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Christopher Gibbs: His World – First book on a legendary dealer

30 June 2025

Christopher Gibbs (1938-2018) was an antiques dealer, collector, tastemaker and socialite, credited with shaping the aesthetic of ‘haute bohemian’ style and whose many friends included Mick Jagger, John Paul Getty, Bruce Chatwin, William Burroughs and Cecil Beaton.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2700

30 June 2025

On Friday, June 27, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3276.67 / €2805.26 / £2391.73

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Painting by follower of Hieronymus Bosch takes six-figure sum at auction

30 June 2025

A recently discovered floral still-life by Jan Davidsz de Heem sold for €2.8m.

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Touch of French animalier magic at German auction

30 June 2025

Roger Godchaux is regarded as one of the most accomplished French animalier sculptors of the first half of the 20th century.

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Previews: issue 2700

30 June 2025

Our selection of lots from upcoming auctions

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Bid Barometer: issue 2700

30 June 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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Cobwebs cleared after 50 years

30 June 2025

A specialist antiques shop in Southampton, a city rich in maritime heritage, is set to close at the end of August after 50 years of trading.

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Several firms placed in the frame

30 June 2025

Spotlight on specialist traders, a fresh online offering, the creation of new styles and revitalising antique items

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Hidden chest discovered during demolition of a medieval house revealed silver treasures

30 June 2025

The workers who were given the task in 1869 of demolishing a medieval patrician house in the Bavarian city of Regensburg found much more than they had expected.

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Rather startled Batman from Japan appears in German auction

30 June 2025

Since his inception in 1939, Batman, the Caped Crusader, has never really been out of fashion.

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Mask symbolises promise of protection to young boy

30 June 2025

One of the star lots at an auction of African and Oceanic works of art held by Zemanek-Münster (25% buyer’s premium) in Würzburg was a dance mask of the Telei people in the Buin district of Bougainville, one of the Solomon Islands.

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Early Japanese sketches and photos reveal ‘the dress, manners, customs and country of the people’

30 June 2025

Sketches at the Time of the Commencement of British Intercourse with Japan, an album containing 76 watercolours and drawings and 126 wood engravings from the last days of the Edo period, sold for £16,000 at Dominic Winter (22% buyer’s premium).

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Aumbry cupboard for leftovers becomes first choice for bidders

30 June 2025

A recent sale at Canterbury Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium) was led by this example of early English furniture: an oak aumbry or dole cupboard.

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Albert Amor doubles up for summer shows

30 June 2025

Two ceramics collections are under the spotlight at Albert Amor this summer.

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Enticing estimate for gold watch brings rapid exchange of bids

30 June 2025

An unusual 19th century gold watch by the Swiss maker Sylvain Mairet caught the eye of numerous bidders at a recent sale at Dr Crott (25% buyer’s premium) in Mannheim.

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Multi-talented Mortimer Menpes given a market test

30 June 2025

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) was something of a jack of all trades. But contrary to the old adage, he was a master of many.

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Stately homes host car boots

30 June 2025

Two stately home car boots held for charity take place this month and next including the ‘biggie’ at Wilton House, near Salisbury.

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John Nash brings in big Bucks with his countryside scenes

30 June 2025

Local landscapes by brother of the prominent Modern British artist Paul are now witnessing growing demand

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Carriage clock reaches astronomical height

30 June 2025

A complicated astronomical carriage clock by Breguet & Fils, first sold in January 1826, went dramatically over the odds at Antiquorum (25% buyer’s premium) in Geneva.

London's Treasure House Fair

Opening night sales heat up Chelsea's Treasure House Fair

27 June 2025

Early sales in the first hours of Treasure House Fair heated up the third edition of the Chelsea fair.

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