Print issue 2451 (18 July 2020)
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News
- Estimate €5000, sold for €6.4m: Lost folios of Chinese encyclopedia surface in Paris
- Mannerist bronze found in box of bric-a-brac, now at Christie’s
- Online sales rise 4% as demand increases
- John Hampden Society buys lock of hair believed to belong to the famous parliamentarian
- ‘First signature’ tablet hits the £140,000 mark at Bloomsbury Auctions
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Exhibition quality lugger models sail into at Charles Miller’s auction
- Bid Barometer: issue 2451
- Go through the keyhole to find special appeal of 19th century doll’s house
- Precious metals prices: issue 2451
- News in Brief – including an ancient pair of canine sculptures being blocked from export
Feature
- CERAMICS AND GLASS: Market reboot helps to break the mould
- 18th century dentist's delftware ointment jar gives added bite to auction
- Highlights from Shelton New Hall at Elstob & Elstob
- Meissen from a Worcester collection brings international competition at Adam Partridge
- Rijksmuseum delivers the winning punch for Ansbach bowl
- Paris porcelain plates with views of the Bosphorus draw interest in Dutch sale
- Four Staffordshire figures underlining the market trends
- Meissen figure groups make key contribution to auction of Müller-Frei collection
- Copeland footbath and garden seat bring bidding in English regions
- Sohn's Danse Macabre turns heads at Lempertz
- Drummer boy jug from Fidelle Duvivier’s month in Worcester surfaces in Exeter
- Böttger stonewares on offer at Bonhams
- Liverpool creamware tureen with image of Nelson comes to Maine sale
Auction Reports
- ART MARKET: How Old Master estimates work when it comes to loosely ascribed paintings
- Princeteau paintings chased down at Roseberys
- Modest estimates at Hawleys fuel strong bidder demand
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Texas located for the third time
- Kipling first edition equals auction record thanks to author’s signature
- Portrait plays second fiddle to map with famous Blaeu name
- British and Irish book auctions: July 14-29, 2020
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- 10 mins creating, 70 years looking - take your time at exhibition of Scottish artist
- Party chock a block with artwork
- 5 Questions: art and antiques dealer Daniel Hadden
- The web shop window: Gilbert Scott signed drawing
- Fashionable furniture among highlights of virtual edition of Masterpiece
International
- Roubtzoff depiction of Tunisian street life appears at Millon
- De Staël on offer as single lot at Paris Enchères
- Los Angeles sale to offer bronze tribute to the vanquished
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Take a break and switch off a little
- Ashburton gets back on the antiques trail
- B2B jumps through the hoops
Letters
- Army, navy, air force – Childers served in all
- Dealer says Portobello needs help to survive... and council gives its response
- Maybe it’s a Lionel after all
Backpage
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Cover - Issue 2451