Print issue 2502 (24 July 2021)
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News
- Sly bidder bags Lalique’s rare fox
- Rules relax but mask wearing to be the norm at antiques events
- Christie’s says Asian buyers now dominant
- Portobello dealers ‘left reeling’ as flood hits shops and arcades
- A slow recovery: stolen tortoises resurface after 29 years
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Demand for Georgian print is racing certainty
- Bid Barometer: issue 2502
- Super Mario 64 makes an equally super $1.35m
- Precious metals prices: issue 2502
- News In Brief – including news of a 'peace medal’ bought by a US museum
Feature
- ARMS AND ARMOUR: Guns belonging to American statesman Alexander Hamilton make $1m
- Repeat performance: early examples in the quest for workable rapid-fire weapons
- Ottoman sword is swell buy in Munich
- Sought-after Colt now on way home to US
- McEwen collection of bows generates interest at Thomas Del Mar sale
- Pistol trio pack the punch of Keith Neal provenance
- German Maxim machine gun makes five times low estimate in Ipswich sale
- Tula pistols take £27,000
- Pepperbox revolvers add zest at Antony Cribb auction
- Airguns shoot up the rankings
Auction Reports
- Classic Art Deco selection of car mascots includes six-figure result for a notable Lalique rarity
- Farming family reaps reward years later as Flemish cabinet tops Wilson55 sale
- Medal minted as US presidential thanks for lifesaving rescue off coast of Kent
- Early reproductions of French furniture now matching the price of original pieces
- Mirror on the crest of an auction wave
- Marble bust among notable items gained by Cheffins in referral from Christie’s
- ART MARKET: Bowie sprinkles saleroom stardust
- Bob Dylan art stays on track at auction
- Early work by Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett doubles artist's auction record
- Australian pioneer artist John Glover's sketchbook emerges at Ewbank’s
- Not just any old ironworks
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Illustrated works, early printed books and a stand-alone picture make for an eclectic mix in London sale
- British and Irish book auctions: July 20-August 5
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Capturing the arts and minds at Colnaghi's latest show
- Forge and Lynch sell eyewitness watercolour of an Indian siege
- 5 Questions: Owen Pacey of Renaissance London
- The web shop window: Mogensen chair
- Over 150 dealers signed up for new transatlantic online book fair
International
- FRANCE: Furniture treasure trove amassed over 30 years
- Art Deco necklace fetches new high for Fouquet
- French sales feature Indo-Chinese works with Hanoi link
- Salon du Dessin back in play at long last
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- A long wait, but Hingham is back
- Latest events update from Truro to Newbury
- Contemporary art on course
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