Print issue 2528 (05 February 2022)
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News
- Silver Vaults dealer S&J Stodel wins the £26,000 trophy
- Henry III gold penny is ‘best ever’ coin find
- Dealers campaign to keep London's historic gas lamps
- Botticelli top at Sotheby’s for second year
- Houlston marks election to BADA with collection of former chairman Horne
News Digest
- Pick of the week: ‘Newbattle Turks’ take a huge £1.1m
- Banksy stable sets house record in Newcastle
- News in brief – including Rogers Jones revealing its best-ever hammer totals
- Bid Barometer: issue 2528
- Precious metals prices: issue 2528
Feature
- TOYS & COLLECTABLES: Mini drivers power into saleroom
- It’s good to Torck
- Sindy sought by nostalgia-minded collectors
- German mass market appeal
- R100 and Concorde toys take off at auction
- Variations that are key to Star Wars figure value
- Rocking horses: the mane attraction
- Tiny teawares for a ‘little miss’
- Caravanette offers accommodation on the go
- Doll was given with royal seal of approval
- Buyers keeping eyes on toys as investments
- Clowning around on a tricycle
- ‘Traditional’ bears up well
Auction Reports
- Egyptian king re-emerges for sale in Gloucestershire
- Exotic Christopher Dresser chairs influenced by Egypt motifs
- Famed for whimsical cats, but Louis Wain also took Futurist inspiration
- Looks lovely on the chalet wall
- Silver tankard from Canadian admirers of British pluck
- Royal Crown Derby teapot serves up Surrealism thanks to Dali
- ART MARKET: Leggett market gets a leg up
- First of a series of Anna Airy works
- Macaw blimey: a Sarah Stone collection for sale
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Fantasy meets very real interest
- Very special Fleming 007 at Keys
- Victorian game formed by single sheet of paper
- London exhibition lots join worldwide adventures at sale
- British and Irish book auctions: February 1-20, 2022
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- New SLAD director Paul Hewitt aims for steady but sure approach to trade challenges
- Exhibition focuses on 1980s gallery's attack
- BADA prepares for a busy 2022
- Online initiatives are here to stay, says LAPADA
- CADA launches Cotswolds Curated exhibitions
International
- How majolica mania takes over
- New saleroom Art Research Paris starts with jewellery
- Chardin set for a sweet €12m-15m at Artcurial
- Leger takes the leisurely approach
Fairs, Markets & Centres
- Midcentury Modern fair is back at Dulwich College in March
- So Last Century starts new event
- Steel and Jones take the reins
- Dealer Nicholls rates Ardingly as a smash hit