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Books and works on paper auction calendar, October 29-November 17, 2025

27 October 2025

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Spanish sign amazes at €180,000 hammer

27 October 2025

In recent years, Germany has often shown itself to be a vibrant market for enamel signs, attracting international bidders who on several occasions have been willing to invest six-figure prices when rare pieces come under the hammer.

Oak Wood Antiques shop in Northampton

Centre closes in Northampton but owners launch antiques shop

27 October 2025

Couple start new venture just a month after previous business shuts down

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Previews: issue 2716

27 October 2025

Our selection of stand-out lots from seven upcoming auctions

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Which one gets your vote? This year's Asian Art in London award nominees revealed

27 October 2025

The annual Asian Art in London festival celebrates outstanding examples of art and antiques offered by auction houses and dealers.

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Young guns aim to succeed in the art and antiques world

27 October 2025

Concerns of not enough fresh faces coming into the trade seem misplaced

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Archibald Knox classic clock makes 15 times estimate in Berlin

27 October 2025

Arts & Crafts design for Liberty is highly prized at German auction

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Cabinet card tells tale of a US legal first

27 October 2025

A c.1891 cabinet card that captures a significant episode of both Native American and US history realised six times its low estimate at Grant Zahajko Auctions (27% buyer’s premium).

Brenda Nassarian working on decoupage

I never imagined where decoupage would take us

27 October 2025

Brenda Nassarian recounts her career in the antiques trade.

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Traders who answered a call to arms

27 October 2025

How do you end up selling antique weapons and can you do it full-time to make a living? From swords and sabres to pistols and machine guns, we spoke to six arms dealers who attended the International Birmingham Antique Arms & Militaria Fair in September to find out how they got into the trade and how their business is faring

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Asian Art: Strength and excellence as cream of the crop comes to the capital

27 October 2025

Asian Art in London (AAL), the umbrella event that brings together dealers and auction houses in the common aim of promoting the UK’s capital as a market centre for Asian works of art, returns for its 28th edition.

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Sundials stayed in the spotlight for surprisingly long time

27 October 2025

By the 15th century the mechanical clock age had dawned but time had not entirely been called yet on the sundial.

James Brett: ‘Legend of the trade’

27 October 2025

It’s no exaggeration to describe James as a legend of the antiques trade.

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Harry Clarke: Stained glass but so much more

27 October 2025

Harry Clarke was also a books illustrator and works on paper specialist, as a recent Dublin sale underlines

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Chinese art in London: A selection of auction previews

27 October 2025

A selection of upcoming auction highlights

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Rolex joined the Kew for quality marking

27 October 2025

The opportunity to obtain a ‘Kew A Certificate’ did not just attract local British makers but drew in Rolex as well.

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Painting extols virtues of pies and playing cards

27 October 2025

The oeuvre of the Alsatian painter Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1657) is far from extensive. Only some 60 of his works are thought to exist, of which 26 are signed and 10 dated.

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Falling upwards: the chance to buy a rare horological survivor

27 October 2025

Falling-ball or falling-globe clocks are great horological rarities; only about 30 examples are thought to have survived since their construction in the second half of the 17th century.

Coat of arms

Rediscovered Cardinal Wolsey coat of arms on display in London ahead of sale 

24 October 2025

An oak and polychrome carving of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's coat of arms has been rediscovered following research by St James’ art dealer Simon Dickinson.

Antibes by Leslie Marr

Artists’ estates sale underlines vibrant market at more affordable levels

23 October 2025

The Modern and Contemporary art market isn’t all about the expensive headline lots sold during Frieze week.

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