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Self-portrait shows Denton Welch at time when his life was shattered by an accident

05 June 2023

A small but eyecatching self-portrait by Denton Welch (1915-48) equalled the auction record for the artist.

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Hulk heads price list in Newcastle comics sale

05 June 2023

Around 750 lots of comics featured in a May 10-11 auction held by Anderson & Garland (25% Buyer’s Premium) of Newcastle.

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Previews: issue 2596

05 June 2023

Our selection of six upcoming lots at UK auctions.

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Doulton delights packed in floor to ceiling

03 June 2023

A remarkable Nautilus Clock sold for £7000 when Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) offered the first part of the Ann Turner collection of Doulton pottery.

Panticapaeum gold stater

Miniature masterpiece gold stater retakes title of the most expensive classical coin

29 May 2023

A Panticapaeum gold stater, struck in present day Crimea c.350-300BC, has regained the rank of the world’s most expensive classical coin.

Tipu Sultan’s bedchamber sword

Auction record for Tipu Sultan’s sword

29 May 2023

A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.

Marble stele

Stoclet Buddhist stele in high demand at auction

29 May 2023

This 2ft 7in (78cm) high white marble stele depicting the Buddhist goddess Guanyin on a lotus throne between two bodhisattva was carved in the Northern Qi dynasty.

Silver Tompian clock

Silver Tompion clock is the ‘best in private hands’

29 May 2023

Horology dealership Carter Marsh is bringing to market what it calls the most important English table clock it has ever handled.

Elizabethan manuscript on cheese

Pick of the week: Cheesy does it for £45,000 Elizabethan manuscript at auction

29 May 2023

Leading the sale at Dominic Winter on May 17 was a highly unusual Elizabethan manuscript treatise on cheese and cheese making.

Norwich silver

Get a taste of silver from the Colman collection coming to auction in Essex

29 May 2023

Sworders’ next Fine Interiors sale includes a collection of Norwich 17th century silver assembled by one of East Anglia’s best-known families.

Jennifer Lee's pot

Latest Jennifer Lee top price at auction pushes studio potter close to Rie and Coper levels

29 May 2023

Mallams regained the record for a pot by Jennifer Lee (b.1956) on May 18 when a large asymmetrical vessel from c.1990 sold at £40,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium).

First Folio

Is this a First Folio that I see before me sold at £6.25m?

29 May 2023

Peter Harrington Rare Books has sold a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio with an asking price of £6.25m.

Brexit

News in brief including Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) remaining in UK law

29 May 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news that Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) will remain in force within UK law.

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Conan Doyle celebrated in Chicago

29 May 2023

‘Sherlockian scholar’ is the term Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) uses to describe Robert Hess.

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Previews: issue 2595

29 May 2023

Our selection of 12 upcoming lots at UK auctions.

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Beckmann's depiction of friend’s family comes to Munich auction

29 May 2023

Known for his countless self-portraits, second only in number to Rembrandt, and a distinctive style often with somewhat sinister undertones, Max Beckmann also created some surprising works.

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Nelson portrait in ‘warts and all’ fashion generates an extraordinary bidding battle

29 May 2023

Despite being a copy by a little-known Norfolk painter, ‘authentic’ portrait makes remarkable price

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Business booms as stars align for Cooper fairs

29 May 2023

Cooper Events is experiencing something of a boom time with 10% attendance increase.

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Art dealer Moore-Gwyn takes radical approach for latest exhibition

29 May 2023

'A Wagon on the Street at Kingston, Sussex', c.1906, is one of two pictures by Robert Bevan (1865-1925) included in Harry Moore-Gwyn’s latest exhibition.

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Picnic plans for dealers ahead of Arthur Swallow Fairs' new Cirencester Park event

29 May 2023

Adam Hills of Retrouvius, the London shop and studio specialising in architectural salvage, has 35 ex-University of Nottingham large oak refectory tables and benches with hand-carved details to shift.

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