Print issue 2505 (21 August 2021)
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News
- Bids tabled for £60,000 Prague pietra dura casket
- Stanley Gibbons upbeat despite tough 2020
- Bill Hardie collection among a Celtic quartet of single-owner sales
- Lockdown rules ease around the UK and Ireland
News Digest
- Pick of the week: National Library of Wales joins contest for John Dyer archive
- Bid Barometer: issue 2505
- ‘Canaletto’ Venetian scene surfaces in Lewes
- Precious metals prices: issue 2505
- News In Brief – including news of a merger of design auction houses in the US
Feature
- TOYS AND COLLECTABLES: Keeping it on track
- Major Matchbox collection strikes a chord
- Unsuccessful commercially, but now worth £5600 in the saleroom
- Belgian Concorde dreams were grounded
- Tinplate Alfa Romeo sets the pace in Dorset auction
- Owner stories boost value of Pearson teddy bears
- House based in a cupboard draws in the bidders at Hansons
- Pocket size Pippa Dolls size up nicely at auction
- 19th century French doll sold for a startling six-figure price
- Receipt reveals original Bassett-Lowke rail sale
Auction Reports
- Collector goes on a £30,000 steeple chase
- Pride of the snuff boxes from Lion collection
- ART MARKET: Early Mary Fedden works gaining greater focus from bidders
- Portrait of a young boy by Greiffenhagen makes many multiples of estimate
- Barbara Jones puts on a jolly good show at auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS AND PAPER: Gospels manuscript makes 30-times guide price at Sotheby's
- Treasure of an ‘impoverished enthusiast’ sells at Bloomsbury Auctions
- 19th century bartender's 'bible' makes record in San Francisco sale
- Savoy cocktail book from 1930 makes rare appearance at auction
- British and Irish book auctions: August 17-September 3, 2021
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Town centre of Scottish talent
- Snuff box sold by dealer was a ‘gift from Lord Nelson’
- The web shop window: Theodore Major industrial scene of Wigan
- 5 Questions5 Questions: Simon MacLachlan of Piccadilly Vaults
- Petersfield Antiques Fair now postponed for September
- Plath and Hughes wedding rings bought by Wartski
International
- British needlework looks sharp at auction
- Kashmir sapphire shines bright in Monte Carlo
- Scandinavian folk art dealers' collection offered in Pennsylvania
- George I coffee pot comes to Maine auction
- Film classic Zulu poster comes up at Singapore auction
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Vintage home show launches in north London with another earmarked for the west
- Traditional Boat Festival is back at Henley
- Art Deco delights at Tunbridge Wells' Corn Exchange
- Knight back in Bath
Letters
- ATG letter: Money laundering, due diligence – am I allowed to be confused?
- Brush up on the latest news using ATG
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