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'Heavenly' globe vase at Dreweatts
02 May 2022This 2ft (60cm) tianqiuping or ‘heavenly globe vase’ is seemingly the only one known with this decoration.

Chinese export service still in the family since c.1755
02 May 2022Dreweatts’ May 18 sale of Chinese ceramics and works of art includes a 42-piece Chinese export part service which has been in the same family since purchase in c.1755.

Gore captures island charm
25 April 2022Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) Modern & Contemporary Art sale on March 16 was led by some distance by the rare lead Mother and Child sculpture by Henry Moore (1898-1986) which was bid to £320,000 (see News, ATG No 2535).

Two versions of the Compass
18 April 2022It was supposedly as a result of a bet whether it was possible to make a camera that could fit into a cigarette packet that Noel Pemberton Billing (1881-1948) began work on a miniature, collapsible camera that would accept 35mm film.

Cross-culture objects becoming increasing fashionable
18 April 2022China trade wares attract significant bidding at Dreweatts

The world in stereo
18 April 2022The sale of Photographica & Cameras at Special Auction Services in Newbury on April 26 features this complete set of 'Tour Of The World' stereoviews by the Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Rothschild name tempts bidders
04 April 2022Provenance adds cachet to a varied selection offered in regional sale after London first dibs

Dee family’s animal magic
28 March 2022Henry William Dee, the son of Soho silversmith Thomas William Dee (c.1792- 1869), made a speciality of producing silver novelties for Garrard, Leuchars & Son and Asprey’s and other retail goldsmiths. There was real genius here and the patterns for many were patented.

Norwich silver celebrated and frost fair memories
28 March 2022For many years the largest city outside London, Norwich had its own silver assay office during three periods from 1565-1702.

Stored away since 1920s, brought to light in 2022 sale
28 March 2022Silver was the major strength of a recent two-day sale at Dreweatts (25% buyers’ premium). All bar one of the 549 lots got away to a hammer total tipping the £1m mark.

Avery jockey scales go weigh above estimate
07 March 2022Former champion jockey Joe Mercer 1934-2021) was a keen buyer of racing memorabilia.

German mass market appeal
31 January 2022A rare large-scale Erzgebirge mid-19th century painted wooden market was one of the stand-out lots of the largest-ever Toys, Dolls, Dolls’ Houses and Teddy Bears sale to be staged by Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

Market-fresh Henry Moore sculpture heads from mantlepiece to auction house
19 January 2022Dreweatts is offering a market-fresh Henry Moore (1898-1986) figural group sculpture, Mother and Child, on March 16.

Bottle buyer feeling blue but happy
10 January 2022In natural light this English ‘black glass’ onion form wine bottle appears distinctly blue.

Sale reflects centuries of Sitwells
10 January 2022Fresh generations of the famous family added to hall’s collections to create eclectic mix. Jonathan Franks reports.

Tiepolo at the double
10 January 2022It is thought that Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) executed at least a hundred drawings featuring the Punchinelli, the hook-nosed, humpbacked clowns which were central to the commedia dell’arte. Jonathan Franks reports.

The quality Aynsley appeal
03 January 2022The Aynsley factory’s reputation for good quality, unadventurous bone china tea and coffee wares made it the safe choice for many British households.

Sitwell seat sells very well
20 December 2021Appeal of Weston Hall contents particularly enhanced by 20th century occupants

Pick of the week: The Ottoman view of the world
22 November 2021A copy of the first folio atlas ever printed in the Islamic world has sold for £69,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) – the highlight of the first day of Dreweatts’ sale titled Weston Hall and the Sitwells: A Family Legacy.

Fossils fuel interest in 19th century microscope slides
01 November 2021A group of early 19th century microscope slides mounted with specimens of fossilised wood sold for £11,500 (estimate £1000-1500) to a Canadian private collector at Special Auction Services (25% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

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