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Goalkeeper Pat Jennings dons white gloves for a sell-out auction

09 January 2026

Once renowned for achievements wearing goalkeeping gloves, Pat Jennings (b.1945) achieved an auction white-glove result when his memorabilia collection sold out at Budds (24% buyer’s premium).

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Major anniversaries in 2026

09 January 2026

Dealers, fair organisers and auction houses often hold events that coincide with important anniversaries.

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Exhibitor notches up 55th year at New York show

09 January 2026

Several exhibitors at this month’s edition of The Winter Show in New York have more than 40 years’ experience exhibiting at the fair.

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Battleship design: Folk art creation underlines the variety available at The Decorative Fair

09 January 2026

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.

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Kashmiri shawl was given by Victoria as a present

09 January 2026

As ruler of an empire on which the sun never set, Queen Victoria adopted the Indian practice of giving Kashmiri shawls as gifts to visiting dignitaries and coming-of-age and wedding presents to her friends at court.

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Praying for a new auction record

09 January 2026

In February in New York, Sotheby’s will offer for sale one of the most important illustrated Hebrew Prayerbooks to come to market: The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, January 14 to February 4, 2026

09 January 2026

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

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Previews: issue 2726

09 January 2026

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

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Children’s classic The Velveteen Rabbit clinches £5000

09 January 2026

While not instantly familiar to many non-American readers, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (1881-1944) has never been out of print and its many reprints have sold over a million copies in the US alone.

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No medal but a mini trophy instead for Premier League winner Paul Parker

09 January 2026

Paul Parker will be fondly remembered by many England fans of a certain vintage for his role in the 1990 World Cup campaign (ignore the deflection over Peter Shilton for West Germany’s semi-final opener).

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Bid Barometer: issue 2726

09 January 2026

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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Tyger burns bright in the saleroom

09 January 2026

New highest sum set for a William Blake print produced for Songs of Experience poems collection

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Low three-figure sum will secure a taste of the Versailles of the Atlantic

09 January 2026

As covered in ATG No 2723, memorabilia associated with the golden age of luxury ocean liners is sought after by collectors.

James Hallgate

Historic York bookshop to reopen after three-year renovation project

08 January 2026

James Hallgate’s Lucius Books will relocate its York shop just down the road after a three-year renovation project of the former Ken Spelman Books premises in the historic city.

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‘People are coming in with their entire stock’

06 January 2026

Antiques are being scrapped in bulk as the price of silver continues to soar.

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Bidders overlook condition issues as drawing flies to 50 times estimate in Gloucestershire

06 January 2026

Despite suffering from water damage, wear and loss to the sheet as well as chips and cracks to the later 1950s-style frame, a head study of a bearded man brought intense competition at a recent sale at Wotton Auction Rooms.

Matthew Upham

Tributes for antiques dealer lost in Christmas Day swim

06 January 2026

Antiques dealers and singer Kate Bush were among those paying tribute to Matthew Upham, 64, following his tragic disappearance at sea.

Concern over new licensing for bladed weapon sales

05 January 2026

Dealers and collectors of antique bladed items are hoping for a strong response to the latest consultation on the trade.

Microscope

Dutch buyer secures another British microscope for his museum of science

05 January 2026

A rare Georgian brass microscope by Edinburgh maker John Clark will join an important Dutch collection after its sale in the Cotswolds.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

First edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland donated to Oxford University

05 January 2026

The most important of only 23 known surviving copies of the first – and subsequently withdrawn – June 1865 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been given jointly to Christ Church Oxford and the Bodleian Libraries.

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