Print issue 2491 (08 May 2021)
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News
- Benin plaque withdrawn from auction after curator raises provenance questions
- Bonhams moves Greek art sale from London to Paris
- Fox Talbot photography group makes record sum
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Sussex silver shines in Salisbury
- Bid Barometer: issue 2491
- ‘Lost Bonnet Portrait of Emily Bronte’ for sale
- Precious metals prices: issue 2491
- News In Brief – including a new CEO for Phillips
Auction Reports
- Furniture prices looking good in Berkshire auction
- Chelsea teapot takes £14,000 bid
- Bureau sets second-highest Mouseman result at auction
- Bible cover boasts Mary Queen of Scots connection
- ART MARKET: Edward Seago – the artist favoured by the royal family
- Old Masters impress in Berkshire
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Sale with something for everyone
- Martin Luther King's plea from Birmingham Jail
- British and Irish book auctions: May 4-21, 2021
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Nicholas Parsons collection offered by WR Harvey at Buxton fair
- Northants enchants: new premises for The Canon Gallery
- Contribute to website? Be our guest
Asian Art
- Traditional Asian art series takes place over a longer stretch this year
- Elephant ride can bring good fortune at Chiswick sale
- Satsuma bowl sold by Blow
- Qianlong vase from English collection offered at Sotheby’s
- Buddhist goddess takes a lotus position
- Canton complete with the hongs
- Jewell of a vase at Lyon & Turnbull
- Beastly bronze vessel
- Fire-breathing monster to own
- Tibetan Buddha emerges at Christie’s Paris
- Primroses, apples and porcelain
- Sun rises in Berlin
- Bronze gives multiple reasons to bid
- Russian ambassador’s Japanese swords
Fairs, Markets & Centres
Letters
- Printed catalogues are an easy to access, permanent record
- Finding ivory expertise
- Can anyone define vintage