Features

It is difficult to replicate the occasion of a royal themed auction. Ergo not everything that resurfaces on the market from the fabled ‘Princess Margaret’ sale at Christie’s in June 2006 shows a great appreciation in value.

Combining technical mastery with recurring motifs derived from nature, Pierre Sterlé’s (1905-1978) style is instantly recognisable.

His daring organic sculptural designs re-energised the British jewellery scene in post-war Britain, now Andrew Grima’s (1921-2007) creations are leading the revival of ‘60s and ‘70s designer jewellery on the secondary market.

By the mid-20th century several design houses were taking a more playful approach to zoomorphic jewellery.

A selection of four upcoming jewellery lots including a necklace comprising 21 cameos and intaglios previously owned by the Duke of Wellington.

This Victorian snake necklace is one of the best of its kind to appear on the regional market in recent memory.

A selection of sapphires that drew interest at auction over the last two months

Sapphire mining at the Yogo Gulch in Montana began in 1895 after a cigar box of pale blue gems picked from a creek by a local rancher found its way to Tiffany’s in New York, where an appraiser pronounced them “the finest precious gemstones ever found in the United States”.

The career course of Edith Robinson (1862-1929), a London art teacher and painter of chocolate box watercolours was changed in 1893 when she and her new husband, the Stamford artist Nelson Dawson (1859-1941) attended a series of lectures given by the enameller Alexander Fisher.

After nearly a decade, jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy has completed her triology of gemstone books. The latest tome is Sapphire: A Celebration of Colour* which will be published at the end of the month. It follows volumes on emeralds (2013) and rubies (2017)

A selection of the memorable news from ATG editions in the 1970s

A selection of the memorable news from ATG editions in the 1990s

A selection of the memorable news from ATG editions in 2010-21

Getting the first issue of ATG printed was not an easy task but many of the companies featured in it are still going strong today

A review of top stories year-by-year and our pick of the notable objects sold from 1971 to 2021. What can recent trends tell us about the future?

We asked some of our longest-standing subscribers to share their memories of their early years of trading and how the launch of ATG changed their business.

A selection of the memorable news from ATG editions in the 2000s

A selection of the memorable news from ATG editions in the 1980s

This special edition of Antiques Trade Gazette celebrates the newspaper’s 50th anniversary. Every week for the past 50 years, the Gazette has brought unrivalled news coverage and analysis of the fine art and antiques market to readers in the UK and around the world.