Print issue 2733 (07 March 2026)
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News
- Trump tariffs ‘have slashed UK antiques exports to the US’, says BADA
- Portobello dealers react to council's latest plans and raise fears over gentrification
- Letters at auction recall reign of tragic ‘Nine Day Queen’ Lady Jane Grey
- Painting showing archduke's gallery visit now attributed to Antwerp artist after research
- Princess Diana’s ancestor Lavinia looks out from a portrait to be offered in Monaco
- Fictional character Lovejoy helps real-life antiques dealer to bring stolen plaques back home
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Rare Praxinoscope combining moving images and music flies over estimate at Plymouth auction
- Date of first ceramics sale in Devizes is set
- News in brief including a news of an exhibition on the late ceramicist Geraldine Phillips
- Bid Barometer: issue 2733
- Precious metals prices: issue 2733
Auction Reports
- Furnished in the grand manner: Corby Castle brought grandeur to Cumbria
- ART MARKET: Old Masters look lively as the market shows signs of rising demand
- Gentileschi’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy acquired by American gallery
- Big hitters of British portraiture who can make widely varying sums at auction
Books & Works On Paper
- Bidding battle for battered teaching book shows rising demand for social artefacts
- AA Milne letters to friends come to market for the first time
- A 1690 work that brings Nelson, Naples, Hamiltons and a scandalous affair to mind
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, March 3-24, 2026
Feature
- COMICS: Where the 2000AD action starts – the story of the short lived but inspirational predecessor
- Get a Viz No 1 and a free ice cream too
- 'Perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled'
- This could be a ‘transformational era in comic collecting’ says US auction house
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Dealers and interior designers collaborating as a ‘single marketplace’ will make debut at Bath fair
- Petersfield event is a ‘must for collectors and connoisseurs’
International
- Boxwood sculpture triptych tickles a buyer’s fancy at French auction
- French 18th century female painter snapped up by Versailles ahead of auction
- Take it to the bridge: Boney ready for painting
- Salon du Dessin seeks new drawing collectors
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Fair Report
Collector Interview
Backpage
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