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Antiques Trade Gazette
News
- Portobello Road antiques dealers call for rethink on new anti-terrorism barriers
- The face of Burne-Jones by the hand of Rossetti
- Lavery portrait auctioned as Trinity House Paintings sell-off begins, report reveals
- Arts Council report outlines items saved for the nation - and others now exported
- Buddhist gems pulled from auction after outcry and deal made by India for return
- Venetian museum buys Canal views of the Italian city from London dealership
- Haradin’s last wishes granted as toy soldier business is handed on to Morphy
News Digest
- Faithful servant of Dr Livingstone in focus at Essex auction
- Pick of the week: Murrine glass became fusion of old and new
- News in brief including a Ben Nicholson acquired by a museum
- Bid Barometer: issue 2705
- Precious metals prices: issue 2705
Feature
- COLLECTABLES: The need for speed - toy tributes to the record breakers
- The last Austin J40 pedal car gets away to a £7000 finish
- Football shirt recalls when Puskás played on Kilmarnock turf
- Bell’s toast to a ninth title for Rangers FC
- A different kind of showhome: fairground living van finds new owner
- Duchess nameplate steams off at £18,200 hammer
- Buttons were a bright idea to find the lost Franklin Expedition crews in the Arctic
- Thunderbird 2 takes off in Teesside
- Ship models find new moorings after auctions
- Medals tell tale of Hong Kong police scandal
- Why it’s T-time for fire helmet fans
- Shawl was gifted by a very famous Victoria to Horatia
- Lusitania casualty medal pair and ‘death penny’ sell for five-figure sum
- Tommy Cooper magic robe bought by illusionist David Copperfield
- Promotional Porsche in miniature form powers to £1900
Auction Reports
- Bridehead revisited: Dorset home delivers a ‘textbook’ bumper country house sale
- ART MARKET: Garibaldi lands in Colchester
- Cheyne Walk house comes down in value
- Arts and craftsmen: clock inventor and ship’s figurehead carver caught on canvas
Books & Works On Paper
- Expert’s mine of information on the evolution of the English language
- Wilde and Monet photographs bring in the big money in Cambridge
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, August 13 to September 1
Previews
Dealers’ diary
International
- Russian imperial vase salutes crushing naval victory of Navarino
- Fifteenth century padlock secured by buyer at five figures
- Items of dress fit for an emperor adorn Vienna saleroom
- Something in the air tonight: Raynaud eroticism excites bidders
- Turkestan textiles take high sums at German auction
- Parrot prized by a princess now immortalised in micromosaic form
- Sizeable Guanyin figure generates large demand
- German tropical grandeur embodied in an elaborate pith helmet
Auction Calendar
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Letters & Obituary
- ATG LETTER: I’d far rather be dealing in books as I used to do
- ATG LETTER: Research on Ethel Walker blooms
- ATG LETTER: You can make customs declarations without specialist help
- Obituary - Angus Lloyd (1935-2025)
The Back Page
Cover - Issue 2705