Print issue 2579 (11 February 2023)
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News
- ‘Unviable’ portal and fair organiser 2Covet folds
- Bidding battle for Kentian console ends at £182,000
- ‘Greatest rugby try’ jersey up for sale
- Print dealer Edmunds remembered with Gillray exhibition at London fair
- Criterion opens Gloucester saleroom with plans for new west London rooms by April
- ‘Medici’ brings bronze awards for museums
- Isaac and Marchant provide new input to BADA council
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Railroad spike hits a cool $1.8m response
- Bid Barometer: issue 2579
- Precious metals prices: issue 2579
- Fifteenth century friar's manual inspired by the game of chess
- News in Brief including dealer's plea to help find stolen antiques
Auction Reports
- ‘Akin to living in a private museum’
- Medal marks a Shanghai special day
- Chandelier shone in Pugin’s Gem of a church
- Scandinavian calendar stick provides seasons to be cheerful
- ART MARKET: How pictures ‘attributed to’ or ‘after’ an artist can still attract plenty of interest
- Later Tate director also made a good impression as an artist early on
- Curtis botanical works blossom at auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Buyer gets teeth into Thomas Nashe feast
- Just 5 out of 10... but full value in Superman terms
- British and Irish book auctions: February 7-28, 2023
- Archive reveals UK election shenanigans, 1826 style
Previews
Collector Interview
Dealers’ Diary
- Fair comment: what is the future?
- The web shop window: 18th century cheese mould
- Selection of upcoming fairs
- John Piper put in the spotlight by a London gallery
- 5 Questions: Tom Mendel of Nonesuch Gallery
International
- Mantel clock is pick of a d’Estaing presidential selection
- Bouguereaus double up at US auction
- Louvre acquisitions announced for Abu Dhabi and Paris
- Third slice of Soulages ready to taste at Paris auction
- First edition of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest emerges in Chicago
Fair Report
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Stan Green launches fair at York Racecourse
- The charms of ephemera as fair is fully booked
- Interiors on offer inside a shop
Letters
Backpage
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2579