Print issue 2694 (24 May 2025)
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News
- Historical Moorcroft archive could be auctioned
- Firsts debut proves fruitful for dealer Ayling
- Reverse engraved picture on glass acquired by Met
- Falcon flies high with TEFAF NY newcomer
- Trafalgar flag ready to do its duty at the latest Treasure House Fair
- Celebrated Kangxi bird manual paintings take £600,000 total
- US library purchases include letters on 17th century British Atlantic slave trade originally sold at UK auction
News Digest
- Pick of the Week: Vulliamy’s public clocks
- Old Trafford bench brings £40,000 result
- News in brief including Ross's Auctioneers' acquisition of Dublin auction house Adams Blackrock
- Bid Barometer: issue 2694
- Precious metals prices: issue 2694
Auction Reports
- Japanese art auctions moving out of London leaves a gap for other UK salerooms
- Roman statuary sought after in Dublin
- Boulton’s belting vases bust estimates in two salerooms
- Minerva with Medusa shield stands tall after £20,000 bid
- ‘Gargantuan’ ironclad rules the waves as super toy collection comes to auction in the US and UK
- 007 gold-plated 2CV model motors its way up to £2600
- Marklin model of doomed airship Hindenburg surpasses estimate
Art Market
- Modern and contemporary art: Studio source brings strong results
- Rich seam of modern art surfaces in Somerset
- Chapman creates his own Welsh narrative
Books & Works On Paper
- Witness to Napoleon’s death: fascinating letters emerge from a family archive
- Right on cue: billiards and snooker books in demand
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, May 21 to June 4, 2025
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- The eclectic world of ephemera: five dealers discuss their trade
- Fresh venue, same fascination: 50 years of the Ephemera Society Fair
- Mapping the Turkish Empire
International
- Anatomical studies stand out as highlight of Paris drawings sale
- Museum interest notable at 33rd Salon du Dessin
- Silver caster sprinkles sale magic at a sensational €88,000 hammer price
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
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