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Lost Nazarene oil found in commissioning family

24 February 2025

Paris auction house Tajan is to sell a previously lost and unpublished work by German artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869).

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Pick of the Week: Peter Rabbit second printing prized

24 February 2025

Turned down by several publishers, Beatrix Potter shouldered the expense of privately printing The Tale of Peter Rabbit with Strangeways Printers in December 1901.

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News in brief including Howard Carter's suitcase offered at Elstob

24 February 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a sand-scratched suitcase belonging to the Egyptologist Howard Carter offered in North Yorkshire

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Huge collection of early photos acquired by Historic England

24 February 2025

When photography aficionado Janette Rosing (1942-2021) died, Pierre Spake wrote of her in an obituary in ATG (No 2485): “Like all true collectors she pushed the limits of her budget, often exceeding it."

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Artist Henry Orlik offers £50,000 reward for return of missing Surrealist works

24 February 2025

Henry Orlik (b.1947) is a celebrated Surrealist who's enjoying a fevered revival, but the cheering comeback is tarnished by a raft of missing work.

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Blown off course to occupied territory, Tommy the pigeon became an accidental hero to the Allies

24 February 2025

Tommy nearly made the supreme sacrifice to support the Allied cause in the Second World War.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2682

24 February 2025

On Friday, February 21, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2940.11 / €2795.80 / £2515.05

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Art Deco takes centre stage at Classic Antique Fairs' next event

24 February 2025

Anniversary of the movement inspires exhibitors attending the next show at Birmingham's NEC

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Bid Barometer: issue 2682

24 February 2025

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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Dealer's show on the male form reflects changing attitudes

24 February 2025

Henry Miller Fine Art is hosting an exhibition titled 'Focusing on the Male Form' at Coningsby Gallery in Fitzrovia, from March 3-9.

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Postponed Hammers v Hatters match programme turns out to be a ‘grail’ purchase for collectors

24 February 2025

When bad weather made the Upton Park pitch unfit for play on Saturday, January 17, 1959, it must have seemed fairly unremarkable.

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Cartier Courtauld jewels on display at Eltham Palace after £19,000 auction buy

24 February 2025

Two Cartier brooches commissioned by Sir Stephen Courtauld for his wife have gone on display at Eltham Palace, eight months after they were sold at auction by Dreweatts in Newbury.

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Heroic sea rescue recognised

24 February 2025

An atypical entry to the March 4-9 sale at the Harwich antiquities specialist TimeLine is this gold medal struck in Philadelphia following the sinking of American steamship Casper, on December 23, 1928.

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Captured by the Shadow Catcher: Edward Curtis photographs at auction

24 February 2025

Edward Curtis is famed for his photographs documenting the disappearing world of Native Americans

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Epsom on course for Sundays

24 February 2025

Organiser hopes shift to weekend for a monthly event will boost visitor and trader numbers

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GC and VC make this a sale to see

24 February 2025

Two excellent examples of the highest British awards for courage are coming up in the same London auction on March 11.

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Camouflage airborne smock concealed remarkable secret

24 February 2025

A British airborne forces smock offered in the C&T (22% buyer’s premium) February 12-13 auction told its own tale thanks to a remarkable discovery concealed within.

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Go with the grain for an unusual Victorian pictorial souvenir

24 February 2025

A rare visitor to the auction room came in the form of this pocket-sized Victorian sand picture book.

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In defence of a British military disaster

24 February 2025

Lieutenant General John Burgoyne (1722-92) was put in command of the British forces in Canada in 1777 after outlining the shortcomings of his own commanding officer.

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Against the odds – honours for the doomed Wilson's Patrol

24 February 2025

Although much less well known than many ‘last stands’, medals for the Wilson’s Patrol in 1893 are prized by collectors

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