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Traders pitch in at Wembley Park Antiques Market

16 May 2022

Event launched at end of last year a goal kick away from the stadium is gaining many fans

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Print fair lands on the Strand

16 May 2022

A 1645 etching of an African boy by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) is part of a collection of more than 200 works by the Bohemian artist on offer from Daniel Crouch Rare Books at the London Original Print Fair (LOPF).

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The web shop window: Vintage litter bin

16 May 2022

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2543

16 May 2022

On Friday, May 13, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1824.20 / €1758.28 / £1497.30

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London Map Fair: Discoveries new and old

16 May 2022

Dealer Tim Bryars previews this year’s London Map Fair with an eye on current collecting trends

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Collecting classics: The market for books on political thought from Leviathan to Animal Farm

16 May 2022

If social media makes you feel like Big Brother is watching you, and if truth occasionally feels stranger than fiction, then like many bibliophiles you might be exploring books that suggest models for society and the role of the individual.

Ronati

News in brief – including a new marketplace guide for dealers

16 May 2022

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news that Ronati has partnered with LAPADA on its 2022 marketplace guide.

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5 Questions: antique furniture and art specialist Marcus Salter

16 May 2022

Marcus Salter runs Cheeky Highlander in Inverness, dealing in antique furniture and art.

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Auction previews including two Second World War manuscript books

16 May 2022

A selection of 14 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and overseas.

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Previews: issue 2543

16 May 2022

A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.

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Fair review: Welcome back to Chelsea

16 May 2022

But Brexit red tape is the talk of the trade as favourite fair returns to Old Town Hall

ATG letter: Collectors are mostly private people – beware of fair demands for personal details

16 May 2022

I read with interest your news highlighting the decisions being taken by several fair organisers to make changes to their admissions policy.

Glossary for bibliophiles

16 May 2022

Can you tell your foxing from your deckle edge? Or quire from collation? Here is a handy guide to some of the terms used in the books and works on paper collecting field.

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Library of a fruitful thinker on agriculture

16 May 2022

Works offered in Essex saleroom belonged to ‘capable, colourful and forceful’ professor

ATG letter: Please remember that dealers are trying to make a living

16 May 2022

As a dealer for 35 years I feel I must reply to the private collector who feels hard done by because some fairs have a trade day.

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Obituary: Portobello dealer Glynne Clivaz

16 May 2022

Glynne Clivaz passed away peacefully on May 1, aged 92.

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Flea visitors find warm welcome at Carmarthen Showground

16 May 2022

Crowds descend on first event under new ownership in Welsh town

Kew Gardens scene

Panel show forms an orderly Kew

09 May 2022

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park is well known for selling garden items.

Soapstone seal

Winning the seal of approval: Emperor’s stamp from Wou Kiuan collection brings £13m

09 May 2022

A soapstone seal used by the emperor Qianlong to express his approval of paintings and calligraphy in the imperial collection sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$131m (£13m) on April 29.

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