Plaque pun pulls the udder one

Spec-tacular: Gandhi’s glasses go for £260,000 in Bristol

A pair of spectacles, by repute once owned by Mahatma

Hanson takes over assets of insolvent Ross and Holloway’s

Derbyshire auctioneer Charles Hanson has purchased

The £12,000 chance to walk in Charles I’s shoes

An unexpected but welcome entry to Bonhams’ sale of

Rolex Milsub brings house record in Birmingham

A rare Rolex ‘Milsub’ – an enhanced version of the

Art market will be given more time to register under Money Laundering Directive

Art market businesses will have more time to register

AAL’s Indian and Islamic week to move forward

Asian Art in London (AAL) has rescheduled dates for

Klimt drawing from Beethoven Frieze sells at Chiswick Auctions

This drawing by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) sold to a

Pick of the week: Man who made Victoria Crosses is honoured

It is not unusual to see Victoria Crosses making huge

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Frink diploma donated

Among the contents of the home of the late Dame Elisabeth

Precious metals

On Friday, August 28, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

The UK government has made up to £1.57bn available

Extra time brings right result

Delay due to lockdown turns out to be a blessing in disguise in terms of consignments

Norwich lion spoon takes pride of place

Once the second city in the kingdom, Norwich had its

Loco makes a princely purchase

This Gauge II steam-powered locomotive below was made

Minton drums up interest

This Minton majolica figure of a 12in (30cm) dancing

Market-fresh from family

A pair of Chinese export black lacquer chinoiserie

Liverpool looks to Asia

This 7in (18cm) Satsuma koro above left is modelled

Classy canes

This sailor’s walking cane right displays many elements

Cabinet blends East and West

This 17th century teak, ebony and ivory standing cabinet

White Star Spode now in Devon

At the very beginning of July, Adam Partridge in Liverpool

All about information sharing

Wider spectrum of buyers means presenting catalogue entries in greater detail can pay off

Canine and ovine aspects

Two pictures with animal appeal generated decent bidding

UNDER £2100

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Newton with musical support

Mathematical work makes £300,000 in auction where composers also feature heavily

Missionary opened up Chinese language

Robert Morrison, a protestant missionary, pioneer sinologist

Rich variety in Cornwall

Extensively interleaved with scholarly notes and running

British and Irish book auctions

Sep 1* 15-lot Book Section, John Taylors - Louth 01507

Autumn Delights

With more than 700 auctions set to take place in the UK in September and buyers back from whatever summer break they managed to take, this month is set to be a busy one for gavel-wielders and bidders alike. Over the next five pages we showcase an array of items to be offered across a range of categories and price points. For a full list of auctions coming up over the next fortnight turn to our calendar starting on page 40.

All eyes now on Petworth

First higher-end physical fair to take place after lockdown eases will be scrutinised

5 Questions

Bernard Shapero of Shapero Rare Books is among the

Gallery goes to online

Belgrave St Ives is moving from its premises of 22

Firsts forms second digital staging

Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair has announced a second

World orders

Organisers of the Parcours des Mondes decided to go ahead with this edition instead of heading online – but only after careful deliberation, as Anne Crane reports

Ancestor spirits look down from the rooftop

Franck Marcelin, who has a gallery in Aix en Provence

Bronze weights available to buy

One of the Parcours’ partners for this year’s event

Dan exhibition 10 years in the making

The Galerie Charles-Wesley Hourdé on the rue de Seine

Cup from the Congo

The Galerie Didier Claes from Brussels specialises

Huge Tongan club delivers a hefty blow

Anthony Meyer, whose Galerie Meyer Oceanic &

Pulleys loom large

Laurent Dodier from Avranches is a regular exhibitor

Oceanic objects surface in trio of British salerooms

Pictured below are three lots of Oceanic art that proved

Eskimo baskets bring high demand

One of the highest prices in the large 650-plus lot

War club to be brandished in North Yorks

This 4ft (1.2m) long Tongan Aku-Tau ironwood war club

Engineer’s fascination

A number of single-owner collections feature in Woolley

Mask makes appearance in Edinburgh

Included in the African section of the African and

Special powers of the elk

This beaded hide Sioux Elk Dreamers’ Society tobacco

The original and authoritative listing of UK sales

Every care is taken in compiling this calendar. Due

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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Bare decor of an English country house provides the grand setting for a fair

Cornish event returns for second staging after ‘excellent response’ from dealers and visitors

Vintage bazaars embrace the new technology of virtual visits

Following the cancellation of the popular vintage bazaars

Obituary – Kate Davson (1938-2020)

It is with great sadness that we report the death of

Obituary – Hamish Riley-Smith (1941-2020)

Rare book specialist Hamish Riley-Smith, who died on

Reminder on Staffs figure shortfalls

MADAM – I have written on a previous occasion to the

Scots spoon served up in NZ

MADAM – Just to add to the provenance of the newly

Who decides on ivory merit now?

MADAM – The imminent Ivory Act is, not to put too fine

Fond memories of antiques MA

MADAM – Your piece on the UCLAN MA (Antiques) was interesting

Giant crossword answers from the summer edition of ATG - Issue 2452

The winner - our congratulations and a bottle of champagne go to William Goodman of Bristol.