Dreweatts

Artist survived a shipwreck but then spent a decade creating portraits and views of the local landscape

A George III cast bronze two-pounder sold on June 3 came from a group of 12 cast for a commission by second Viscount William Courtenay, most probably for his private yacht Dolphin in 1775. The cannon was later removed to Powderham Castle, Devon.

Talk of ‘mammoth’ sales usually entails a sizeable selection of lots.

Some ‘prisoner of war’ productions are now thought to have been made by skilled craftsmen

Matthew Boulton’s inventory of stock in 1782 lists “1 small figure of Minerva”, according to Nicholas Goodison’s Ormolu: the Work of Matthew Boulton, 1974.

As Forum Auctions enters its 10th year of trading, Rupert Powell reflects on a busy year

The top price of the recent sale of the Philip Astley-Jones collection came for a portrait with a strong Indian connection.

Possibly a pair with Franklin, but saleroom unable to trace another example depicting Washington

Several middle-market pocket globes have appeared at regional salerooms recently – here is a selection

What a difference three years and an estimate can make.

The London-based design company Isokon, which produced furniture by Wells Coates and Marcel Breuer, and Gerald Summers’ firm Makers of Simple Furniture both explored the radical possibilities of lamination.

A white-glove sale tells its own story about the health of a market

The Fine Jewellery sale at Dreweatts (26% buyer’s premium) in Newbury on March 19 included two quite different lots from the subcontinent - and both were well received.

The Disney character was one of the first examples of using merchandise for promotion and early items are sought after by collectors

Two Cartier brooches commissioned by Sir Stephen Courtauld for his wife have gone on display at Eltham Palace, eight months after they were sold at auction by Dreweatts in Newbury.

A series of British portraits offered across two different Dreweatts (26/25% buyer’s premium) sales got the new year off to a good start at the Newbury saleroom.