Print issue 2377 (02 February 2019)
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News
- Dealers' association drops AbeBooks and partners with US books portal Biblio for annual fair
- Q&A with London’s rare book fair chairman Pom Harrington
- ‘Best of its type’ Vigo five guineas sets auction record for British coin
- Rare Dresser armchair designed for Art Furnishers’ Alliance makes 70-times estimate at auction
- Collection of Tipu Sultan treasure including gold-encrusted sword offered at Anthony Cribb sale
News Digest
- Pick of the week: English tin-glazed earthenware cat jug claws its way to new owner
- Bid Barometer
- Schiele boat sails in
- Precious metals prices: issue 2377
- News In Brief – the Bodleian Libraries' purchase of a rare late medieval book chest
Feature
- ARMS AND ARMOUR: Prized pistols tempt collectors at auction
- Excellent English examples of pistols trigger bidding
- War shield stars in large Zulu selection
- Siamese sword in Japanese style points to £42,000 price
- ‘Battle-scarred’ gun owned by Tipu Sultan fires up Oxfordshire sale
- Ammo ad sign under hammer
- Famous battles boost auction fortunes
- Helmet tomb decoration gains new lease of life in sale
- Continental call to arms
Auction Reports
- ART MARKET: Mod Brits get in the Holliday mood
- Missionary zeal and tsunami destruction at Christie's
- Affordable art: three works priced under £600 in regional auctions including a Will Charles Penn watercolour
- Cricket painting shows some of the very earliest days at the crease
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Bindings to boost collections
- Elizabeth, Mary and Mendel
- Clive Hamilton aka CS Lewis
- British and Irish book auctions: January 29-February 9, 2019
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Art dealer steps back after 45-year career promoting Mod Brits and holds a final show
- Fish servers are a rare find
- 5 Questions: Mark Peaker of 3812 Gallery
- Dealers team up as chapel view helps heart charity
- Catalogue focus – six highlights showcased by dealers including a desk with royal provenance
International
- Roman marble statue on offer at Paris auction
- Ski posters slide into New York sale
- Family art and antiques collection offered at Childress Gaffney auctions in South Carolina
- Teddy bear and doll in one at Pennsylvania sale
Fairs & Markets
- Three salvage solutions: a trio of upcoming fairs
- Bobbin in to Honiton fair
- What’s on this weekend: February 2-3, 2019
- Whatever the weather: an IACF Ardingly picture special
Letters & Opinion
- Fees should not penalise those with knowledge
- Insurance implications of the 'sleeper'
- Was this post-sale price right?
- Auctioneer Chris Aston: Why I charge for phone bids
- BADA: No deal Brexit means Eurostar ban on CITES export
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