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Packed schedule unveiled for winter London Art Week

13 November 2023

London Art Week (LAW) has revealed details of its winter events schedule including its 2023 symposium.

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Interiors: Put on a road show

13 November 2023

The dealer ‘hub’ of Lillie Road is renowned among interior designers but now is the time to spread the word

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Chinese cannon blasts away estimate

13 November 2023

A rare 17th century Chinese bronze naval cannon guided at £30,000-50,000 made £165,000 in a Somerset saleroom.

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Buyer chooses Chadwick couple

13 November 2023

Lynn Chadwick’s (1914-2003) figure sculptures of the 1960s-80s consist largely of angular male and female couples – standing, sitting, walking or lying together.

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Twenty-five pairs of shoes to carry? This might just help

13 November 2023

Vintage Louis Vuitton luggage doesn’t get much better than the 1920s Malle Chaussures: a ‘made to order’ trunk with compartments for multiple pairs of shoes and ancillary drawers for shoehorns and a cleaning kit.

Books and works on paper auction calendar: November 14-30, 2023

13 November 2023

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

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Penguin bookshelf on offer at Bedford auction

13 November 2023

The Penguin Bookshelf was a collaboration between Penguin Books and the London furniture-maker Beaver and Tapley. The design was debuted to retailers at the 1955 Furniture Exhibition when something close to 3000 orders were placed.

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Helmet made famous by the dashing but dastardly Banastre

13 November 2023

The Tarleton helmet was named after the dashing but ruthless Sir Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), who commanded the British Legion during the American War of Independence.

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Mr Durs Egg describes his pistol power

13 November 2023

Stellar English, Indian and Turkish pieces are promised at Olympia Auctions on December 6 in west London.

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Rare set of Keika chrysanthemums kept intact

13 November 2023

The late 19th century Japanese artist Keika Hasegawa remains something of an enigma.

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High time for an auction house

13 November 2023

Owners of a rapidly expanding chain of shops turn their attention to opening a saleroom in Somerset town

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Price helped by ‘voice beyond the grave’

13 November 2023

A first edition, first impression presentation of WB Yeats’ first book, Mosada (1886), was among the standout sales at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair.

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Traded for a tie tack, now worth over £26,000

13 November 2023

Maud Lewis (1901-70) is hailed today as one of Canada’s greatest folk artists, with her works regularly bringing tremendous results at auction.

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Farmer’s interest in militaria grew rapidly

13 November 2023

A childhood in Wiltshire partly spent picking up ammunition lying around as a result of the Allied preparations for D-Day helped to spark Alexander Jeremy Peckover Penrose’s (known as Jerry) interest in firearms.

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5 Questions with dealer Paul Martin of Robin Martin Antiques

13 November 2023

Paul Martin runs Robin Martin Antiques of Notting Hill, London

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‘National Treasures’ head to Louvre

13 November 2023

A medieval panel discovered above a stove in a kitchen in France has been bought by the Louvre Museum.

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Inside story on Ombersley Court

13 November 2023

A £2m collection of English country house furnishings from Ombersley Court, a Grade I-listed country house near Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, comes for sale at Christie’s this month.

Anthony Pincott

Collector Interview: Bookplates and a sense of belonging

13 November 2023

Anthony Pincott, who lives in Islington, north London, has gathered an extensive collection of bookplates.

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Suffolk House Antiques – going out with a bang

13 November 2023

Andrew Singleton of Suffolk House Antiques is having his final selling exhibition in his shop in Yoxford from November 18-December 23.

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Obituary: Dudley Thompson (1942-2023)

13 November 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mr Dudley Peter Louis Thompson who passed away peacefully on October 18.

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