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Shabti

Egyptian relic ‘from Akhenaten’s tomb’ is full of life in London auction

17 July 2023

A fragmentary shabti with a cartouche for the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten proved a highlight of Bonhams’ latest Antiquities sale.

Hôtel Drouot

Drouot sells stake with an eye on digital expansion investment

17 July 2023

French auction business Drouot Group has sold a 30% stake to fund digital expansion.

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Lachenal carries on family design tradition

17 July 2023

London-based French antiques dealer Dorian Caffot de Fawes offers furniture, pictures and other objects from 1920-70.

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News in brief including Charlie Watts' book collection coming to auction

17 July 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the book collection of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts being offered at Christie's.

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Preview: a work presented by Dickens to his Latin tutor

17 July 2023

Shown here is a copy in Latin of the 'Quirtii Horatii Flacci' opera, 1823, presented by Charles Dickens to his Latin tutor Richard Shiers (mentioned in a book titled 'The Life of Charles Dickens', p45).

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Very early printed work to be found down south

17 July 2023

'Antipodum, nobis, incognita': how a great southern land is labelled (“the Antipodes unknown to us”) in one of the first mentions in print.

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French fair benefits from Brexit effect

17 July 2023

Most of the exhibitors at the spring edition of the biannual antiques fair held in the enchanting antiques-laden Provençal town of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue come from the south of France with a couple from Italy and Belgium.

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ATG letter: Your coverage of thefts really does make a difference to us

17 July 2023

Thank you so much for taking notice of the plight of stallholders in London markets and fairs (ATG Nos 2599 & 2600).

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Bonhams reveals best half-year results after buying spree

17 July 2023

Bonhams reported its best-ever first-half results boosted by a buying spree of fellow auction houses in 2022.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2602

17 July 2023

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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Buffa and Anzani rarity emerges

17 July 2023

Among the most popular lots in the Guinevere: 60 Years on the King’s Road sale was this rare Italian marquetery, vellum and bronze sideboard.

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Obituary: clock dealer Jonathan Carter (1964-2023)

17 July 2023

From clothing career to clock dealer brilliance, Jonathan Carter specialised in the golden age of English clockmaking and set up the leading firm Carter-Marsh

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Obituary: Brian Saunders (1946-2023)

17 July 2023

Brian Saunders of Saunders Fine Art, Solihull, has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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John Ward pot sets a new auction record at Dreweatts

17 July 2023

A large stoneware vessel by studio potter John Ward (1938- 2023) sold for £35,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of a private collection of his work offered by Dreweatts on July 11.

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Pearce peppers up a Penzance auction

17 July 2023

In the oeuvre of ‘primitive’ painter Bryan Pearce (1929-2006), still-lifes are significantly rarer than his marine and harbour scenes.

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5 Questions with jewellery and art dealer David Horton

17 July 2023

David Horton specialises in fine jewellery and British and international art from the 19th to the 20th century.

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Ally Pally Antiques & Collectors’ Fair is back in business

17 July 2023

The organiser of the revived north London fair now hopes to expand the event with more dealers and a greater range.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2602

17 July 2023

On Friday, July 14, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1952.76 / €1744.07 / £1940.66

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Super shows in Scotland star wonder women

17 July 2023

Blackadder, Ramshaw and Manz under the spotlight at single Edinburgh gallery’s trio of exhibitions

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Albert Birkle disturbs and delights at Lempertz

17 July 2023

In the 1920s, the German painter Albert Birkle (1900-86) combined 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity) with his version of magic realism to produce sometimes disturbing results.

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