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Horology holds the attention during a four-day sale

06 May 2024

Around 200 lots of clocks and watches feature in a strong section as part of a four-day sale

Stolen Fabergé eggs alert

Correction: Stolen advert

06 May 2024

On page 29 of ATG No 2637 there was an incorrect version of an advertisement relating to stolen items.

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Simply the chest at Petworth

06 May 2024

Practical campaign furniture is one of the stars as West Sussex event reaches its 10th anniversary

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Adams looks back on 35 years of Horti fairs

06 May 2024

When Matthew Adams started out as a dealer in the early 1980s, the constant cry from fellow dealers was “there are too many fairs”, he says.

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Latest brews: ninth Brandt tea-infuser emerges

06 May 2024

It has often been said that no other work of art encompasses the spirit of the Bauhaus more perfectly than Marianne Brandt’s tea-infuser or Teeextraktkännchen MT49, as it was officially called.

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Monkey business from von Max

06 May 2024

The German artist Gabriel von Max (1840-1915) was not only an accomplished painter but also a passionate follower of Darwinism.

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Middle East painted to Western taste by Huysmans

06 May 2024

To understand how European audiences viewed the Middle East in the 19th century, you could do worse than look at the body of work produced by Belgian artist Jan-Baptist Huysmans (1826-1906)*.

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Flights of fantasy: artist depicted hot-air balloons he never saw

06 May 2024

With very few exceptions, the French artist Victor Philippe Lemoine-Benoit devoted almost all of his painting career to one subject: hot-air balloons of the Montgolfière type.

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Potting and pottering with an East Sussex brocante

06 May 2024

The biannual Potting Shed Brocantes in East Sussex returns this spring.

Memorial service – David William Fuller

06 May 2024

David William Fuller died peacefully at home on March 8, 2024.

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Previews: issue 2642

06 May 2024

Our selection of lots from six upcoming auctions

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Reclamation and antiques dealer joins up with Norwich department store

06 May 2024

An owner of reclamation centre has set up shop at the invitation of a renowned Norwich retailer.

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Canaletto works (with a bit of help)

06 May 2024

Venetian painter sometimes used studio assistants

Alistair McCrea

News in brief including Heritage Auctions expanding in London

06 May 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Heritage Auctions expanding in London with latest hire.

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Obituary – Ronald Benjamin (1927-2024)

06 May 2024

Many regular readers of the ATG would recall Ronald Benjamin’s reminiscences about his singular life and career which appeared in May last year (Letters, ATG No 2591).

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Precious metals prices: issue 2642

06 May 2024

On Friday, May 3, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2307.91 €2143.07 £1831.68

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Two new books to light up your reading time

06 May 2024

A book on bicycle lights and one on SCotish furniture are among the latest books to be published in the world of art and antiques.

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Five Questions: Lesley Ferguson

06 May 2024

Lesley Ferguson of Lesley Ferguson Antiques is based at Lorfords.

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Folk art specialist Young celebrates the British high street

06 May 2024

A collection of 23 vintage photographs is showcased in Robert Young Antiques’ exhibition Ironmongers.

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Chip in with fine art golf memories

06 May 2024

Ben Haynes, chairman of Dawsons Auctioneers, recently presented the AH Baldwin Salver to David Hughes in his first event as captain of the Fine Art Golfing Society (FAGS) in 2024.

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