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Hefty estimates and guarantees suggest a fierce competition in the market when seeking consignments

Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of the most recognised artists of her day with her reputation spreading across Italy, France, Poland and Russia.

Art glass will be one notable feature of the second instalment of the sale of items from the estate of Ron Blessing of Nebraska on March 18.

Inscription signalled one of American literature’s most significant editorial relationships

Peta Smyth has been dealing in antique textiles since 1976 and her shop at 42 Moreton Street in Pimlico, west London, is renowned for its extensive array of fine textiles, attracting a loyal and diverse clientele of interior designers, antiques dealers and collectors.

The jersey worn by Sir Gareth Edwards when he scored what is generally considered the game’s greatest ever try set an auction record for any rugby shirt when it was knocked down at £240,000 last week (plus 20% buyer’s premium inc VAT).

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of a factory-sealed, first-edition iPhone selling for a five-figure sum.

A selection of 11 upcoming lots available at UK and Irish auctions.

Rare books specialist Shapero Rare Books run by Bernard Shapero is a regular exhibitor at TEFAF.

Jan Keyne is a long-time exhibitor at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea as Town & Country and has also appeared on Dickinson’s Real Deal for 13 years.

How love has been represented in jewellery through the ages was the topic of discussion at Grays Antiques in London.

Held at the Bath & West Showground in Somerset for many years, the annual Festival of Cards has moved to a smaller location nearby.

A strong contest for a Dutch naval scene was generated at Dorset saleroom thanks in part to the picture bearing the signature 'A. Storck'.

The majority of art dealers in the secondary market probably agree with Jeremy Taylor’s views on the Artist’s Resale Right (Letters, ATG No 2579) and had hoped that the Ivor Braka case (News, ATG No 2581) would be the start of a conversation.

On Friday, February 24, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1814.20 €1718.09 £1514.00

The Fifty Fathoms watch was born in the 1950s from the encounter between the Swiss firm Blancpain (by then using the legal trading name Rayville) and two French naval officers, Capt Robert Maloubier and Lt Claude Riffaud.

The fact that Christie’s held a full series of Old Masters auctions in New York at the start of 2023 not only boosted the overall total for the January series but also added to the amount of activity in this sector generally at this key time.

A tiny head study of a lady and her son by William Hogarth (1697-1764) is among the lots on offer at Cheffins’ fine art sale in Cambridge on March 22-23.

Dating from November 1917, a copy of 'Hydra, the Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital of Edinburgh' was sold for a notably higher than expected £7500.

A cache of art glass rediscovered during the contents removal of a house that had been unoccupied for several years came up for auction.