Print issue 2593 (20 May 2023)
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News
- Online art buying continues to grow but record rise eases after lockdown boom
- Christie’s raises buyer’s premium... then sets a Rousseau record
- It’s a Cotman family extravaganza at Dawsons
- CITES application system goes digital
- Pocket watch expert’s exceptional collection catches the eye at Bonhams
- Stitch in time: embroidered sampler makes 35 times estimate in Newcastle
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Keen as mustard on a Lambeth rarity
- Bid Barometer: issue 2593
- Mitten worn on 1953 Everest expedition sold at Hansons
- Precious metals: issue 2593
- News in Brief including Elstob & Elstob rebranding
Auction Reports
- Henry Sandon lots pass to new owners
- Mineral cabinet chips in
- Exceptional slice of dessert on offer with tasty Ewenny
- Blanchard spread his wings to be the leading manufacturer of terracotta in Britain
- Gratitude for ‘zeal and intredipity’ in attacking women and children
- Send in the clowns: cigarette card rarity makes £8000
- Intaglio has a golden moment in Birmingham
- ART MARKET: Alma-Tadema’s friends put on a panel show at his house
- Symons supporters make a bugle call
- Funny felines stand up and deliver Louis Wain record
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Colourful jacket of distinctive type boosts du Maurier Rebecca
- English 17th century works play their part in New York
- Pioneering Arrowsmith atlas admired for elegance
- Victoria and Albert royal wedding procession depicted on a 19ft folding strip
- British and Irish book auctions: May 16-27, 2023
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Focus on female artists still at the forefront
- 5 Questions: glass specialist Brian Watson
- Six Joseph Knibb clocks star in a stellar collection
- William Crotch covered in St James’s show
Collector Interview
International
- French style chimes with clock buyers in New York
- Bid for the feeling of Bliss at auction
- Family car and automobilia collection flies away to a white-glove result
- De Morgan tile meanders into the saleroom
- Camille Fauré says it with flowers
- Dragons decorate a Qing robe
- Dickens brings expectations of up to $12,000
- Grab this opportunity to bag a Greek bronze right arm
- 'Gang of Five' robot is the target of Japanese toy collectors
- Chelsea plates on offer in Ohio auction
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Marylebone fest is back in antiques-rich area
- Coronation fever at Arthur Swallow Fairs
- Suffolk event offers the pick of Provence
Adverts
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