Print issue 2673 (21 December 2024)
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News
- ‘Hobbs-Buggins fake tables’ are resold after auction house alerted
- Portrait shows mystery black bandsman who went into battle at Waterloo
- ‘Animal VC’ Dickin Medal sells to family of heroic canine’s original RAF pilot owner
- Roman gold coin that has long fascinated enthusiasts
- Captain Cook medal sails to overseas museum at £6500
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Mouseman chair made by a war hero
- Bring me sunshine and an Eric Morecambe pipe
- News in brief including Wizard of Oz slippers making $28m
- Bid Barometer: issue 2673
- Precious metals prices: issue 2673
Review of the year
Auction Reports
- Dragon vase dedicated to ‘Chang’ the possibly mythical potter shows real appeal
- Tang dynasty rhino deemed a rarity
- Summers’ day has come as furniture collectors take notice
- Royal wedding fruitcake served with a tasty extra
- The Noah’s Ark animals came in two by two – until there were an astonishing 115 pairs of them
- Louis Vuitton trunks stand out in the vintage luggage market
- ART MARKET: Those were the London Dayes
- Two bidders far from torn about the talent of William Blacklock
- Hechle takes to the hills and Glasgow auction sets a mountain high
- Christo’s Abu Dhabi public art concept that barrels on after his death
Books & Works On Paper
- Education of the poor promoted through needlework and knitting
- Suffragettes’ colour scheme revealed for the first time
- Silk programmes signalled a stirring firework show
- Get to the point at £4000
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, December 17 to January 16, 2024
Collector Interview
Dealers’ Diary
- Back on the Midlands map
- Trumpet call for Christmas
- From family homes, Headlam rediscovered
- Festive Asian art ideas courtesy of NYC
- Five questions with Nosheen Brohi of Fable and Windsor
International
- Railroad posters power onwards
- Ottoman swords give talismanic protection
- Hopetoun monteith resurfaces in Canada
- Rhode Island firm offered tankard by an Englishman
- Georgian silversmith Hester Bateman keeps a following
- Soviet propaganda figure makes radio waves in New York
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Backpage
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