The long view of London

‘Biggest house contents auction’ announced

Dorchester saleroom hopes to hold autumn dispersal which could be largest in the regions for a decade

Furniture sets Guernsey saleroom record

A fine pair of Regency dwarf bookcases in the manner

Extremely rare Roman gold coin goes on sale

A very rare Roman gold coin found by a metal detectorist

Belter of a bookcase is hammered down at £120,000

An extraordinary George I burr walnut bureau bookcase

BADA president Borwick resigns from role

Victoria Borwick, president of the British Antique

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Rare wristwatch find

The May 11-12 Geneva sale conducted by Phillips in

Precious metals

On Friday, April 12, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

Sketchbooks owned by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) featuring

Time will sell

Watch collectors priced out of the market for blue-chip branded sports models are finding value for money elsewhere. Roland Arkell reports

The Big Red and an early Explorer

The ‘Big Red’ Daytona reference 6265 is one of the

A Compur made for extreme climates

Universal Genève helped change the horological landscape

Heuer’s racing heritage is far from square

Heuer watches, steeped in racing history, are among

Vendors dive into the salerooms to offer Second World War watches

Vendors dive into the salerooms to offer Second World

Developments in focus

A look at the latest photograph auction highlights, potential sale stars to come, fairs coming up and a camera and equipment spotlight. Anne Crane and Frances Allitt report.

Fonsie Mealy

A label to this 21 x 16½in (53 x 42cm) print right

Auction Team Breker

Philippe Fortuné Durand is regarded as the first professional

Ewbank’s

When it comes to early or vintage photographs the interest

Single-owner collection at avant-garde cutting edge

A private single-owner collection of around 180 lots

Bonhams Knightsbridge

Early views of China are often best-sellers in the

Preview – Swann

Electricité, pictured right, is one of a limited edition

Cameras and equipment snapped up by eager bidders

A double helping of vintage cameras and photographic

Preview – Flints Auctions

In an age of cumbersome large photographical apparatus

Southgate Auction Rooms

Zooming to a rather higher than predicted result in

Preview – Special Auction Services

Special Auction Services regularly holds sales of photographic

Fair is destination event for collectors

Photographica 2019 is a destination for collectors

Ponting shift in focus from Antarctic to Mount Fuji

An exhibition of 36 views of Mount Fuji, inspired by

Gallery unlocks secrets of a once hidden talent

At Photo London next month Robert Mann Gallery offers

Modern times in the salerooms

New sale held in London leads a look at auctions dedicated to the 20th century and now

Mouseman’s homely charm provides comfort

More homely than the material being produced in Scandinavia

Stourbridge record for Venetian glass

Based in one of the great centres of English glass

Fine Finnish to East Anglian contest

Some time in the early 1930s, the burghers of Norwich

Iconic Eames in debut sale

In terms of name recognition in the UK, Alvar Aalto

South London offers wide range of design

Now a regular fixture for a number of auction houses

Shoes step up to four figures

Best feet forward at Stroud Auctions (18% buyer’s premium)

Ski resort chairs slide into saleroom

When it comes to 20th century furniture female designers

Mouseman, caterpillar and cat sum up modern living

The Modern Living sale at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium)

Qing altar stand heads back home

This 2ft 7in (78cm) tall Qing hardwood ceremonial altar

Harpsichord is the key lot

With a documented provenance and inscribed by the maker

Size matters for Goodwin group

Dealer buys back much of an extensive collection of works by the Victorian watercolourist

Modern to Old Masters in the mix

Flemish Old Masters and Modern works combined to boost

Foster continental scenes sell in English auctions

After abandoning his early career as a contributor

New sale shows plenty of growth potential

The financial highlight at Lyon & Turnbull’s (25%

Firsts first in a two-part auction

Single-owner collection selling online in two parts includes 1937 Hobbit at £30,000

Extraordinary birds guide leads Leyburn auction

An incomplete set of that remarkable ornithological

Books keep Bonhams busy

The early weeks of March proved a particularly busy

Courtesy of a Wigan consigner

Two first-edition versions of George Orwell’s The Road

Challenger voyage

Running to 50 volumes in all, the official report on

British and Irish book auctions

4 151-lot Book Section in Tullow, Co. Carlow, Fonsie

Previews: Up to £500

This white metal and mother-of-pearl oval snuff box

Previews: £501 - £2000

A large collection of medals relating to Admiral Vernon

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This Roman terracotta ‘Campana’ relief fragment depicting

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

A Fine Interiors sale on April 30 at Moor Park Mansion

Previews: £30,000 plus

A monumental portrait of Fath-Ali Shah, the second

A special medieval mealtime

Jewish Haggadah manuscript on offer at New York gallery

Tech solution to tackle fraud

New technology designed to offer dealers a more secure

5 Questions

My parents launched it in 1979, initially trading on

The web shop window

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers

Handiwork of the Wignalls

A pad top bracket clock signed Mary Wignall and Sons

Buying at Auction - a general guide

Always read the auctioneer’s terms and conditions for full details.

Artist’s Resale Right

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Glossary

If you are new to the art market you may find this

Ardingly memories abound

First organiser looks back at event’s origins as IACF celebrates fair’s 50th anniversary

Former dealer makes trunk call

Throughout May Antiques On High in Oxford will have

Kent place to be

Decoratives dealer Tara Franklin has run the small

Duo take care of a Clare fair

With his father-in-law David Benden, Andrew Bott runs

Two into one fair will go

Condensing a two-day event into one and moving to a new weekday slot are no mean feats – just ask Arthur Swallow Fairs, which has just launched a new streamlined format. ATG went along to the first edition to view the results

The overseas buyers: ‘we can’t get this range and prices in our own market’

The overseas buyers: ‘we can’t get this range and prices

Local loyalists: ‘fair seems more condensed and lively’

Belinda and Tom Kilduff (pictured below) are Lincolnshire

The dealers’ view

“I’ve sold Jesus Christ… could I interest you in St

Memories of a family man, his 40 years at Sotheby’s and a non-league football obsession

Memories of a family man, his 40 years at Sotheby’s

A long career built on sharing expertise and having a sense of fun

A long career built on sharing expertise and having