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Print includes a Wimbledon tennis pioneer

10 July 2023

A Tennis Match at Manchester is a very rare print marking one of the first British tennis tournaments.

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Book dealers hope for Hay big spenders at new fair

10 July 2023

A look ahead to the new PBFA fair in a renowned town for book-lovers.

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Beefy sells memorabilia from when his heroics with bat and ball helped to win the 1981 Ashes

08 July 2023

England cricketer Sir Ian Botham is offering memorabilia from his international and club career at an auction on July 15.

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Great price? Of corset is

03 July 2023

Underwear soars above estimate at a Richard Winterton auction

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Opera is a big deal in a playing cards selection

03 July 2023

Another tranche of items from the Dudley Ollis collection of playing cards was offered at a recent Dominic Winter auction.

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Bidders get a second Getty chance thanks to Temple of Wings contents

03 July 2023

Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence

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ATG letter: ARR means UK dealers are consigning to the US

03 July 2023

I have recently been visited in London by an American-based auctioneer who is looking for sporting paintings for his upcoming sales in Kentucky in the New Year.

ATG letter: How stolen items can be traced using our register

03 July 2023

In the July 1 edition (ATG No 2599) there is the sad case of the theft of £100,000 of jewellery and a letter from a dealer on a number of other thefts.

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Grand Dauphin relief sculpture emerges at last

03 July 2023

A relief sculpture by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) which has been identified as depicting Louis, Grand Dauphin, is on the market for £1.5m.

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All my world’s a stage – author Ned Boulting on his Tour de France book inspired by an auction buy

03 July 2023

A chance purchase at auction during lockdown inspired a whole book on a single day of the Tour de France 100 years ago

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The web shop window: First edition of seminal work that prompted Arts & Crafts movement

03 July 2023

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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New jewellery thefts increase trade fears of violent gangs

03 July 2023

A spate of jewellery-related crimes was reported in the last month, sparking further concerns for those in the trade.

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Pedigree wall clock in need of a bit of TLC

03 July 2023

Needing work but with an impeccable pedigree, this striking drop-dial wall clock topped the day at Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium).

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Ian McKay hangs up his quill after 2600 issues

03 July 2023

The Books and Works on Paper column on this week’s pages is Ian McKay’s last for ATG.

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News in brief including Crispian Riley-Smith's new business launch

03 July 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the launch of Art Advisory Group by Crispian Riley-Smith.

Obituary: dealer Christine Schell

03 July 2023

Sadly, I have to report the death of the former Chelsea antique dealer Christine Schell on Monday, June 12, 2023.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, July 4-19, 2023

03 July 2023

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

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Pick of the week: Joanna ploughed on as Reginald

03 July 2023

Works by Reginald Pepper (fl.1970s-90s) are not very common at auction – and this is not just because he doesn’t exist.

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Big names of British abstract art feature in colourful exhibitions this summer

03 July 2023

Colour is at the core of Zuleika Gallery’s latest exhibition, one of several to focus on British abstract art this summer.

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Obituary: auctioneer Chris Ewbank

03 July 2023

An early career in London led Chris Ewbank, who died on June 25 aged 78, to the auction business at the Cubitt & West salerooms in Guildford – a few miles west of his childhood home in Mayfield, Sussex, where his father was an estate agent-cum-auctioneer.

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