Print issue 2383 (16 March 2019)
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News
- UK replaces China at No 2 in art market
- Miniature John Constable drawings deliver a big result at Chiswick Auctions
- Sworders joins dealers in Cecil Court with new London office
- Link to named Ming potter fires bids for Guanyin
- Wright of Derby portrait of Captain Bayly bought by Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg collection at Sotheby's
- Bonhams introduces 27.5% premium threshold to "reflect the cost of bringing objects to global auctions”
- London's Contemporary art sales fall year-on-year despite sales of Hockney and Freud portraits
- TEFAF chooses new global chair for ‘independent’ vetting committees
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Sumptuous marquetry table cabinet makes its mark at Fonsie Mealy auction
- Bid Barometer
- Rubens sketch emerges
- Precious metals prices: issue 2383
- News In Brief – including Birmingham saleroom's new jewellery sale format
Auction Reports
- Indo-Portuguese table cabinet in Edinburgh auction underlines market demand
- Buyers take Paul Reeves dealer name as mark of quality
- Wealth of East India Company evident at auction
- Elizabethan beaker is rare survivor of war meltdown
- Howard furniture keeps on a high at auction
- Basic quality shines through in Ely
- Buyer loves Lalique rarity value
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Questions of body and soul in West Sussex sale
- Mein Kampf hits headlines and Indian works make an impact at auction
- Price is far from the end of the world for Durer Apocalypse
- House up at auction reveals shock mouse
- British and Irish book auctions: March 12-23, 2019
Feature
- Modern British art – female artists coming to the fore
- How a museum or gallery show can boost demand
- Lecture series underlines the role of female war artists
- Modern British female artists: the auction scene
- Sheila Robinson – an artist tutored by Bawden – doubles estimate at Cheffins
- Catching the Gosse in Ipswich auction
- Pat Douthwaite and Mary Fedden come to the fore in Edinburgh sale
- Anne Redpath still life among leading lots at auction of works from Hertfordshire County Council
- Burmese scene by royal artist Gerald Kelly draws interest at Sworders
- Edward Seago captures East Anglian atmosphere
- Craigie Aitchison is a good man to cross
- Cupboard opens up interest in Frederick Gore and Frank Avary Wilson
- LS Lowry teenage group takes £65,000 in Welsh auction
- John Armstrong wartime painting to be offered at Dreweatts' spring sale
Collector Interview
Previews
- Previews: Up to £500
- Previews: £501 - £2000
- Previews: £2001 - £5000
- Previews: £5001 - £30,000
- Previews: £30,000 plus
Collecting guide
- ‘The Clarice Cliff collecting market has grown older with me’
- Clarice Cliff across the price spectrum at Woolley & Wallis including a side plate designed by Laura Knight
Dealers’ Diary
- Porcelain galore in Chelsea fair
- Photo fair clicks up new London venue
- Hats off to artist Doris Hatt
- 5 Questions: Patrick Macintosh
- Bath fair toast to 30 years
- Table with a naughty side
- The web shop window - Twentieth Century Posters
- CADA fair embraces date change
International
- New York Asian showcase celebrates its 10th anniversary
- Asia Week New York auction highlights including the Chenn Family collection of Chinese paintings at Heritage Auctions
- Asia Week New York dealer shows including Indian paintings at Francesca Galloway's exhibition
- Panel discoveries post six-figure prices in American sale
- Irma Stern portraits from two collections headline Strauss sale in Cape Town
Fairs & Markets
- Discover Vintage: Spotlight on dealers at Keeley Harris’ eight annual events held in three different cities
- Medal fair includes rare 1920s Iraq honours
- All tables booked All tables booked at Kempton specialist arms fair at Kempton Park Racecourse fair
Letters and Backpage
- What has happened to customer service?
- Maas strict on recto dysfunction
- Tribute: Remembering pioneering Isleworth scholar and collector Dr Trevor Darling