Print issue 2373 (29 December 2018)
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News
- The year of the Dragon – Chinese bronze sculpture could be Summer Palace discovery
- Rule changes mooted for export of national treasures
- Chinese peach at auction shows longevity in the market
- Crab grabs Martin Brothers record at Phillips’ auction
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Rare Louis Vuitton travel trunk full of interest
- Bid Barometer
- Early Pink Floyd poster group beat estimate at auction
- Precious metals prices: issue 2373
- News In Brief – including a report on fakes in the vintage whisky market
PREDICTIONS FOR 2019
- Beyond Brexit: The new reality and changing landscape for the art and antiques market in 2019
- Legal landmarks: high-profile cases and incoming legislation to watch out for in 2019
- Gold: A safe haven for 2019?
Auction Reports
- Furniture: bright signs for the best
- No sign of Mouseman demand tailing off
- Hat pins hit the spot at auction
- ART MARKET: ‘The first female Cubist painter’
- Hartigan's art is on the rise
- Buyer hunts down Charles Lutyens hounds
- Local Cumbrian scene skates to £3600
- Affordable art: three works priced under £800 including a mini-sleeper at an Essex auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Wanderings in the Irish market
- Remarkable Donne poems discovery
- Modern firsts make high prices in a packed sale
- Harry Potter: two lots demonstrate the value of a signature and the difference between pristine and scruffy copies
- Anglo-Saxon binding cornerpiece is full of value
- British and Irish book auctions: January 4-31, 2019
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Specialist textile fair running alongside popular south London event hosts 17 dealers
- Cocktail theme mixes it up for first Battersea Dec of 2019
- 5 Questions: Toby Campbell of Rafael Valls
- On the scent in Harrogate
International
- Export clock at Frankfurt auction ticks Chinese taste
- Art Deco stand-out sculpture at Munich sale delivers at top level
Fairs & Markets
- East Anglian folk get together for new trade association
- It’s a ‘copper comeback’, says Hungerford dealer
- Croydon event ready for lift-off
- Organisers sow seeds for two fairs
Letters & Opinion
- Just like Prohibition, ivory ban will not work
- Forget TV shows and focus on ‘more relevant’ debates like condition report charges
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