Print issue 2753 (25 July 2026)
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News
- Buyer relishes the chance to own a rare Prattware advertising plaque
- LAPADA Fair boosted by a string of high end dealers signing up
- BAMF guidance on AML stays in place says HMRC
- Another Good result in Wimbledon as rediscovered Old Master sets house record
- Back to school: Westminster headmaster’s gold ring returns home after auction
- Christie’s and Sotheby’s announce strong global success for the first half of the year
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Scottish stories cast a spell
- Watercolour album of British birds by Welsh porcelain painter emerges in Cardiff sale
- News in brief including the death of Lyon & Turnbull and Antiques Roadshow specialist Theo Burrell
- Bid Barometer: issue 2753
- Precious metals prices: issue 2753
Feature
- POSTERS: Not one or even two or three but four classic Cassandres in a single UK sale
- Cassandre black cat crops up as window card
- Bicycle design reaching for the stars soars past guide to take $90,000
- Viennese Secession poster successes in a Munich saleroom include Klimt, Schiele and Roller creations
- Posters promote the appeal of the Lancashire coast
- Circus posters: Roll up, roll up to ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’
- Buy a Halifax before the brand disappears
- Howard Terpning: the poster period
Auction Reports
- Bidders splash out on rare survivors of fabulous fountains
- Later ‘Boy and chicken’ cups paid homage to Ming masterpieces
- Dent ‘explorer’ owned by Rhodes came via his batman
- Do harp on about famous connections when selling musical instruments
Art Market
- Maritime art follows medals in superb Pilalas collection on naval theme
- Eyewitness view of an Arctic expedition
Books & Works on Paper
- Illuminated manuscript takes top honours as Christie’s sets a record for a UK various-owner book sale
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, July 21 to August 12, 2026
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
International
- Whitework panel hailed as one of the earliest ‘samplers’
- Wedgwood kingfisher catches the eye
- Imperial Glass Factory decanter set displays tsar’s symbol
- Cabinet has the touch of Belchier
- Portrait with Revolutionary appeal
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Backpage
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