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News and previews of art and antiques sold at auctions throughout the UK and overseas, from multi-million-pound blockbusters to affordable collectables.
De Waal Netsuke collection brings welcome addition to Blythe Road auction
03 December 2018A welcome addition to the November 21 Asian Works of Art sale at Matthew Barton (24% buyer’s premium) of 25 Blythe Road in west London were 79 netsuke from the collection belonging to Edmund de Waal, author of the bestselling memoir 'The Hare with Amber Eyes'. London Japanese art dealer Max Rutherston helped organise the sale and took this section of the auction.
Yuan peony jar leads Dublin sale of Asian art
03 December 2018The influx of Asian art buyers that accompanies the Asian Art in London initiative also encourages activity across the Irish Sea. Both Adam’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Dublin, for the first time, and Sheppards (20% buyer’s premium) in Durrow held designated sales on November 3 and November 11 respectively.
Ming period brick from the Great Wall of China sells at Somerset auction
03 December 2018Included in the sale at Lawrences (22% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne on October 11 was a brick from the Great Wall of China. It probably dated from the Ming period when Great Wall sections were widely built with fired clay bricks, adhered with lime mortar and sticky rice.
Naval chairs capable of being folded away for battle stations are exceptional survivors
03 December 2018In a specialist maritime and scientific instruments auction there were only three furniture lots at Charles Miller (24% buyer’s premium), but one of them led the day.
Rockefeller pattern Chinese export porcelain ware brings demand at Dreweatts
03 December 2018Among the most coveted of all the standard Chinese export porcelain designs is the so-called ‘Rockefeller’ pattern or Palace ware.
Home turf before theatre of dreams
03 December 2018A rare photographic postcard sold via thesaleroom.com at a surprise £850 (estimate £30-50) at Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium) in Washington, West Sussex on October 30.
London and the world in focus at auction including an 18th century map of the capital
03 December 2018Large-scale 18th century map of the capital joins a wider global outlook at auction...
International previews: Potential stars of Paris' Asian art series including a Vietnamese silk robe at Aguttes
03 December 2018December is one of two key periods in the French calendar when the auction houses concentrate their sales of Asian art. Pictured here is a selection of highlights and unusual pieces coming up for sale this month in the Paris rooms.
Barlow makes roos headlines
03 December 2018Among the most desirable of all Royal Doulton Lambeth productions are those depicting scenes of flora and fauna from Australasia.
Master Race makes impact at US comic auction
03 December 2018Raising around $11m including premiums, a November 15-17 comics and comic art sale held by Heritage Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Dallas included many of the usual super-hero star turns – but this time the big seller was something rather different.
Bid Barometer
03 December 2018ATG’s selection of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com from the period November 22-28, 2018. This includes both the highest prices over estimate and the top prices paid online.
Scottish Cup medal from 1923 gives reminder of Celtic celebration at Glasgow sale
03 December 2018A Glasgow bidder in the room secured a Scottish Cup medal won in 1923 by a player from the green and white half of the Old Firm.
The economies of sale: Single-owner collection of economic essays come to auction in Germany
03 December 2018The three volumes noted here are English language highlights of a separately catalogued, 380-lot, single-owner collection in the October 30-November 1 series of sales held by Reiss & Sohn (18% buyer’s premium) that was offered under the title Wirtschaft und Staat – or Economy and State.
Famous ‘Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies’ painting from 1980s comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo has sold for £15,000 at a Bristol auction
01 December 2018The prop that was a running joke in the 1980s sitcom was hammered down at £15,000 at the saleroom of East Bristol Auctions today.
7 top lots at London’s Russian auctions including Rostropovich’s cello and a giant enamel drinking vessel
30 November 2018The latest series of Russian art sales in London generated a total of £39.2m (including premium) – roughly on a par with the £38.03m total at the equivalent series last year.
UK issues export bar for £3.4m Turner masterpiece sold at Sotheby’s auction
30 November 2018The UK government has issued an export bar for JMW Turner’s ‘Walton Bridges’, valued at £3.4m.
Soviet meteorite and US space suit go under the hammer
30 November 2018A superb Sikhote-Alin iron meteorite with an estimate of £25,000-30,000 is included in Duke’s sale A Taste of Luxury.
Auction record for £1m bottle of Macallan whisky at £48,000 a glass
30 November 2018A hand painted bottle of 1926 60-year-old Macallan whisky sold for a hammer price of £1m at auction, equating to around £48,000 per single shot.
Roman bronze foot from monumental statue makes 10-times estimate at Bonhams auction
30 November 2018A Roman bronze foot from a monumental statue topped an auction of Antiquities held by Bonhams in London when it sold for a hammer price of £160,000, far in excess of its £10,000-15,000 estimate.
Five places to find art and antiques in Scotland next week including a pair of gold pencils and a fairground scene by a British violinist-turned-painter
30 November 2018Over the next week, dive into the Scottish art and antiques scene first-hand, or go online to snap up treasures such as a Highland light infantry shako.
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