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Previews: issue 2690

21 April 2025

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions.

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Centrepiece given to Prussian politician was thought to be a snub to Bismarck

21 April 2025

As a token of their appreciation for his work as administrator of the region around the German town of Geldern, a few miles from the Dutch border, 16 mayors from local towns presented the Prussian politician and bureaucrat Georg von Eerde with a monumental silver centrepiece.

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Moller chairs sit nicely together

21 April 2025

A recent sale at Burstow & Hewitt (20% buyer’s premium) in Battle, East Sussex was led by six Danish rosewood dining chairs designed by Niels Otto Moller for JL Moller.

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Top stories this week including art industry seeking clarity over Trump's tariffs

20 April 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of efforts to establish whether antiques will be exempt from Donald Trump's tariffs

Model of RNLI lifeboat

Model of RNLI lifeboat presented to chairman makes 10 times estimate

18 April 2025

The model in the James Peake design was offered as part of the Tony Cuff collection at Clarkes Auctions in Dorset

Medieval manuscript

Dealer sells ‘feminist’ medieval manuscript to Getty Museum

17 April 2025

Dealer Les Enluminures has sold a ‘pioneering-feminist’ medieval manuscript to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

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Rediscovered Hans Coper vase found in garden flies over estimate at Chiswick Auctions

17 April 2025

A monumental work by Hans Coper (1920-81) which was found in a London garden among weeds and covered in snails sold at more than three times estimate at Chiswick Auctions.

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East Anglian gallery celebrates the artists of Suffolk

17 April 2025

The East Anglian Traditional Art Centre highlights the talents of its local creatives in a show which opens this weekend.

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Third tranche of Bill Terry archery collection goes under the hammer

16 April 2025

More than 150 lots of archery memorabilia from the final tranche of the Bill Terry collection appeared at Olympia Auctions on April 16.

Timurid manuscript folio

Unique Timurid manuscript folio estimated £2m-3m at Christie’s

16 April 2025

A folio from a rare 15th century Timurid manuscript will be offered at Christie’s in London on May 1.

Medieval Kiddush cup

Earliest known Kiddush cup emerges at Sotheby’s

16 April 2025

The oldest known medieval Jewish artefact, a Kiddush cup from the 11th or 12th century, is being offered at Sotheby’s later this year.

Jackie Kennedy sketch

Jackie Kennedy sketch flies over estimate at Bonhams

16 April 2025

An original artwork by Jackie Kennedy (1929-1994) created just one month before the assassination of her husband, US President John F Kennedy, drew strong demand at a recent Bonhams sale.

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Huge vinyl record collection to appear at Ewbank’s

15 April 2025

A single-owner collection of more than 30,000 vinyl records will appear at Ewbank’s in a two-day auction on April 23-24.

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Velvet Underground: Rare picture sleeve provides 'Holy Grail moment' for collectors

15 April 2025

“A Holy Grail moment for collectors worldwide” was the promise from Merseyside auction house Omega (29/35% buyer’s premium inc VAT) when a scarce picture sleeve came for sale.

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Trump's tariffs: trade seeks clarity on antiques exemptions as price of gold soars

14 April 2025

Dealers and collectors are still seeking clarity on whether the US ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariffs will apply to antiques.

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Lowry’s Going to the Mill goes to auction 99 years after purchase

14 April 2025

An early work by LS Lowry (1887-1976) first sold to the literary editor of The Manchester Guardian for £10 in 1926 and kept by his family is now estimated at £700,000-£1m in a May 1-2 auction.

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Set your stall out for doll collectors

14 April 2025

The pages of ATG have included many antiques stalls over the years but not many that measure just over 2ft long.

Trade urged to be alert over financial sanctions reporting

14 April 2025

Art market businesses in the UK will shortly become subject to reporting requirements for financial sanctions.

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Child prodigy Mendelssohn on song in saleroom

14 April 2025

String of portraits offered by south London auction house included sketch of the 12-year-old musical prodigy

Turing and Bayley Delilah project archive

News in brief including a Cambridge college's acquisition of Turing papers

14 April 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an archive of scientific papers relating to Alan Turing being acquired by King’s College, Cambridge

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