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Butcher Cumberland of Culloden fame celebrated

18 September 2023

Among the highlights of The Premier Sale at St James’s Auctions on September 27 is this Battle of Culloden gold commemorative medal.

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Cavalry charges into history at Omdurman

18 September 2023

Australian saleroom Abacus Auctions will feature a compact but significant collection of medals formed by British expatriate Dr Cecil Walkley.

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Dutch scholar sitter comes with a princely provenance

18 September 2023

A handsome portrait with a princely provenance was among a group of intriguing Old Masters offered at a Gloucestershire saleroom

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Baseball makes its debut in an early US publication

18 September 2023

The Book of Sports by Robin Carver is considered the first American publication to describe the sport of baseball.

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Nabeshima dish design draws on Japanese traditions

18 September 2023

Nabeshima porcelain takes its name from the clan that controlled the Saga domain in the Edo period.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2610

18 September 2023

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.

Roman glass cinerarium

Norfolk dealer’s glass collection up for sale

18 September 2023

A single-owner sale from the late Norfolk glass collector and dealer Brian Watson is coming to Bishop & Miller on September 27.

Yemeni stelae

News in brief including four looted Yemini ancient stelae coming to V&A

18 September 2023

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the four looted Yemini ancient stelae recovered from a London shop going on display at the V&A.

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Willem van de Velde the Younger's ships sail from south London

18 September 2023

A small sketch of two ships in a gale by the leading Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) was among the lots bringing interest at Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) summer sale of Old Master, British & European pictures.

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Fragonard makes a sacrificial offering

18 September 2023

An oil on canvas by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) estimated at €4m-6m is billed as a highlight of the sale of Old Master and 19th century art to be held by Artcurial in Paris in November.

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The web shop window: Regency writing table

18 September 2023

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

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Shell out for ornamental combs

18 September 2023

Massive ornamental hair combs such as this are associated with the East Sumbanese people of modern Indonesia.

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Letters: Coade comforting thoughts

18 September 2023

It was very interesting to see your front page story about the Coade stone torchère and its acquisition by The Fitzwilliam Museum (ATG No 2608).

Coin Yearbook features special Anglo-Saxon spotlight

18 September 2023

The latest edition of the Coin Yearbook is published this month.

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Battersea Decorative fair runs with a new tribal twist

18 September 2023

The Decorative Fair returns from October 3-8 for its third and final staging of the year.

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Fine performance by the trade team

18 September 2023

The Fine Art Trade (FAT) defeated Christie’s at the annual end-of-summer cricket match organised by Edgar Both of the trade and Nick Finch from Christie’s.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2610

18 September 2023

On Friday, September 15, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1912.86 / €1795.93 / £1542.63

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First principles: the Smiley library

18 September 2023

As co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine established in 1991, Robin and Kathryn Smiley’s bookshelves were brimming with choice first editions from across the broad span of British and American literature.

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Previews: issue 2610

18 September 2023

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming UK and Irish auctions

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Pop art at Hindman puts avocado salad on the menu

18 September 2023

Hindman’s 116-lot auction of Post War & Contemporary Art on September 28 includes a classic pop art painting by Wayne Thiebaud that comes for sale from the estate of Kansas City collectors Morton and Estelle Sosland.

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