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Lion hunt painting proves a real catch in Zürich auction

24 April 2023

The biggest surprise at a sale held by Schuler (23/20/16% buyer’s premium) came when the dramatic depiction of The Lion Hunt was offered for SFr3000

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Special allure of provincial silver

24 April 2023

Objects from Norwich, York, Ireland and Newcastle in recent sales give a snapshot of the market

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Fair review: So long to the showground as Peterborough’s Festival of Antiques comes to an end

24 April 2023

Two days of brisk trading mark a fond farewell to Peterborough’s Festival of Antiques.

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Obituaries: Edward Smith and Eberhard Kornfeld

24 April 2023

Edward Smith passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends

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Taking the hassle out of buying from abroad

24 April 2023

Annual Kent fair supplies local and European stock

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ATG LETTER: Peter’s coat of many colours

24 April 2023

I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question that has arisen with some research

Sapphire ring

Bid Barometer: issue 2590

24 April 2023

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

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The high priest of German Orientalism

24 April 2023

During the second half of the 19th and the early part of the 20th century, the German artist Ferdinand Keller (1842-1922) had a highly successful career as a painter of historical motifs, some imagined, some of a more documentary manner

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Jugs owned by a gambling man worth a punt at auction

24 April 2023

This pair of silver-mounted frosted glass claret jugs has marks for James Samuel Hunt and London, 1844.

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Logical origins of our digital world

24 April 2023

Boole’s 1847 paper would ‘find widespread use in the design of computers and communication systems’

ATG LETTER: Dollar dilemma when it comes to deliveries

24 April 2023

Further to the issue raised in ATG No 2589 regarding problems importing items

Vilhelm Hammershoi Music Room

Sotheby’s offers Hammershøi interior scene with highest ever estimate for the artist

18 April 2023

A major painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) will be offered at Sotheby’s evening sale of Modern art in New York on May 16. Pitched at $3m-5m, it has the highest estimate ever placed on a work by the Danish artist.

Packaging

Too much VAT charged on imports from EU, say collectors and dealers

17 April 2023

Collectors and dealers say they are being incorrectly charged for import VAT by eBay and logistics providers such as DHL.

Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Swynnerton’s Suffragette portrait of Millicent Fawcett enters Parliament

17 April 2023

A rediscovered portrait of a leading figure in the fight for women’s suffrage has been purchased for the UK Parliament.

Nelson bust

Nelson memorabilia busts expectations at Dorset auction

17 April 2023

Nelson memorabilia from a private collection in Devon was keenly fought over at Duke’s Spring auction.

Reverse painted mirror

Reverse appeal reflects export mirror’s condition

17 April 2023

This 18th century Chinese export reverse-painted mirror in a period gilt frame took a five-figure sum at auction.

Mosaic roundel

Pick of the week: Mosaic for the Bloomsbury set in demand at Berkshire auction

17 April 2023

Boris Vasilyevich Anrep (1883-1969), a Russian who lived and worked for most of his life in Britain, is not well known today.

The Study of Sociology by Herbert Spencer

On the origin of the ‘survival of the fittest’ comes to London auction

17 April 2023

This copy of 'The Study of Sociology' by Herbert Spencer is a first edition from 1875 in original cloth.

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Surely you know Albert Smith?

17 April 2023

Forgotten today, a collection sold in Somerset remembers a multi-talented showman and author

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Porcelain appeal powers Du Boulay vase

17 April 2023

A strong performer in the Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorchester was this 10in (24.5cm) enamelled chinoisierie milchglas vase.

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