philippe pocket watch on offer at Chester fair
- The web shop window: netsuke from 1830 surfaces in time for the year of the rat
- Super-realist paintings on show in Cecil Court
- 5 Questions: book dealer Dr Jorn Gunther
International
- Single-owner sales significant among French auction turnovers
- Research adds value for Giuseppe de Ribeira portrait in Paris saleroom
- Punchinello visits Paris as Tiepolo is key name at Christie's drawings sale
Fairs & Markets
- The renowned teddy bear expert who has overcome an allergy to soft toys’ fur
- Vintage Valentine cards: a regular sight at ephemera fairs
- Phoenix Antiques owner launches fair in Petersfield
- Southampton event moves to new hotel venue
Letters & Backpage
- Obituary: Distinguished collector John Scott
- Obituary: Alastair Charles Padley (1934-2020)
- Obituary: Paul Quastel
- Obituary: Michael Baker
- ATG letter: Is a firm price fair for the trader and buyer?
- ATG letter: Tight bodice suggests date of Art Detective portrait
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