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Crane Kalman Gallery’s Lowry links

01 September 2025

Joining 'British Art Fair' this year is Crane Kalman Gallery of Knightsbridge, which offers a selection of paintings and works on paper by LS Lowry, who had a longstanding connection with the firm.

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George III mirrors still together after more than 200 years

01 September 2025

A pair of c.1780 George III giltwood mirrors, each measuring 4ft 7in x 2ft 6in (1.39m x 76cm), hammered for $32,500 (£24,035) against a guide of $15,000-20,000 at Roland NY (25% buyer’s premium).

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Hooke's Micrographica looked at in detail by US bidders

01 September 2025

Second printing of Robert Hooke’s most famous work offered from Ohio collection boasts an impressive provenance

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Jukebox became a space-age design classic

01 September 2025

The AMI Continental II jukebox appeared in 1962, a time when space race excitement was gripping the US.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2708

01 September 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.

Swarovski crystal animals

Swarovski critters that prompted a healthier lifestyle head to auction

29 August 2025

A crystal collection assembled over four decades will be offered at Potteries Auctions following the death of its 90-year-old owner in December.

Kashmir sapphire

Two more Kashmir sapphires emerge at Dublin auction

27 August 2025

Just four months after the sale of a 6.22ct old-cut Kashmir sapphire for an Irish record of €550,000 (£461,250), Adam’s in Dublin is offering two more of the fabled gemstones.

Cricket at Sandleford Priory

Cricket picture market: a pitch with plenty of cracks

27 August 2025

The sticky wicket in terms of the market for cricketing pictures was in evidence this summer as Dreweatts (27% buyer’s premium) sold off a large group of works from the collection of the late Mark Loveday.

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Jersey museum successfully bids for top secret Second World War D-Day landing maps and Channel Islands liberation plan

26 August 2025

Four top secret Second World War documents are to go on public display at a Jersey museum after being sold at auction by Hansons.

Léon Spilliaert self-portrait

Belgian symbolist portrait shown at TEFAF acquired by Art Institute of Chicago

26 August 2025

A self-portrait by Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert (1881-1946) featured on the stand of David Lévy at TEFAF Maastricht earlier this year has been acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Dover Castle by Henry Gastineau

Racing and romanticism: Two watercolours bringing demand at Lincolnshire auction

26 August 2025

Two works on paper caught bidders’ eyes at a sale at Stamford Auction Rooms (24% buyer’s premium) this summer.

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New saleroom at World Heritage Site in Derbyshire is backed by snooker star O’Sullivan

25 August 2025

A new auction house backed by snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is to open in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire next month.

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Trade asked to look out for missing Lowry football match picture

25 August 2025

The art and antiques trade is being asked to look out for a Lowry painting that had been consigned to now collapsed gallery Trinity House Paintings.

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Owner of antiques centre targeted by thieves urges firms to improve security

25 August 2025

The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.

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Cloak clasp taken as memento after Napoleon’s death creates a big buzz

25 August 2025

A gilt metal cloak clasp taken from the apartment of Napoleon Bonaparte after his death on St Helena in 1821 has sold at auction for £10,000.

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Royal mail that doesn’t need a stamp

25 August 2025

While modern communications would appear to have diminished the role of the King’s or Queen’s Messengers in the 21st century, the job and title remains.

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West Sussex saleroom issues its first call to arms auction

25 August 2025

Bellmans is holding its first Arms & Armour auction in Billingshurst on September 10.

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News in brief including the upcoming sale of items from the WH Smith archive

25 August 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Chorley’s conducting an auction of retail memorabilia from the H Smith Archive Trust

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Rietveld pieces boast provenance back to very beginning

25 August 2025

Two early furnishings by the Dutch designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) beat their guides at Wright (27% buyer’s premium) in Chicago, Illinois. Both came with primary provenances.

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First print to show game of ‘goff’ emerges in New York auction

25 August 2025

A cherished piece of golf history came for sale at Carlsen Gallery (20% buyer’s premium) in Freehold, New York, and commanded a significant sum.

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