Print issue 2744 (23 May 2026)
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News
- State of the market: Exclusive ATG survey of auction houses reveals determination alongside trepidation
- Battersea fair gets off to a belting start
- Buyer gets a grip on exceptional Louis XV cane handle
- You’ve found that loving feeling: the Keats letters to his fiancée are now up for auction
- Bidders battle it out for a marvellous Miklosch watch
- Silver linings as Sir Robert Walpole’s first seal salver sells at $190,000
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Captain Cook medal to go on display after selling at Tennants
- Tonelli pastel portrait recognised by expert
- News in brief including Sir Roy Strong's statuary for sale
- Bid Barometer: issue 2744
- Precious metals prices: issue 2744
Feature
- JEWELLERY: A price to remember – spotlight on mourning
- Region’s leading price for stellar Victorian jewel
- Pistrucci: Like father, like daughter
- Cameo appearance for glyphic art among Salisbury’s jewels
- Lacloche bracelet sparkles at £90,000
- Kutchinsky shines in Stuttgart
- The name’s Bondt, Jean-Thierry Bondt
- Happy days in Yorkshire
Auction Reports
- Pink topaz and diamond brooch sets house record at Perthshire auction
- Bowl ‘given by the Bonnie Prince during wanderings’ finds new home at English auction
- ART MARKET: Born without hands or feet – the remarkable artist Matthias Buchinger
- Mendip Hills view raises the bar for Parsons prices
- Nelson’s final voyage in a replica Victory
Books & Works On Paper
- How bible translations in China spread the word
- Hondius extras make a world of difference to Mercator maps
- Letters from French and Scottish queens who shared tragic fates
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, May 19 to June 4, 2026
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Petworth dealer explains why having a gallery is so important to business
- Buxton buzz now lasts for three days not nine
- Barye bronze trots off to new owner
Special report
- Rescuers or wreckers Upcyclers state their case
- Upcycled cufflinks: second-hand style, first-rate reaction
International
- Museums on the hunt for drawings and works on paper in Paris
- Moreau festive designs for birth of the Dauphin are now celebrated by the Palace of Versailles museum
- Da Messina discovered in private collection
- Focus on Murano includes Martens vase
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Bring me sunshine Ribble Valley Fairs
- Dealer duo decide We need a bigger warehouse
- A capital idea from car boot organisers
- Busy summer ahead in Bungay
- Five questions with Giles Hume
- Whats in store at The Old Store
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