Print issue 2726 (17 January 2026)
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News
- Set of 12 Chinese export pictures portrays a production line of porcelain
- Precious metals dealer: ‘I’ve never known it so busy’
- Tributes paid to antiques dealer Matthew Upham who went missing at sea in Budleigh Salterton beach tragedy
- Mystery drawing could be the work of Antwerp artist Jordaens
- National Portrait Gallery acquires the only known photographs of Ada Lovelace
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Penguin egg picked up by Ponting
- Bought for buttons, now worth £48,000
- News in brief including tributes paid to the late IACF chairman Keith Harris
- Bid Barometer: issue 2726
- Precious metals prices: issue 2726
Preview 2026
- Looking ahead to 2026
- Praying for a new auction record
- Indian art market on a roll
- Bonhams’ new Big Apple HQ
- Major anniversaries in 2026
- On with the shows: 32 of the best events taking place in 2026
- List of major fairs for 2026
Auction Reports
- Sale brimming full of character thanks to Doulton designs
- 'Exceptional' vases boast a Brighton Pavilion link bonus
- Bridesmaid’s York Rose brooch rated all white by buyer
- Smoke detectors in the saleroom: bidders focus on a super tobacconist's figure
- Kashmiri shawl was given by Victoria as a present
- ART MARKET: Location is a prime factor for Squirrell fans
- Eager eyes on the precocious George Richmond and 'supremely talented' Leon Bonvin in west London
Feature
- SPORTING MEMORABILIA: The rarest Wisden – but which version?
- Bobby Charlton with hair nets £17,200 card result
- Goalkeeper Pat Jennings dons white gloves for a sell-out auction
- No medal but a mini trophy instead for Premier League winner Paul Parker
- Member of the still undefeated GB tug of war team pulls in £6000 at auction
- Hero for both Leicester City and Scarborough fans
Books & Works On Paper
- Tyger burns bright in the saleroom
- Beatrix Potter mania among collectors brings in father Rupert
- Children’s classic The Velveteen Rabbit clinches £5000
- Whisper about a Blyton debut
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, January 14 to February 4, 2026
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Battleship design: Folk art creation underlines the variety available at The Decorative Fair
- Sumatran ship banner sails in to London rug and textile fair
- Exhibitor notches up 55th year at New York show
- Five highlights at the upcoming BRAFA fair in Brussels
International
- Japanese robot-driven car toy sells at $190,000
- Edgar Allan Poe captured in pioneering photo form
- Early example of Galle in demand as Japonisme foo dog vase makes seven times estimate
- Munnings thinks outside the box to create an uncommon work
- Rene Lalique jewellery makes Cottone auction debut
- Collectors steer towards a P&O boat tiller that probably served as a presentation piece
- Early Christmas cards deliver festive cheer for a surprised vendor
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Dealer’s labours of love work out
- Make it a Burns night to savour
- Low three-figure sum will secure a taste of the Versailles of the Atlantic
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