Print issue 2538 (16 April 2022)
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News
- Sèvres ‘Etruscan’ plates receive just desserts in Lincolnshire
- ‘Happy Easter’ after Darwin books returned
- First timers offered chance at TEFAF
- US bidder chooses French seasons from Spain
- Michelangelo will go to auction
- Bronte manuscript on sale at New York book fair
News Digest
- Pick of the week: ‘The talk of the Staffordshire community’
- Bid Barometer: issue 2538
- Cezanne and Bellotto to stay in UK for now
- Precious metals prices: issue 2538
- News in brief – including a vintage fashion auctioneer launching a joint venture in Paris
Auction Reports
- Chaise longue value lies in the maker
- A trio of Arts & Crafts designers in focus
- Qwerty spelt the end for the Niagara
- Cat sat on a shelf came all the way from Egypt
- Anti-slavery sentiments in ceramics
- ART MARKET: Fortune teller helped the Frith fortune
- How Lady Hamilton stared down at Uncle Monty
- Artist and model who caused high society scandal
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: The joy of six – a selection of highlights from Dominic Winter
- Mystery journal ready for a private investigation
- Kensington mapped out and Le Carré in a designer jacket
- British and Irish book auctions: April 12-30, 2022
Previews
Feature
- What's cheap, cheerful and under a grand?
- At a showground fair: Getting it all out in the open
- At an indoor fair: All the fun – and serendipity – of the fair
- At auction: Peruse, bid and buy – online or in the room
- From an antiques centre: The centre of attention
- From a dealer’s shop: Finding that statement item
- On Instagram: Scrolling surprise and delight
- From a dealer portal: Stock selection
Dealers’ Diary
- The nation of shopkeepers
- The treats of Philadelphia
- News in Dealer news in brief including the rescheduled London Art Fair set to open next week
- Bust impulse buy at Chelsea
- 5 Questions: Callum Jackson
International
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Fair's new organiser tells tales of tiles
- Four upcoming car boot fairs in the UK from Wilton House to Stonor Park
- Hunt celebrates 25 years at IACF