Print issue 2379 (16 February 2019)
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News
- Christie’s calm on Brexit as UK chairman says "we will react when we have clarity"
- New Sculpture shines at The Fine Art Society sale at Sotheby’s
- Shakespeare’s Globe and ABA partner for June fair
- Spoilum miniature sells at 19-times estimate in Nottingham
- French say Brexit will give UK art market an advantage
- Rare manuscripts stolen from London auction house recovered in Italy
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Sledge from Shackleton's Antarctic expedition takes £115,000 at Bonhams
- Bid Barometer
- Mysterious master of foliage covered in New York
- Precious metals prices: issue 2379
- News In Brief – including a remarkable Anglo-Saxon collection offered in Derbyshire
Feature
- JEWELLERY AND WATCHES: Remarkable pieces of Australian gold rush era jewellery appear at UK sales
- Alfred Jewel discovered again
- The riviere’s endless flow at auction
- Rare timepieces from wartime
- The many ‘fearless’ faces of Edith Weber: highlights from the jewellery sale at Skinner in Boston
- Memento ring of the last Jacobite to be executed for treason sells in Chichester
- The ‘new’ market appeal of the tiara
- Masterworks by titans of French Art Deco jewellery design bring demand at Christie’s in Paris
- Burmese sapphire brooch brings its rich seam to Cumbria
- Bonhams director of jewellery predicts continued growth in emerald prices
- From Roman to retro: 12 jewellery highlights from Grays Antiques Market
- 10 jewellery highlights at auction for winter 2019
Auction Reports
- ART MARKET: De Wint depicts the city of York
- Miniatures make their impact at Gloucestershire sale
- Bidders answer the call of the sea
- Affordable art: three works priced under £900 in regional auctions including a Strickland Thomas naval view
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Banker’s private press passion
- London auction reveals splendours of La Serenissima
- British and Irish book auctions: February 12-21, 2019
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Collecting guide
Dealers’ Diary
- Chinese Year of the Pig provides theme for Cotwolds trade association fair
- The CADA face of the fair
- ‘Lost’ large Victor Pasmore mural looms back into view
- 5 Questions: Jim Dickinson
- Cheshire fair smooths the way to romantic buys
- US buyers fly into Battersea fair
International
- Thonet furniture takes mixed response at Cologne auction
- Mirror on offer in Stuttgart is looking good in ornate gilt frame
- Ron Arad Rover seats roar into Munich saleroom
- Sigmund Freud portrait to be analysed by Vienna auction bidders
Fairs & Markets
- Worcestershire Antiques Fair includes array of ceramics dealers and porcelain society seminar
- Knebworth fair offers wide range to suit glass collectors
- Organiser who goes to town for street events
Letters & Obituaries
- Breaking news of handling horrors
- Bid Barometer mystery sitter identified
- Southon shopping shocker
- Obituaries: David Lavender and Judith Howard
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