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Pether depicts a moonlit Venice

02 December 2024

A trademark painting by Henry Pether (1800-80) attracted significant interest and sold for a solid price at Kinghams’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine & Decorative Arts auction.

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Charming chimer or luxury Cartier to tick your boxes

02 December 2024

Pictured here are two very different timekeepers from sales held in Paris by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr (28/27/21/14.5% buyer’s premium).

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Call of the kitsch: the Maharajah travels the world to promote Air India

02 December 2024

Poster specialist Antikbar (20% buyer’s premium) offered a 10-lot collection of 1960s Air India posters featuring the popular comic ‘Maharajah’ character.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, December 2-16, 2024

02 December 2024

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

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Precious metals prices: issue 2671

02 December 2024

On Friday, November 29, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2665.98 / €2523.03 / £2099.20

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Dutch drawing and Vietnamese painting both impress at Ivoire

02 December 2024

Pictured here are two strong results recorded in French regional salerooms by members of the Ivoire Group of auction houses.

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Coal company’s Hans Coper discs mural fuels bidding

02 December 2024

Since 1985, when it was auctioned by Christie’s in London, the exact whereabouts of a major work by the German-born British ceramic artist Hans Coper (1920-81) has been unknown.

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Les Puces: the lowdown on a Parisian antiques supercentre

02 December 2024

With more than a thousand traders doing business, Les Puces de Saint-Ouen in Paris is effectively 12 markets in one

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Tarot cards sell for more than foreseen

02 December 2024

A rare set of Belgian tarot cards, c.1750, came from the Estate of Christopher Rayner, long-standing member of the International Society of Playing Cards and at various times secretary, chairman, vice-president and president of the society.

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02 December 2024

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Early English oak carvings catch the eye at Chorley’s

02 December 2024

Pre-17th century English oak carving tends to generate a certain amount of market excitement on the basis that much less of it survives.

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Five questions with Elsa Wang of Bluerider ART

02 December 2024

Bluerider ART was established in 2013 by Taipei-based IT entrepreneur Elsa Wang.

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Obituary: salvage dealer Ronnie Wootton (1935-2024)

02 December 2024

Ronnie Wootton was a stalwart of the architectural salvage and reclaimed building material trade from the 1980s, prior to which he was a producer of period lanterns for lamposts and other hardware.

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Previews: issue 2671

02 December 2024

Our selection of lots from 20 upcoming auctions

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News in brief including a series of Schiller auctions on the way

02 December 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a series of Schiller auctions offered by Freeman's Hindman

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Ronner-Knip feline work is catnip to eager collectors

02 December 2024

Pictures by the Dutch artist Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821- 1909) are pretty abundant on the market but the considerable popularity of her characterful feline studies means they are invariably a valuable proposition.

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Animal attractions pointed out from Bristol station

02 December 2024

This enamel sign - possibly an early AA tourist sign - is thought to have been displayed at Bristol Temple Meads railway station to direct arriving passengers to The Clifton Zoo.

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Market test for Test the Best

02 December 2024

Cadbury's advertising sign on offer in Staffs saleroom

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Meats with approval: ever-popular Palethorpes sign at auction

02 December 2024

Many collectors own examples of Palethorpes signs for sausages and pork pies.

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Cappuccino cheaper than Canaletto

02 December 2024

What am I bid for this cuppa and slice of cake?

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