Print issue 2659 (14 September 2024)
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News
- Big three auction houses to host Asian Art in London dealer shows
- Whoopee as Beano sets new British comic record
- Classic Antique Fairs postpones its first Farnborough event
- Constable oil sketch sparks bidding battle
- Spencer opens new chapter with own saleroom
- Restituted Cranach the Elder comes to auction after museum deal with heirs
News Digest
- Pick of the week: 18th century view of London by Irish female artist flies to over 30 times estimate
- Williams watercolours on offer in west London
- News in brief including Catherine Southon moving premises
- Bid Barometer: issue 2659
- Precious metals prices: issue 2659
Feature
- LUXURY TRAVEL: Christie's sells largest private collection of Louis Vuitton trunks
- Handy way to carry a rubber duck in style
- Black Louis Vuitton trunk could match a car colour
Auction Reports
- Roman bust thought to be an emperor stands out at auction
- Spoons are thought to be Glasgow goldsmith’s only survivors
- Bidders sense the feel of Vincennes in a fine floral display
- ART MARKET: Gude tidings from East Anglia as Norwegian landscape work delights
- Brooke boost: new auction benchmarks
Books & Works On Paper
- Monty Python’s buying circus - English literary landmarks collected by the late Terry Jones
- Auction offers ‘truly magnificent’ copy of Irish antiquities work
- Nansen broke the ice for a first UK appearance
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, September 10-24, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Art fair puts Barns-Graham in freeze focus for a showcase
- Five questions with Nate Ivey of DC Silver
- The Knights are young
- Gutenberg Bible leaf priced at six figures
International
- Expressionist pioneer Bauhaus artist later became a Nazi
- Pergay’s steel furniture proved to be a big hit
- Ram trade sign hammers at $16,000
- Sandoz bronze goose reduced to snail’s pace
- Louis XVI bedroom panels on the move yet again after auction purchase
- Examples of Namikawa’s intricate art excite many admirers
- Impronte act as reminder of famous Grand Tour works
- Ritual ornament comes from Kansas collection of 22 jades
- Adamson ice fisherman catches the attention at auction
- Bidders make Wiener Werkstätte buckles link
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Organiser of specialist glass fair on the lookout for venues to add to West Midlands location
- Duo launch Sheffield staging
- Quality counts in Cornwall
Backpage
- Letter: The Thomas Crapper Museum exhibits are mostly not Crapper
- Salvo launches latest pocket guides
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