Print issue 2551 (16 July 2022)
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News
- Sevres tea service celebrated King George’s regal recovery
- The British Antique Dealers’ Association appoints new MD
- Old Master big-hitters thin on the ground
- Vendor’s prayers answered by a £480,000 nut
- Furniture suite could be first ‘museum quality’ ivory sale
- Bishop and Miller expands to Norfolk
- London Art Week attracts strong US interest
- Bonhams closes coins and medals department
News Digest
- Pick of the week: A rediscovered carving emerges at Sotheby's sale
- Castellani brooch lights up first Frome jewellery auction
- News in brief – including the halting of an auction of a Chinese silver flask after government intervention
- Bid Barometer: issue 2551
- Precious metals prices: issue 2551
Auction Reports
- Colman buyers keen as mustard
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Deadly demand by ‘Bloody Mary’
- Houdini captured for once
- Bird’s-eye views of the US
- British and Irish book auctions: July 12-21, 2022
Art Market
- WATERCOLOURS AND WORKS ON PAPER: A market for sensitive collectors
- Attractive pitches push works on paper to impressive prices
- Cadell took a strong shine to Iona’s beauty
- Peploes available at a more affordable level
- Keith Vaughan works on the crest of a wave
- Sandby takes third place but four figures at auction
- Nash and Brangwyn fresh to the market
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Olympia fair proves to be a golden oldie
- 5 Questions: Old Master dealer Fabrizio Moretti
- The web shop window: a 19th century portrait of a smuggler
International
- BRAFA fair report: Bright start for new Brussels venue
- Moves and appointments including Sotheby’s opening a new permanent Monaco gallery
- The spy who loved merchandising
- Gujarat casket holds lots of appeal for buyer
- The elusive Button Gwinnett completes a Declaration full set
- Ancient attractions turn heads at Hindman
- English tea caddy on offer at Butterscotch
- Oyster poster could be a perfect catch
- Magical prop made by Okito
- Contents of home designed by English decorator come to Chicago sale
- Classical Flora statue from Cologne’s botanical garden emerges in Massachusetts auction
- Mantel clock from Bordeaux emerges in New Orleans
- Fairground attraction at Morphy auction
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Letters
- End of medals and coins sales at Bonhams also means end of Glendining’s
- That picture was worth a thousand words
Backpage
- Fools go Russian in: why the art world needs to consider sanctions carefully
- A quick guide on what the Russian bans now entail
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