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Pulp fiction comes to life at ephemera fair

04 November 2024

Etc Fairs’ ephemera fairs run four times annually at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London WC1, with the next on Sunday November 24 selling all manner of postcards, manuscripts, maps, prints and plenty of quirky paper items.

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Holding the Line moves Sim up to a 15th year of war art shows

04 November 2024

Latest dedicated exhibition at St James’s gallery includes another special look at the work of female artists

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Midcentury Modern organiser notes cultural fusion trend

04 November 2024

Lucy Ryder Richardson is a fan of the Japandi style, a mix of Japanese and Scandinavian pieces in a wabi-sabi meets hygge harmony.

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Lutyens supplies the furniture style in joint project with Jekyll

04 November 2024

Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both closely associated with Country Life magazine in its formative years from 1897.

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Royal clockmaker’s revolutionary turn

04 November 2024

In the 18th century, it was common practice for English watchmakers to spend several years in Paris where they were able to learn from the greatest craftsmen of the day, before returning home.

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Previews: issue 2667

04 November 2024

Our selection of eight upcoming lots

Jiajing wucai ‘fish’ jars

Asian Art in London 2024 award winners announced

01 November 2024

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.

Penicillin Mould V2

New record for an Alexander Fleming ‘mould that made penicillin’

01 November 2024

A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of Science and Technology sale in New York.

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Venetian glass bead industry explored in exhibition

31 October 2024

For many centuries, Venetian glass beads were at the core of global trade and were the inspiration for a critically acclaimed book exploring that legacy

Rachel Reeves on Budget day 2024

How will the UK’s Budget impact the art and antiques market?

30 October 2024

The UK government’s Budget included a raft of measures that are likely to affect the art and antiques market.

Forlani Map

Copy of the earliest map dedicated to North America appears at auction

30 October 2024

Paolo Forlani's map was not only the first to focus primarily on North America but among the first to depict the Strait of Anian, separating America and Asia

‘Natural Painting’ by Man Ray

Man Ray ‘natural painting’ sells in Cotswolds auction

30 October 2024

Abstract and surrealist paintings by the American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) are a valuable proposition at auction and so it was no surprise that a small picture from a good source drew interest at a recent Cotswolds auction.

Sales struggle at high end but mid market stays strong, report reveals

28 October 2024

The latest survey into the global collecting market indicates a significant decline in spending on art and antiques.

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Handsome silver fox with a Cunard connection emerges in North Yorkshire auction

28 October 2024

Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.

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Brazilian Modernist makes his mark at auction again

28 October 2024

A striking Art Deco marble sculpture by the Brazilian Modernist Victor Brecheret (1894-1955) achieved more than 10 times its estimate at John Moran (27% buyer’s premium) in Monrovia, California.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, October 30-November 13, 2024

28 October 2024

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Kakiemon figure rides to $16,000

28 October 2024

While the estimate of $20-50 did not necessarily reflect it, the sale at Hayloft Auctions (28% buyer’s premium) in the Bronx, New York, on September 9 included an exceptional piece of Japanese porcelain.

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Five questions with jewellery dealer Saul Greenstein

28 October 2024

S Greenstein & Co is a family-owned business established in 2001 by Saul Greenstein and co-owned by him and his wife, Ifediba Nwokedi-Greenstein. It will be exhibiting at Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia from November 4-10.

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Obituary: Books specialist Andrew Lindsay-Bullock

28 October 2024

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

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Chinese art auction previews

28 October 2024

A selection of stand-out lots from upcoming sales held at the same time as the Asian Art in London initiative

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