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A gift from the Queen Mother shines at Essex auction
07 March 2022A sale of royal memorabilia at Colchester saleroom Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium) on February 15 included items from the estate of Miss Beryl Poignand (1887-1965), governess and confidante to HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
Oysterdate Monte Carlo and Seiko Pepsi Pogue: Two views of the 1970s
07 March 2022The Oysterdate Monte Carlo series were the first chronographs produced by Tudor. A cyclops date magnifier, screw-down pushers and the distinctive dial with angled subsidiaries make them instantly recognisable.
Super Seamaster 300 at Birmingham auction
07 March 2022The Omega Seamaster 300, launched in 1957 simultaneously with the Railmaster and the Speedmaster, appears in numerous variations.
Tudor Submariners: The Snowflake generation arrives in Yorkshire
07 March 2022Collectors use the name ‘Snowflake’ to refer the range of Tudor Submariners produced from 1969-75.
98 ways to restore Poniatowski’s reputation
07 March 2022The jewellery department at Woolley & Wallis has built up something of a reputation for selling cameos and intaglios.
Best of 'cut and paste' jewellery at Catherine Southon
07 March 2022Aided by the skills of the Alsatian jeweller Georges-Frédéric Strass (1701-77), the boundaries of what could be achieved with paste jewellery were pushed back in the 18th century.
Metal detectorist's medieval gold cross emerges at London auction
07 March 2022This early medieval gold cross was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Sutton St Edmund, Lincolnshire, in April 2019. After two years, going through the Treasure process, the cross was returned to the finder, who is selling it at Dix Noonan Webb on March 15.
Nuggets of truth from the Kildonan Gold Rush
07 March 2022A locket that tells the story of the brief, and little known, Scottish gold rush of 1869 surfaces in Gloucestershire
Edward Burch at the cutting edge
07 March 2022A white agate intaglio carrying the name of a giant of Georgian gem engraving surfaced at Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium) in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, on February 22-24.
De Temple revival on show at Edinburgh sale
07 March 2022The Select Jewellery & Watches sale at Lyon & Turnbull (25/20% buyer’s premium) on March 30 includes a number of pieces by the coterie of artist-craftsmen who led a revival of British jewellery making in the 1960s-70s. Like so much of post-war decorative arts, they have roared back into fashion.
A Civilotti jewel to rival Castellani
07 March 2022The Etruscan, Renaissance and Byzantine revival jewels made by the Civilotti family (Carlo, Antonio and Giuseppe) in Rome are less numerous and less well known than those of the Castellani dynasty.
The inside track on demand for interiors during Covid lockdowns
21 February 2022ATG asked dealers who work in the interiors trade about their recent experience. They reported burgeoning business despite – or, indeed, because of – lockdowns over the past two years.
How much carbon emissions are saved when buying second-hand furniture?
21 February 2022Just how green is it to buy furniture second hand these days? A new study conducted by Small World Consulting on behalf of ATG parent company Auction Technology Group set out to provide the answer.
Eames furniture: The iconic Mid-century chair
21 February 2022Determining when in the past seven decades a genuine Eames classic was made is not an exact science
Renovation: Instagram's Man with a Hammer and his huge restoration project
21 February 2022Greg Penn, 37, better known on Instagram as Man with a Hammer, is carrying out a major renovation of a 30-room former naval residence in Plymouth, doing the vast majority of the work himself and buying furniture online.
Six pieces of 20th century furniture selling in Italy
21 February 2022You can always find stylish pieces at 20th century design sales held by Italian auction houses. Here are some highlights from recent sales at Wannenes in Genoa on December 15-16 and Colasanti in Rome on October 7-8.
Ercolani’s post-war vision lives on
21 February 2022And why, when it comes to the secondary market for Ercol furniture, blonde is certainly more fun
Inside stories: How new focus on improving home spaces has boosted antique and vintage items
21 February 2022Long periods of life at home because of Covid restrictions for both lifestyle and work reasons have encouraged a trend for younger buyers in particular to target second-hand items from auction houses and dealers
Looking for stylish interiors? Check out these items offered by dealers
21 February 2022Nine previews of items on offer from dealers
Collector interview: Art Deco without the clichéd theme park look
21 February 2022Consumer journalist and broadcaster Harry Wallop, 47, and his wife decorated their Art Deco holiday home Endymion House in Cumbria with 1930s pieces befitting the property’s ‘Poirot glamour’.
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