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An English School portrait at the Robert Kime sale is among four lots to watch
With estimates from £4000, here are four previews of items coming up at auction this week. 02 October 2023
Robert Kime's at home
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Top stories this week including Fake or Fortune’s car boot find
01 October 2023
Willy Lott’s House by John Constable
John Constable sketch of Willy Lott’s House makes £200,000 in Guernsey
30 September 2023
  • Tiffany Arts and Crafts pendant stars in our pick of five auction highlights
    29 September 2023
  • Glasgow museum makes fundraising plea to buy Suffragette hunger strike medal
    28 September 2023
  • BBC show Fake or Fortune? proves Elisabeth Frink sculpture found at a car boot sale is the real deal
    27 September 2023
  • British Museum steps up recovery plan for stolen jewellery
    26 September 2023

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Charlie Watts’ copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles
NewsCharlie Watts books sale: it’s all over now
Christie’s sale Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone combined stardust with an extraordinary library of modern first editions.
NewsElizabethan goblet good to go after further examination
Following examination by a committee of experts and testing at Goldsmiths Hall, an Elizabethan silver and porcelain goblet comes to auction.
NewsLAPADA fair footfall up nearly a third as it returns after four years
NewsTwo ‘exceptional’ Lucie Rie and Hans Coper collections on offer from significant sources
NewsFormer dealer branches out to open her own saleroom
BackpageTribute to print dealer Andrew Edmunds
News DigestPick of the week: Railway station sign steams well above the target
FeatureWhitefriars Drunken Bricklayer – a classic on paper
Dealers’ DiaryFrans Hals portrait hailed as a Frieze Masters stand-out
Books & Works On PaperTake a tour to the Lakes and Devon

Ceramics and Glass

Recent coverage of the ceramics and glass market
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Ceramics and GlassDesirable Doulton: inkwells and ashtray
A desirable Doulton ‘ink’, a figural model with three putti seated around a foliate decorated vase, emerged at BBR.
Ceramics and GlassWhat’s your poison? Auction lots show bottles evolved for safety reasons
Bottles with fatal content had to be specially designed and coloured to avoid a nasty accident.
Ceramics and GlassEarthly pleasures: Avisseau's basin draws dramatic bidding
Ceramics and GlassDoulton jug does its Nelson duty
Ceramics and GlassRaise your Jacobite drinking glass to toast the Old and Young Pretenders
Ceramics and GlassBizarre pearlware beast catches the attention
Ceramics and GlassGoss Harvard rarity emerges in a group lot
Ceramics and GlassSale underlines stateside popularity of Wedgwood
Ceramics and GlassWilliam and Mary portraits drive delftware demand
Ceramics and GlassMason’s shows signs of making a collecting comeback

Jewellery Highlights

Recent coverage of the jewellery market
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JewelleryArts & Crafts courtesy of jeweller Ella Naper and her mentor
Jewellery from the estate of artist's model Ella Naper (1886-1972) was offered at Lay’s in Lanner, Cornwall.
JewellerySleeper in Colchester: an intaglio ring emerges at auction
JewelleryMetal detectorist discoveries continue to appeal at auction
JewelleryRing of ‘Mr Show Business’ shines at Birmingham auction
JewelleryBelperron brooch blossoms at Yorkshire auction
JewelleryThe remarkable Mrs Newman
JewellerySealed and delivered to auction: the Matrix collection
JewelleryDealer recognises Victorian value in a stone that could be broken up
JewelleryIntaglio has a golden moment in Birmingham
JewelleryJewellery given ‘by Edward to Wallis’

Modern British Art Highlights

Recent coverage of the Modern British art market
Modern British Art
Portrait by Harrington Mann
Modern British ArtMystery woman sets auction record for artist Harrington Mann
A large and striking 1920s portrait of a young woman drew strong competition at Dreweatts sale of Anouska Hempel’s collection.
Modern British ArtA Duncan Grant market tester
Testing the market for still-lifes by Bloomsbury school favourite Duncan Grant (1885-1978), a painting by the artist emerged fresh from a notable source in Somerset.
Modern British ArtIf at first you don’t succeed, try a new estimate
Modern British ArtEurich’s mystery girl makes notable price
Modern British ArtBidders just dig the Mary Potter style
Modern British Art Another strong sum for Frederick Gore
Modern British ArtDealer moved by refugees’ plight
Modern British ArtBryan Pearce peppers up a Penzance auction
Modern British ArtFedden and Wain show feline fancy
Modern British ArtHow Reginald Pepper ploughed a fresh market

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New St James’s dealer and a returning face to a Gloucestershire auction house are among the latest Movers & Shakers

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A Viennese flower brooch is among five lots to watch

25 September 2023

Top stories this week including news of a stolen Martinware bird returned to museum after 15 years

24 September 2023

George I side table stars in our pick of five auction highlights

22 September 2023

Rediscovered Tipu Sultan swords from Cornwall’s Port Eliot to be auctioned at Christie’s

21 September 2023

Peter Hone's collection comes to auction in Cornwall but is on view in his Notting Hill home

21 September 2023

New Chelsea saleroom and promotions across auction houses and galleries – the latest Movers & Shakers

20 September 2023

Say cheese: University buys Elizabethan manuscript on cheese making

19 September 2023

A sedan chair from the largest known private collection is among five lots to watch

18 September 2023

Top stories this week including Sotheby’s sale of the Freddie Mercury collection

17 September 2023

Charles III Coronation chairs consigned to Christie’s

15 September 2023

Stolen Martinware bird returned to museum after 15 years

14 September 2023

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