Print Edition

Hans Coper vase

Hefty price for Hans Coper vase sets fresh auction record

10 October 2022

Premium-inclusive price in London just pips previous high for ceramicist Hans Coper.

img_7-3.jpg

Chinese vase with Qianlong mark judged at £6.2m quality by bidder

10 October 2022

A Chinese blue and white vase with a Qianlong mark shot past its four-figure estimate to sell for €7.7m (£6.2m) in France on October 1.

La Peinture

Brush up on French sculpture

10 October 2022

This bronze sculpture depicting a woman painting with a palette and brush was among the many sales at The Northern Antiques Fair.

img_16-1.jpg

Baron Headley: A life less ordinary

10 October 2022

Rowland George Allanson Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley (1855-1935) led an extraordinary life.

img_28-5.jpg

Sports medals: FA Cup hero and a show-jumping legend

10 October 2022

The game between Arsenal v Manchester United in 1979 provided one of the greatest finishes in FA Cup final history.

img_39-3.jpg

Previews: issue 2563

10 October 2022

A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.

img_49-4.jpg

English scent bottle emerges in Chicago from a Kansas City collector

10 October 2022

A single-owner collection of 42 gold boxes and objects of vertu from the estate of a Kansas City collector is to be offered by Hindman on October 18.

img_58-4.jpg

Bazaar full to the brim

10 October 2022

‘Overflowing’ is how you might describe The Vintage Bazaar held in the Cheese and Grain, a community events venue in Frome, Somerset.

Mary Fedden

Bid Barometer: issue 2563

10 October 2022

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.

img_14-1.jpg

Autumn delights in busy season for Asian art

10 October 2022

Asian Art in London celebrates its twenty-fifth edition with the annual festival, first held in autumn 1998, running from late October to early November.

img_27-1.jpg

The furniture price adjustments that show a positive trend

10 October 2022

While traditional antique furniture prices are still relatively cheap, contemporary and mid-20th century material continues to be an expanding market.

img_49-5.jpg

Dinosaur on the road to the rostrum

10 October 2022

Giquello et Associés is selling this fossilised skeleton of Zephyr from the Iduanodon family of dinosaurs which is more than 150 million years old.

img_10-2.jpg

Precious metals prices: issue 2563

10 October 2022

On Friday, October 7, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1710.00 / €1341.80 / £1526.83

img_17-6.jpg

Curtain covered shrine of the prophet

10 October 2022

This 19th century Ottoman silver thread and black silk curtain is embroidered with the tugra of Sultan Mahmud II (1808-39).

img_18-1.jpg

Eastern promise: Asian Art in London awards 2022

10 October 2022

The awards shortlist for Asian Art in London’s Indian & Islamic section has been announced. The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for An Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from an Auction House and the Apollo Award for An Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from a Dealer each have three finalists. Winners will be announced on October 20

img_27-3.jpg

Classic Lucie Rie footed bowl makes £33,000

10 October 2022

A summer Design and Modern sale at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) included a small collection of ceramics by Dame Lucie Rie (1902- 95).

img_32-3.jpg

Benois steps up in the saleroom

10 October 2022

A couple of ballet-related lots danced away for high prices over the summer.

img_28-1.jpg

Focus on Chinese five-figure buys from the regions

10 October 2022

Although catalogued as Kangxi period, an ovoid blue and white vase offered by Stacey’s (20% buyer’s premium) on September 20 is a Transitional piece.

img_44-1.jpg

Firsts finds its feet at the Saatchi Gallery

10 October 2022

A first edition of 'Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith was one of the star sales at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair, which was back up to full power for its second staging at the Saatchi Gallery.

img_44-3.jpg

5 Questions: Anastasia von Seibold

10 October 2022

Anastasia von Seibold Japanese Art is one of the emerging dealers in this year’s Asian Art in London. She stages Japanese Prints and Rare Books from a Distinguished Private Collection and Other Works of Art, from October 26-November 6 at Cromwell Place.

News

Categories