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News
- Gold medallion from 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle appears in Hampshire
- Scythian items seized in art trafficking crackdown
- Bastille sketch boasts remarkable provenance including Lafayette and George Washington
- Renowned collections of Churchill memorabilia spell V for valuable
- Watch and jewellery company boss takes over as Bonhams’ new global CEO
News Digest
- Pick of the Week: Hong Kong fire helmet in demand
- Bidders dig medieval jug offered in US sale
- News in brief including new faces at Anderson & Garland and Olympia Auctions
- Bid Barometer: issue 2654
- Precious metals prices: issue 2654
Feature
- ARMS AND ARMOUR: A selection of swords in play at auction
- Lot that shows loads of interest
- It was nearly Napoleon Blownapart: pistols he once ‘intended to use on himself’ sell in French auction
- Cannon barrels point to date around time of Ottoman invasion and Siege of Vienna
- Highland highlight: badge collection for sale
- Books that cover the cutting edge of collecting, Viking and medieval style
Auction Reports
- Twelve hours selling a single owner collection… a day on the tiles
- Bovine rarities generate bullish prices for Beswick
- Copy of famous Nelson marble bust commission finds its own value
- ART MARKET: St Agnes sparks a bidding battle
- Future French king portrayed by female painter ‘Madame Tott’
- Street view and galleon at sea surface in same south London sale
Books & Works On Paper
- Schøyen sale: oldest known book in private hands finds new owner
- Wild West adventuress Lilian impressed Buffalo Bill Cody
- Mahatma Gandhi writes to his ‘soulmate’ Hermann
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, Aug 7-22, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- After 52 years ‘I’d rather give up while it’s still going well’
- Five Questions: Nick Jones
- Ideal fair for star spotting and antiques hunting
- Bookseller marks an anniversary and a new chapter
International
- Norwegian dragon style swoops in
- Huntsmen vase rides to over 40 times estimate
- Glaze treasured on sale days
- Pressing concerns: Novelty swan-form iron attracts bidding battle in US auction
- Dress code of a dynasty
- Cactus vase pricked out in Denver
- Buyer chooses Choisy-le-Roi
- First bid $250… but hammer comes down at $320,000 for a Yongzheng porcelain incense box
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Backpage
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