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Munnings the main focus

17 February 2025

Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878- 1959) - one of England’s finest painters of horses and an outspoken critic of Modernism - is currently the main subject of a show in Devon.

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Previews: issue 2681

17 February 2025

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming auctions

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Welby wonders: Far-reaching collection of artist-decorated European porcelain dispersed in single-owner sale

17 February 2025

Sir Bruno Welby (b.1928), a member of both the English Ceramic Circle and the French Porcelain Society, has bought European porcelain since the 1950s.

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World’s oldest specialist print fair marks a milestone edition

17 February 2025

The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) will be celebrating its 40th birthday when it opens at Somerset House from March 20-23.

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TEFAF Maastricht: 266 exhibitors from 21 countries prepared for action

17 February 2025

A selection of items on offer at the upcoming TEFAF Maastricht

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Spotlight on early English decorators Hamett O’Neale and Duvivier

17 February 2025

The Sir Bruno Welby collection (see main story in this edition) sold at Woolley & Wallis shone the spotlight on two familiar names from the early English porcelain literature: Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale (1719/20-97) and Fidelle Duvivier (1740-after 1796).

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News in brief including more auctions to come at Sudeley Castle

17 February 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including British Bespoke Auctions staging further sales at Sudeley Castle

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Collector interview: It all started with just one plate to go on a dresser…

17 February 2025

Susan Pickett, a retired community nurse from Cornwall, is vice-chairman of The Daniel Ceramic Circle. Her own collection of items made by the H&R Daniel manufactory began when she was looking for a plate to fit a space on a dresser. One piece soon became three, which later became more than 200.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2681

17 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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First Wilton fair of the year ‘will be brimming’

17 February 2025

Mikaela and Roger Boon’s well-supported biannual vintage fair in the village of Wilton, near Salisbury, has its first outing of the year on Saturday, March 1, in the Michael Herbert Hall.

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Vendor probably over the moon with Vichy price

17 February 2025

The top lot in Potter & Potter’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Wunderkammer Sale was Gustave Vichy’s (1839-1904) 'Aubade a la lune' (Serenade to the Moon) mechanical automaton. It is considered a signature model of the firm.

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ATG letter: Cuneo workshop visit was later

17 February 2025

Your report on Onslows’ sale of posters (Auction Reports, ATG No 2678) states that “Terence Cuneo’s well-known poster Giants Refreshed was printed in 1939 for the LNER”.

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Attic clear-out achieves lofty prices as Holkham Hall provenance powers bidding

14 February 2025

More than 400 lots were offered in Holkham Hall's attic sale held on the premises at the Earl of Leicester's north Norfolk residence

‘Merveilleuse’ gown

Provocative ‘Merveilleuse’ gown from the 1790s flies to 20 times estimate at Kerry Taylor Auctions

14 February 2025

Vintage costume specialist Kerry Taylor has sold the private collection of Napoleonic and Regency dress formed over the last two decades by Cristina Barreto and Martin Lancaster.

Cedric Morris painting

Fresh shoots: ‘Never-before-seen’ Cedric Morris painting to appear at Cheffins

11 February 2025

A market fresh picture by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) has emerged at auction in Cambridge.

Munnings painting

Munnings exhibition lands in Devon

11 February 2025

Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959) was one of England's finest painters of horses and an outspoken critic of Modernism. He is currently the subject of a new show in Devon.

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Lord of the Rings full signed set makes six figures at Forum

10 February 2025

Forum Auctions has set a record for a copy of JRR Tolkien’s 'The Lord of the Rings'.

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Pick of the Week: On the scent of Chanel No 5 classic bottle

10 February 2025

Chanel No 5 was perfected in the late summer and autumn of 1920 by the French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.

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Zilkha collection brings good and bad news for early English silver market

10 February 2025

The collection of Selim Zilkha (1927-2022), founder of Mothercare, represented a stern test of the market for early English silver.

Coins and medals: Roma collapse hits market totals

10 February 2025

The closure of Roma Numismatics and competition from overseas meant total sales across London coins and medals auctions fell to £51.7m in 2024.

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