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Blue John beloved of Boulton

10 April 2023

This George III blue john vase standing 14in (14cm) high on a square marble base was probably turned and carved by the Derby marble mason Richard Brown for Matthew Boulton.

Sandy White

5 Questions with jewellery specialist Sandy White

10 April 2023

Sandy White runs Sandy’s Vintage Charms specialising in charms dating from the Victorian period through to the 1980s.

Fabienne Verdier picture

Contemporary appeal: French artwork takes top spot at auction

10 April 2023

Across more than 800 objects offered at the Krehbiel sale, the great majority were proper antiques.

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Arts & Crafts previews including a single-owner collection at Catherine Southon

10 April 2023

A round-up of Arts & Crafts pieces coming up at auction.

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The baker’s guild jug: Bergen peg tankard brings £11,200

10 April 2023

The name ‘peg tankard’ is derived from the vertical row of pegs inside that can be used to measure the amount of alcohol drunk as the tankard was passed around the table. The form, made in wood and in silver, was particularly prevalent in Scandinavia.

Ceramic melon

The strong appetite at auction for Lady Anne Gordon’s ceramics

10 April 2023

Ceramic works by the late Lady Anne Gordon, Dowager Marchioness of Aberdeen (1924-2007) are becoming a favourite with a new generation of collectors and decorators.

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Textile fair hopes to encourage fresh talent to the trade

10 April 2023

Textile Society’s annual fair is part of a drive to help fund ways of bringing in fresh talent to the field.

Royal Hospital Chelsea

New fair exhibitor list revealed for The Treasure House Fair

03 April 2023

The Treasure House Fair, the new June event in Chelsea, has released its initial exhibitor list.

Nelson frieze

Nelson in frieze frame form takes a five-figure sum at Sussex auction

03 April 2023

This monumental white marble frieze titled Nelson receiving the Spanish surrender after the Battle of St Vincent was created c.1826 by the English sculptor Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867).

Watercolour of Napoleon's funeral procession

Eyewitness view of Napoleon’s funeral catches the attention

03 April 2023

Subject to particular competition from Napoleon buffs at the sale of Books and Works on Paper at Chiswick Auctions on March 16 was an original watercolour sketch titled Funeral Procession to the grave of Bonaparte, 9 May 1821.

Military costume

Pick of the week: Old Romantics who loved to dress up

03 April 2023

This military tunic was worn by the English soldier and friend of the Romantic poets Edward John Trelawny during the Greek War of Independence.

Picture of Edwin Landseer

Early view of Landseer at work is rediscovered

03 April 2023

An early picture of Victorian artist Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) working with his animal subjects has been reidentified by Belgravia dealership Bagshawe Fine Art.

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The web shop window: French Art Deco clock

03 April 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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Precious metals prices: issue 2587

03 April 2023

On Friday, March 31, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1999.32 / €1814.59 / £1599.46

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Jeweller born in Naples, name made in London

03 April 2023

Born in Naples, the revivalist jeweller Carlo Giuliano (1831-95) made his name in London.

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Dictionaries at the double at Newcastle auction

03 April 2023

First published in 1755, Samuel Johnson’s 'A Dictionary of the English Language' had taken eight years to compile with six helpers.

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Buyer not afraid of Virginia Woolf value

03 April 2023

Complete with the often missing dust jacket and entirely unrestored, as the cataloguer’s notes were pleased to point out, a 1925 Hogarth Press first of Virginia Woolf’s famous novel Mrs Dalloway was offered as part of a March 2 sale at Swann Galleries (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) of New York.

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Millennials and museums flock to TEFAF Maastricht

03 April 2023

Dealers at the Dutch art and antiques fair noticed a welcome trend of more eclectic tastes among younger buyers

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Gallery celebrates Sayed Raza with exhibition and catalogue launch

03 April 2023

Grosvenor Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by Indian Modernist Sayed Raza (1922-2016) to coincide with the release of the second volume of the artist’s catalogue raisonné and his retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Victorian sporting jacket

Victorian ladies’ cycling gear wheels its way to Australia after wealthy donor bids at auction

03 April 2023

A Victorian ladies’ sporting jacket believed to have been used for cycling has been bought for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne, Australia.

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