Print issue 2735 (21 March 2026)
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News
- Elizabethan Golden Age table shines at auction
- Art market shows ‘notable degree of resilience’ as latest figures reveal positive shift in direction
- Kossoff's swimming pool makes a splash in strong Modern British line-up
- Illuminated manuscript lights up TEFAF early on
- Bidders relish ‘vanishingly rare opportunity’ to buy Jungle Book illustrations by the Detmold twins
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Corkscrew? Saw? Screwdriver? Yes, but it’s not a Swiss army knife
- Buchinger drawing on offer in Cambridge
- News in brief including a collection of ancient Greek coins coming to the market
- Bid Barometer: issue 2735
- Precious metals prices: issue 2735
Feature
- MEDALS & MILITARIA: Not on the front line – but first rate gallantry medals are still highly collectable
- Under siege in the First Boer War and proud of an improvised flag
- Late recognition for those who served in the dangerous and freezing Arctic convoys
- Great Scots regalia on offer at auction
- Medal man Mark Smith interview: how keeping it real is key to understanding this market
- Sir Barnes Wallis found his marbles and the secret to creating his Dambusters Bouncing Bomb
- ‘Ammunition Smith’ Rorke’s Drift medals coming up for sale in London
- Peninsular War medal with clasps for nine actions underlines a soldier's dangerous service
Auction Reports
- Maker's mark helps papier-mache vase fly to 10 times estimate
- ‘Dora's’ sampler brings demand in Bath auction
- The Midas silver touch from the great van Vianen
- Saffron well done: ‘bachelor’s’ teapots made a rather diferrent brew
- ART MARKET: Greaves bros bring family value
- Hunter, Hunt and Hurt... and Forbes
Books & Works On Paper
- Former dealer’s remarkable Oscar Wilde collection takes four times the estimated total
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, March 17 to April 8, 2026
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Cotswolds showcase comes to London for the second time
- Come rain or shine, city or country, peepshow gives glimpse of the UK
- John Hitchens retrospective brings out works surprising even to a dealer friend and neighbour
International
- Cloisonne enamel presentation cup by Ruckert screams quality right away to a thrilled auctioneer
- City of London salutes Arctic explorer Ross with a freedom box
- Kelly captures look of a mysterious lady in black
- Egypt brought to life in just two dimensions
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
Backpage
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