Print issue 2606 (26 August 2023)
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News
- Impact of art dealer's collapse revealed by administrators
- Mystery woman sets auction record for artist Harrington Mann
- British Museum hit by jewellery storeroom theft
- Raise a glass to a Guinness collection sale
- Chelsea ‘Gold Anchor’ vase joins portrait bought by V&A
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Renowned wax modeller tests his marble skills
- Royal Navy deck life in year of Trafalgar attracts bids at Florida auction
- News in brief including a rare Saxon bowl unearthed in Yorkshire coming to auction
- Bid Barometer: issue 2606
- Precious metals prices: issue 2606
Feature
- Not plain to see: highly decorative furniture in focus
- George III commode at Christie's is a long story
- Buyer takes slice of the pie crust table top
- Bidders home in on a top tea caddy
- Sofa surprise at £10,800
- Tastes turned towards the elaborate French style
- Six pieces of furniture offered by dealers including a George II partners’ desk
Auction Reports
- Moorcroft offers multiple charms for collectors
- Beefy memorabilia reminds England of Ashes triumph
- Snuff mull rams in at more than 30 times top estimate
- Dip into the Grand Tour with a sarcophagus inkstand
- ART MARKET: Evelyn De Morgan goes for gold using unusual medium
- Dreaming spires and a range of other attractions
Books & Works on Paper
- Homer finds an English audience
- Henry James refugee work is rare sale visitor on vellum
- Make an auld acquaintance: Scottish artists in London club together
- French try to curry favour with the emperor Qianlong
- Wolstenholm fits the bill again
- Ditko’s personal Spidey spins a premium
- French author’s work proves cream of the crop rotation
- British and Irish book auctions, August 22-September 14, 2023
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
Collector Interview
International
- Robert E Lee button bonanza
- Corot still very popular in the States
- Snuff bottle takes 31 times low estimate
- Original lyrics for Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' comes to auction
- Bardin globe travels Down Under
- Rare Royal Doulton Spook figure emerges at Hollywood sale
- Buteux ice pail carries a cool musical motif
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Pals prepare for a new brocante in Lincolnshire
- Three Counties rolls into Bedfordshire
- Cost of living crisis hits PM Rishi Sunak's local antiques shop
Letters
- Liberty’s timbers – it’s such a shame
- Mystery painting – field of red flowers
- Heard of Hewston & Forster?
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