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Rediscovered portraits by Romney and Raeburn emerge at auctions this spring

10 April 2026

Mark the diary for the appearance of two notable British portraits at auction in Paris and in Cambridge.

An image of the front page of Antiques Trade Gazette issue No.2738

Report on tobacco tamper put me in good temper

10 April 2026

I was so glad to see the front page photo in ATG No 2738 [‘Bidders Pipe Up For Treen’].

Dealer Jenni Meldrum in her antiques shop

Sea Kist sails into the sunset

10 April 2026

South Queensferry, west of Edinburgh, was named last year by The Telegraph as the most beautiful town in Scotland.

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Next Beccles Antiques Market is in May

10 April 2026

This vintage duck model is on advertising duties for the annual Beccles Antiques Market run since 2009 by dealer Kate Lee.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2739

10 April 2026

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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News in brief including a plea to help locate a group of Coalbrookdale benches

10 April 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the theft of four antique Coalbrookdale benches.

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Bumper selection of jewellery on offer at Birmingham event

10 April 2026

A remarkable assortment of jewellery is on offer at this spring’s Classic Antique Fairs.

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French brocante in an Essex house

10 April 2026

Every spring and autumn for the past 10 years Francophile dealer Sharon Dallas turns her home into an antiques shop .

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Antiques shops: from The Gold Mine to Vintage Vaults

10 April 2026

Second Llandudno business gets off the ground

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Corkscrews and much more in a town surrounded by vineyards

10 April 2026

An interview with antiques dealer Jeremy Astfalck of The Old Corkscrew, Franschhoek

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Arts & Crafts northern exposure: woodwork made in Cumbria and Yorkshire – auctioned in Cumbria and Yorkshire

10 April 2026

Lake District cabinetmaker and woodcarver Ernest John Oldcorn trained at Gillows of Lancaster but he found his niche after joining the Arthur W Simpson workshop.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2739

10 April 2026

On Thursday, April 9, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4726.08 / €3068.43 / £3526.93

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Cape Town connects the world

10 April 2026

Single-owner collection reflects both the port’s position linking trade routes and the artisans it attracted

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Market that relies on a stand-out selection of South African Modernists such as sought-after Stern

10 April 2026

The South African auction scene is heavily dependent on the work of the handful of painters who played a key role in shaping the nation’s art in the first half of the 20th century.

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CADA London report: ‘A great fair – where else would you rather be?’

10 April 2026

Sales abound as annual event run by Cotswold dealers association returns to Chelsea

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The trick is to keep it original when it comes to magical content

10 April 2026

Magic books library reflects obsession of collector who prized exceptionally clean examples

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LAPADA fair bookings on the rise

10 April 2026

LAPADA has confirmed details and early exhibitor names for its autumn fair.

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Ehret record price grows as magnolia blossoms in the US

10 April 2026

An original Georg Dionysius Ehret illustration of a magnolia blossom hammered for $330,000 (£242,000) at Arader Galleries (20% buyer’s premium) on February 7 in New York.

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Chinese cushion cover came from British military source

10 April 2026

The March 3-4 sale at Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, was topped by a good example of Qing imperial needlework: a yellow ground silk and metal thread cushion cover.

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Previews: issue 2739

10 April 2026

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

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