AU
  
You are currently viewing the Australia version of the site.
Would you like to switch to your local site?
3 MIN READ TIME

‘Loyalty’ to the Cromwells

ONE of the first sales of 2017, the books and manuscripts offering at Tennants in Leyburn on January 4, included this one-page letter penned by George Monck in Scotland to Henry Cromwell in Dublin.

Dated September 24, 1658, Monck, who was head of the army north of the border, mentions the recent death of Oliver Cromwell and pledges his loyalty to Cromwell’s other surviving son Richard as Lord Protector.

Read the complete article and many more in this issue of Antiques Trade Gazette
Purchase options below
If you own the issue, Login to read the full article now.
Single Digital Issue 2274
 
$6.99 / issue
This issue and other back issues are not included in a new subscription. Subscriptions include the latest regular issue and new issues released during your subscription. Antiques Trade Gazette
Annual Digital Subscription $139.99 billed annually
Save
65%
$2.80 / issue
Monthly Digital Subscription $24.99 billed monthly
Save
22%
$6.00 / issue
PRINT SUBSCRIPTION? Available at magazine.co.uk, the best magazine subscription offers online.
 

This article is from...


View Issues
Antiques Trade Gazette
2274
VIEW IN STORE

Other Articles in this Issue


NEWS
Baldwin’s and St James’s join for auction arm
Coins and medal specialist splits dealing from auction business
BADA moves for second time to Bloomsbury
THE British Antique Dealers’ Association is to move
Christie’s tops Paris market in year of ‘closure’ for Drouot
Christie’s tops Paris market in year of ‘closure’ for
‘Better days ahead’ for Gibbons says chairman
The Baldwin’s joint venture was among the key developments
Auctioneers seek further discussion on fees ruling but ASA stands firm
Auctioneers seek further discussion on fees ruling
‘As simple as possible’
Lewis says The Saleroom will consult with SOFAA and
Big crowd expected for CITES in the city
NEARLY 200 delegates from the art and antiques sector
Find the answers to your questions at the seminar
What happens when an object with CITES material is
News Digest
Top story: Criterion plans for future after Wandsworth closes
Top story: Criterion plans for future after Wandsworth
Pick of the Week: The self-portrait of an Orientalist photographer
Pick of the Week: The self-portrait of an Orientalist
BID BAROMETER
Eight 18th century German iron keys and a similar folding
Changes on Duke Street as Van Haeften goes home
OLD Master dealer Johnny Van Haeften has relaunched
News In Brief
ON December 29, the Chinese government announced a
THEN & NOW
News as reported from the ATG Archive
Auction Reports
Craft shows best of the Cotswolds
Fine handmade furniture typical of the region is offered in Cheltenham seasonal sale
Knives make the sale cut
Among a wealth of silver smalls, watches and fairly
Cigar lighter bid flies high
WHILE silver was not the strongest point of the hugely
Sweet image of a schoolboy
WITH everything collectors look for barring perfect
Art Deco tick
ADDING £600 to the £100,000 total taken at the first
Only masking
SPARKING an international bidding battle at Harwich
Calling pub time
TOPPING a wide-ranging sale at Canterbury Auction Galleries
Buyer shells out in Leyburn
CURRENCY from the South Seas enjoyed very favourable
Work by Stinton on the sale menu
Particularly known for his gamebirds, he was an obvious
Jumbo collection of Heyde figures
ALSO offered at Batemans on December 3 was a wilder
Lakeland Fell scales sale heights
Landscape painter lauded by LS Lowry makes the running among local artists in Cumbria
God’s own county boosts saleroom
LOCAL Modern art added healthy sums to Hartleys’ (15%
Tragic sculptor’s sketchbook shows off his skills
A FOLIO filled with sketches by one of London’s most
Modern Welsh flower power
Part of a large local consignment of pictures, Flowers
Sale testament to great collection
Nearly 60% of Ryrie bible lots go over estimate in New York and just 15 fail to find a new home
Bible leaf in blockbook form
This leaf from a xylographic or blockbook Biblia Pauperum
NW Passage puzzle unlocked by McClure and the Investigator
THIS striking image below, ‘Critical Position of HMS
Buyer over the moon with early lunar labour of love
TWO extraordinarily fine and exceptionally rare early
BRITISH AND IRISH BOOK AUCTIONS
Sales marked with an * are those in which books and
Hemingway works flood into auction
VOICES of the 20th Century, a Bonhams New York sale
Previews
Up to £500
This round silver tobacco case was awarded to the winner
£501 - £2000
Believed to be unique, this unusual hand-carved Second
£2001 - £5000
This unusual Victorian vesta case shaped as a silver
£5001 - £30,000
A large collection of Russian porcelain, paintings
£30,000 plus
Lymington dealer, Wick Antiques, is selling this carved
International
Dealers and auctioneers united
January extravaganza in New York brings together a wide range of fairs, exhibitions and sales
Tomasso Brothers
THESE 13in (34cm) terracotta roundels of satyrs and
Winter Antiques Show
AT 63 years old (or young), the Winter Antiques Show
Choice items
Mayfair dealership Ronald Phillips will be taking choice
Rocking on
This rock crystal, gem-set and enamel pendant in Egyptian
Winter Antiques Show dealer focus: Robert Young
Robert Young is one of the leading UK dealers in folk
Winter Antiques Show dealer focus: Tim Martin
New York dealer SJ Shrubsole, which deals in early
Good bit of exercise with stops for art
ORIGINATING in 2005 as something of a casual gallery
Master Drawings New York dealer focus: David Tunick
David Tunick has been dealing in works on paper since
Master Drawings New York dealer focus: Stephen Ongpin
Stephen Ongpin has been taking part in MDNY since 2007
New York
Auctioneers take a bite of the Big Apple
JANUARY is a month in the Big Apple for auctions as
Christie’s
They range from 15th century works through to a mid-19th
More glass and contemporary is smashing mix
WHILE visitors to the Park Lane Armory for the Winter
Sotheby’s
It is painted over a ‘cartoon’ for a stained-glass
Inside track on outside artworks scene
WHILE in NYC you might also want to visit the Outsider
Auction Calendar
Sparkling start to New Year sales
JEWELLERY and watches are two of the ‘luxury’ categories
Your auction not listed?
We strongly advise that you check with the auctioneer
Fairs & Markets
Fair has the cow and wow factor
Cattle moo-ve over – antiques are on the way
Pen and think creation
The annual contemporary Art in the Pen fair (above)
Field Dog takes steps to stage an extra floor of dealers
CHARLOTTE and Frankie Milford of Field Dog Fairs decided
Militaria foursome
▪ In Cheshire, the Stockport Militaria Collectors’
Jaguar go flat out at new venue
LYNN and Alan Cartwright of Jaguar Fairs are launching
Extra dates are Horti but nice
The bonus for buyers at the 140-dealer monthly Sunday
Knights ride in to run Herts fair
WHITE Knight Fairs, a new fairs partnership based in
Letters to the editor
Our business has always been young at heart
MADAM – I respond to the comments by John Trory in
Don’t be so dismissive
MADAM – It is a shame that Mr Trory is so dismissive
Very beautiful but I reckon it’s a Giraudin
MADAM – As part of your interesting and enjoyable Review
Let’s talk about Brexit
On an unrelated but more important subject, I am delighted
Brexit is a slow burn
Editor replies: Thanks for your feedback, Mr Phillips.
All about value
MADAM – I was glad to see Mike Jeanes’ letter about
Massive discount? Try me…
MADAM – I read with a measure of confusion Mr Fisher’s