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Region’s leading price for stellar Victorian jewel

15 May 2026

Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester sold a Victorian diamond and natural saltwater pearl double pendant brooch for £570,000 earlier this year, a house record for jewellery.

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Da Messina discovered in private collection

15 May 2026

This oil on panel portrait of a saint is an addition to the small number of autographs by Quattrocento painter Antonello da Messina.

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The name’s Bondt, Jean-Thierry Bondt

15 May 2026

The Fine Jewellery & Watches sale in Bellmans in Billingshurst on May 21 includes this Boucheron yellow guilloché enamel and brilliant cut diamond flower brooch.

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Mendip Hills view raises the bar for Parsons prices

15 May 2026

Alfred Parsons (1847-1920) is generally considered a solidly collectable Victorian-Edwardian artist but has never been in the same league as the major masters of the age, at least in terms of auction prices.

Giles Hume of Old Painted Furniture (shown right with father Frank)

Five questions with Giles Hume

15 May 2026

Giles Hume is a dealer who runs Old Painted Furniture and Earsham Hall Antiques in Bungay

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Barye bronze trots off to new owner

15 May 2026

A bronze by Antoine Barye dating from 1860 was among the stand-out sales at the recent staging of Classic Antique Fairs.

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Hondius extras make a world of difference to Mercator maps

15 May 2026

Jodocus Hondius’ additions for his edition of Gerhard Mercator’s pioneering 'Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura' made the work one of the most accomplished collections of maps from the early 17th century.

ATG letter: Casino Royale leapt to £29,000 in our sale

15 May 2026

Just a small thing, I saw that you wrote in ATG No 2743 that £22,500 for Casino Royale was, you believed, the joint-highest price for a straight, uninscribed copy.

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Bowl ‘given by the Bonnie Prince during wanderings’ finds new home at English auction

15 May 2026

An intriguing Jacobite relic was sold at a recent Mellors & Kirk (24% buyer’s premium) auction in Nottingham.

Two antiques dealers standing outside their warehouse

Dealer duo decide: ‘We need a bigger warehouse’

15 May 2026

Two antiques dealers who have owned businesses in Henley-on-Thames for many years have launched a bigger version of their joint venture, Warehouse 26.

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Pistrucci: Like father, like daughter

15 May 2026

Benedetto Pistrucci (1783-1855), who worked as chief engraver and chief medallist to the Royal Mint, had two daughters who he trained in gem engraving.

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Happy days in Yorkshire

15 May 2026

With so much gold and silver jewellery heading for the melting pot in recent months, Spicers (20% buyer’s premium) in Old Goole, East Yorkshire, was pleasantly surprised by the performance of this tiny 0.7g 9ct gold and enamel charm.

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Petworth dealer explains why having a gallery is so important to business

15 May 2026

For its summer show this year, Ottocento packs its Petworth gallery with the works of Modern British masters: John Nash, Henry Moore, David Bomberg, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, and more besides.

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How bible translations in China spread the word

15 May 2026

One of two translated versions that appeared almost simultaneously emerges in German saleroom

Buyers at a car boot sale

A capital idea from car boot organisers

15 May 2026

The organisers of the popular weekly Capital Car Boot Sale at the Pimlico Academy in London are launching a twice-monthly antiques market.

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Museums on the hunt for drawings and works on paper in Paris

15 May 2026

Institutional purchases have become a major feature of the Salon du Dessin works on paper fair

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Born without hands or feet: the remarkable artist Matthias Buchinger

15 May 2026

Rare family tree drawing by the 18th-century artist, magician, musician and showman comes to auction

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Classroom to saleroom: budding experts learn about the bidding world

15 May 2026

Pupils came to a south London auction house as part of a scheme taking place for the third time.

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Nelson’s final voyage in a replica Victory

15 May 2026

While the Cheffins auction featured the original drawing for the Duke of Wellington’s funeral carriage (see main Art Market story in this edition), the funeral of another British hero of the Napoleonic wars was in the spotlight in a London sale.

Watch part cufflink pair

Upcycled cufflinks: second-hand style, first-rate reaction

15 May 2026

ATG's publishing director recounts the joy of wearing an upcycled accessory

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