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Three Coper murals united for the first time after auction purchase

06 January 2025

The Hans Coper (1920-81) mural sold at auction in November at a German saleroom - as reported in ATG No 2671 - will be going on display in the UK this month, it has emerged.

A fragment from HMS Bounty

Fragment from HMS Bounty found in vendor’s attic heads to auction

06 January 2025

A fragment from HMS Bounty that has been discovered in an attic is coming to auction in Derby on February 26.

Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee

Rare memoir of ‘a man of color’ makes 10 times estimate in Gloucestershire sale

06 January 2025

A scarce lifetime biography of the renowned pan-Africanist Paul Cuffee, found plenty of competition at a recent auction at Dominic Winter.

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Harry Houdini King of Cards poster had been collected by Yorkshireman spellbound by magic

06 January 2025

Erik Weisz (1864-1926) launched his monumental career as the illusionist Harry Houdini in 1891 as a specialist in card tricks.

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Moore bronze comes out of Manhattan

06 January 2025

A late but textbook bronze by Henry Moore (1898-1986) sold for $75,000 (£59,000) at a 145-lot sale held in New York by Auctions at Showplace (25% buyer’s premium).

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Portal to a secret past: Portrait miniatures can pack in plenty of hidden messages says specialist Emma Rutherford

06 January 2025

Emma Rutherford admits to being “a very boring child” who became fascinated by history at the age of 10 or 11.

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Previews: issue 2675

06 January 2025

A selection of lots from upcoming sales

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Different time and place can deliver a different result in this fickle world of auctions

06 January 2025

The auction market can be a fickle beast, as results for the same items offered on separate occasions sometimes show.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2675

06 January 2025

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online

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News in brief including sale of banker Bernard Kelly's art collection

06 January 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the sale of a Bernard Kelly's art collection and a £10m jewellery theft

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Birth tablets underline Lowestoft’s sense of belonging

06 January 2025

Porcelain birth tablets with their roots in Suffolk are unique to the factory

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Dod Procter 1920s works figure strongly in saleroom bidding battles

06 January 2025

Over the last decade, portraits from the 1920s by Dod Procter (1891-1972) have become increasingly valuable.

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Lowestoft Cannon Ball beaker and cover blasts away estimate

06 January 2025

A recent weekly sale at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Lewes included an English porcelain rarity: a blue and white Cannon Ball pattern beaker and cover.

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Memoir tells tale of a man who backed settlements of free slaves

06 January 2025

Rare opportunity to buy contemporary account of Paul Cuffee arises at Gloucestershire saleroom

Books and works on paper auction calendar, January 7-31, 2025

06 January 2025

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

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Why acquiring another gramophone always sounds like a great idea

06 January 2025

Christopher Proudfoot is the president of The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society (CLPGS).

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Improved web offerings and marketing in China show how firms can boost business

06 January 2025

Following on from last week’s comments from three fairs and markets organisers on how 2024 has been for their businesses, here is the take from Europe’s largest antiques centre, a fair organiser who is packing them in and a booksellers fairs’ association with a £1m sales figure from just one event.

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Dresser claret jug proved too pricey to produce in great number

06 January 2025

The hugely versatile Christopher Dresser sold 37 different designs to the Sheffield firm of Dixon and Sons from 1879-82.

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Handy for a bit of sharp practice at the card table

06 January 2025

Gambling today - particularly card playing - is a largely sanitised affair, occurring in luxurious settings under strict observation in town centre casinos.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2675

06 January 2025

On Friday, January 3, Michael Bloomstein of Brightonwas payingthe following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2656.10 / €2580.06 / £2142.02

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