Print issue 2608 (09 September 2023)
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News
- Regency Coade stone torchere lights up Fitzwilliam Museum collection
- Roma Numismatics director Richard Beale admits coin charges
- British Museum ‘is being unfair to the trade’ by not releasing list of missing items
- Franklin photos hailed as major discovery
- Constable oil sketch found after 40 years
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Circus photo album puts on performance at Florida sale
- Speed of the essence as Crawford lots emerge at Scottish sale
- News in brief including an auction of a single-owner collection of Louis Wain ceramic cats
- Bid Barometer: issue 2608
- Precious metals prices: issue 2608
Feature
- Telling time on the front line
- Quality counts in clocks world
- Rare 18th century clocks: Chinese copies of European creations in demand
- Carry off a smaller clock by maker of Big Ben fame
- Jeweller Cipullo works his alchemy at auction
- Ring of ‘Mr Show Business’ shines at Birmingham auction
- Belperron brooch blossoms at Yorkshire auction
- Heavenly delights from Chameroy at Salisbury sale
- Serpent bracelet and necklace slither into sales
- Arts and Crafts courtesy of jeweller Ella Naper and mentor Frederick James Partridge
- Tiara's history traced to Vienna ahead of sale in Dublin
- The second sleeper in Colchester: an intaglio ring emerges at auction
- Cherry pick: sapphire and diamond Cartier brooch comes to Dawsons
- Metal detectorist discoveries continue to appeal at auction
Auction Reports
- Hand-embroidered pannier dress flies over expectations
- Silver groups ride into salerooms
- ART MARKET: Munnings stands and delivers
- Ching kingfishers catch bids
Books & Works On Paper
- Wisden: nearly 160 years not out
- Patent reference helps to sew up profit
- Reel appeal of Scottish music
- All forgiven: medieval document relating to rebellion soars above estimate
- British and Irish book auctions, September 5-14, 2023
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Picture a new way of exhibiting: Michael Hoppen moves to Holland Park
- Studio pottery in focus at North Yorkshire’s Thirsk Hall
- 5 Questions with Beth Swaab of Bink Fine Art
- The web shop window: naive 19th century zodiac paintings
- Seoul mates: British dealers stand at second Frieze in Korean capital
International
- Twentieth century art amassed by two generations of Ohio collectors
- Art Deco brooch owned by Evelyn Clothier comes to Hindman
- Find out what is on the cards in future sale
- French bronze and enamel vases head to Florida sale
- Toys from short-lived British firm Sacul come to auction in Pittsburgh
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- New PBFA fairs launched and rise in membership create positive vibes in books sector
- Inside on a day out: three ideas for antiques market visits
Letters
Backpage
Adverts
Cover - Issue 2608