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Auction record for English watch as George Daniels timepiece sells for £3m at Sotheby’s
Among the objects in demand at Sotheby’s this season was one of only 23 pocket watches made by George Daniels (1926-2011) – the 1982 Space Traveller I. 16 July 2019
1982 Space Traveller I, a George Daniels pocket watch
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STOP PRESS: Dealers and collectors win High Court permission for judicial review of ivory ban law
15 July 2019
Meissen bust of Karl Albrecht, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII
Meissen bust of Holy Roman Emperor sold to Bavarian museum at Bonhams’ auction
15 July 2019
  • Five lots to watch at auction this week including a plague plaque, a Willy Wonka golden ticket and a lost Marlborough gem
    15 July 2019
  • Early Special Boat Service badges and insignia show the special forces collecting impact on auctions
    15 July 2019
  • They said what!? Christie’s responds to Egypt’s challenge over Tutankhamun sculpture sale and more in quotes from the art and antiques market
    14 July 2019
  • Fellows and the Handbag Clinic team up ahead of designer sale
    13 July 2019

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NewsRising market for Mouseman as bookends sell for £10,000
A rare pair of bookends by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson attracted huge interest and a remarkable £10,000 winning bid at Lawrences of Crewkerne.
NewsEgypt threat of legal action adds to ‘politicisation’ of antiquities
The Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA) has said dealers and auctioneers should stand up to “the politicisation of the antiquities trade” in the wake of a row surrounding the sale of a £4m sculpture.
NewsSilver Tompion pocket watch discovered buried in Hexham ground
NewsBournemouth centre saved as local dealers enter The Den
NewsPalace of Versailles buys back €4m rococo commode from US collector
NewsLowry and his Rossetti prove top draws at 19th century art sales
News DigestPick of the week: A woman’s first-hand view of the Cape
Collector InterviewInterview: Casting light on bicycle lamps
Auction ReportsWedgwood collection emerges from collector’s fairyland flat
The Back PageObituary: 'Buccaneering' print dealer Nicholas William Lott

London Summer Capital of Art

Special supplement for the London summer season
LONDON SUMMER CAPITAL OF ART 2019
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London Summer SeasonOlympia fair gets two extra days for its 47th edition
With a longer run and back to being branded as an independent event, the venerable Art & Antiques Fair Olympia remains a stalwart for both the collector’s market and the decorative trade.
London Summer SeasonInside the Masterpiece tent for the tenth time
Housed in a remarkable purpose-built marquee, Masterpiece London returns to the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea for its tenth anniversary.
London Summer SeasonFair for Saatchi: the new addition to the calendar
London Summer SeasonHighlights from dealer exhibitions
London Summer SeasonTop buying hotspots in the capital
London Summer SeasonWider choices in the auction scene
London Summer SeasonDestinations: Petworth and Hungerford
London Summer SeasonEvents and objects galore for 2019

Jewellery Highlights

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JewelleryGold ring dedicated to the Crimean War commander heads to the front
It was on the battlefield of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 that the name of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868) first became etched into public memory.
JewelleryVictorian gold necklace shows cutting edge of the Grand Tour
A Victorian hardstone and gold necklace and similar brooch sold for an unexpected £7500 (estimate £600-800) at Lawrences of Crewkerne.
JewelleryFouquet fresh as a daisy
JewelleryFarnham’s fragrant bloom points to late 19th century Tiffany
JewelleryGrima and Kutchinsky move into the mainstream
JewelleryBrooches: major players in 2019
JewelleryRemarkable pieces of Australian gold rush era jewellery at UK sales
JewelleryAlfred Jewel discovered again
JewelleryThe rivière’s endless flow at auction
JewelleryRare timepieces from wartime in Penzance and West Sussex

Arms, Armour & Militaria Highlights

Recent coverage of the arms, armour and militaria market
Arms, Armour & Militaria
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Arms & ArmourSinking the Tirpitz
Historical weapons from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan will be offered for sale in Oxfordshire in the spring.
Arms & ArmourSnaring the Scharnhorst
Once the Tirpitz had been damaged by midget submarines, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was left to tackle British convoys to Russia alone. A trap was set by the Royal Navy in December 1943.
Arms & ArmourThe clasps that make the difference for the NGSM
Arms & ArmourBids for Albert Ball VC’s crash landing
Arms & ArmourPrivate Trickett’s very lucky penny
Arms & ArmourSaleroom glory for the 17th Lancers
Arms & ArmourPenning an escape from the Battle of Arnhem
Arms & ArmourThe special ops striptease
Arms & ArmourProtecting the monarch since the days of Henry VIII
Arms & ArmourContinental call to arms

Modern British Art Highlights

Recent coverage of the Modern British art market
Modern British Art
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Modern British ArtCollection bought by county council sells in a white-glove auction
Once enthusiastic buyers on the art market, today’s cash-strapped councils have taken on the role of vendor, pushed in an age of austerity to sell their collections and other assets to balance the books.
Modern British ArtDealer sells Arctic Convoy pictures to Imperial War Museum
Dealer Andrew Sim has sold 14 Second World War pictures by Polish-born artist Feliks Topolski (1907-89) to the Imperial War Museum.
Modern British ArtTwo Bawden pier versions appear at auction a day apart
Modern British ArtFirst solo show of modern British painter Dorothy Rendell
Modern British ArtFemale artists coming to the fore
Modern British ArtCupboard opens up interest in Frederick Gore and Frank Avary Wilson
Modern British ArtLS Lowry teenage group takes £65,000 in Welsh auction
Modern British ArtCatching the Gosse in Ipswich auction
Modern British ArtBurmese scene by Gerald Kelly draws interest
Modern British ArtEdward Seago captures East Anglian atmosphere

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Sapphire intaglio ring identified as one of the long-lost Marlborough gems

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09 July 2019

Plaque professing thanks to God for deliverance from plague up for auction

09 July 2019

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