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Edward Lear lots show pockets of strength for both oils and watercolours

21 October 2024

Latest mid-level results for works by the incredibly prolific artist underline importance of sensible estimates

Books and works on paper auction calendar, October 22-November 6

21 October 2024

Our regular listing of UK and Irish sales

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Full house is always a winner: French château contents sale in detail

21 October 2024

Old-fashioned contents sale from a château helped Drouot autumn season kick off with a strong start

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Christoph Hunger took Meissen porcelain secrets to Vienna then Venice

21 October 2024

The moment Johann Böttger oversaw the successful production of hard-paste porcelain at Meissen in Germany, the race was on for other European countries to create ‘white gold’.

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Frieze Masters takes the lead

21 October 2024

More traditional side of the five-day extravaganza starts to overshadow the contemporary offering

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Five questions with Dr Matthew Wills of Peter Harrington

21 October 2024

Dr Matthew Wills is a specialist on Chinese and Asian rare books at Peter Harrington, the rare book seller. The firm will be exhibiting at Firsts Hong Kong (formerly (China in Print fair).

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Golf trophy heads back south

21 October 2024

The Fine Art Golfing Society (FAGS) played its annual challenge match against the Scottish Art Dealers (SAD) at Dunbar GC during a recent tour to East Lothian.

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Final Wanstead vintage event of 2024 is coming up

21 October 2024

An east London event which the organiser describes as “a vintage fair that’s worth waiting for” is having its fourth outing this year in two halls at its regular spot, the Grade II-listed Wanstead United Reformed Church.

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Legge looks back on a lifelong textiles obsession

21 October 2024

Legge Carpets & Textiles is hosting a retrospective exhibition which is a celebration of Christopher Legge’s five decades in the business.

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Cup and saucer from Nelson service surface

21 October 2024

Nelson was a great admirer of porcelain and he and Emma Hamilton owned several services.

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Dudley set his sights on sailing

21 October 2024

Tajan is to offer a rare early pioneering maritime atlas/encyclopedia in its Paris rooms on November 27.

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Precious metals: issue 2665

21 October 2024

On Friday, October 18, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2703.02 / €2495.72 / £2079.25

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English delft plates sum up Duke of Ormonde's brief period of fame

21 October 2024

The Irish peer, statesman and soldier James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665-1745), first rose to prominence after helping put down the Monmouth Rebellion.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2665

21 October 2024

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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Previews: issue 2665

21 October 2024

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

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Music master in tune with famous faces in Staffordshire figure form

21 October 2024

In his professional life, John McDowell (1935-2023) was a talented composer and music teacher who worked for many years at Stranmillis University College, Belfast.

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Record bidding in the Cotswolds for a feminist first and a ‘horrid novel’

21 October 2024

Results from the Ombersley Court library reflect historical significance of the largely unseen works

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Vivid portraits bring eastern individuals to life

21 October 2024

Watercolour portraits by the Orientalist painter Carl Haag (1820-1915) form a niche in the artist’s wider market.

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Decorators descend on the Decorative Fair

21 October 2024

The autumn edition of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair at Evolution London (The Marquee) in Battersea Park from October 1-6 was one its most successful to date.

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Painting reveals Thomas Germain silversmith secrets

21 October 2024

The star of a recent auction held by Pousse-Cornet (21.8% buyer’s premium inc tax) in Blois was a particularly interesting still-life painting by the artist Alexandre-Francois Desportes (1661-1743).

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