Print issue 2724 (27 December 2025)
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News
- Trade alert after masked men steal Guild of Handicraft jewellery
- A £31,000 Faberge farmyard star brings animal magic to Macclesfield
- Eighteenth century view of Dublin Bay bought by Irish institution ahead of auction
- Export bar placed on journal of secretive South America mission
- Tolkien sale cancelled after questions raised over authenticity
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Costume drama in a small case
- Tolkien’s college desk comes in at £260,000
- News in brief including a record for a Tiffany floor lamp
- Bid Barometer: issue 2724
- Precious metals prices: issue 2724
Auction Reports
- Snuff bottle buys outlined in detail
- Guanyin figure secures highest Chinese art sum in latest regional auction series
- Tall story adds to appeal of ‘Rose Tree’ tea caddy
- Auction show healthy demand for advertising memorabilia
- Profiting from the demon drink
- Fred Taylor samples the nightlife of London with a poster sold in New York
- Gladys sits comfortably in a new home
- ART MARKET: Latest Old Master sales demonstrate value of market freshness and impressive ownership history
- Antwerp artists Van Balen and Brueghel team up
- ‘Most elusive of Rembrandt’s prints’ found
Books & Works On Paper
- Now paperback Harry Potter casts its spell
- Happy birthday to James Joyce from Nora Barnacle
- ‘He’ Bible was bought by a dealer
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, December 28, 2025, to January 15, 2026
Review of the Year
- Turbulent times: how the art market felt the winds of change in 2025
- Five of the quirkiest collections sold in 2025
- What happened in 2025 ATG's month-by-month review
Dealers’ Diary
- Shepard pooh-poohed the idea
- Five questions with gaming cards dealer Roy Raftery
- Dealer news in brief including Colnaghi lending an ancient torso to the Wallace Collection
- New York Japanese art specialist offers works at under $200
Feature
International
- Two 18th century desks of German and French origin bring in the bidders
- Bidders on look-out for lots that lock in interest
- Old Masters acclaimed in Munich as bidders sense work of skilled hands
- Rembrandt and Durer prints drive results to best for decades
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
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