Print issue 2692 (10 May 2025)
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News
- IACF Stoneleigh ‘not financially viable’
- Auctioneer hopes for ‘quiet weekend’ after bidding battle takes 97mins
- Shipshape teapot: Wedgwood commemorative surfaces in the saleroom
- Already got Mantel’s Mirror and the Light? Now you can have her desk too
- Getty Museum buys Spanish Renaissance religious work from London dealer Katz
- Rotter appointed Christie’s global president
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Print shows British delight at American woes
- ‘Featherie’ golf balls: ideal to score a birdie?
- News in brief including an Antiques Roadshow expert’s collection going to auction
- Bid Barometer: issue 2692
- Precious metals prices: issue 2692
Feature
- MEDALS AND MILITARIA: Superb naval medals on crest of a wave
- Uniforms found in a trunk find plenty of fans at auction
- RAF relics on display in Cornish theme park reflect courage of one of ‘The Few’
- Cricketer Ranji rare gold Great War medal hits five figures
- Operation Chariot medal group charges in to auction
- Duke of Wellington’s plumage causes a flutter in the saleroom
- Trafalgar combination counts as family medals group takes £19,000
- Brave RAF Lancaster bomber pilot flew nine times in the 'Battle of Berlin'
Auction Reports
- 'Unique' sulphide portrait of George Washington emerges
- Charles II glove ‘worn at coronation’
- 15th century carving from dealers' collection bid to eight times estimate
- Barn find: a £40,000 jardinière
- James Gandy’s masterpiece sells in Cumbria auction
- Topographical views of the East and India land impressive sums
- Seton was championed by Scottish clients in Calcutta
Books & Works On Paper
- Need ointment for your ‘emrods’? Why early remedy books help in the modern day
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, May 7-25, 2025
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Take a couch journey to Battersea
- Five questions with book dealer Tom W Ayling
- Array of newcomers make it to the Petworth marquee
- Printed catalogues retain their charm for book buyers
International
- Trompe l’oeil painting reveals hint of a Medici connection
- Venetian glass smashes estimate
- Bosschaert rediscovery blooms in the saleroom
- Vases demonstrate changing styles of Berlin porcelain
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
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