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Exodus may follow South Ken closure

250 jobs threatened as venerable rooms fall victim to global review

Guidance as all rosewood joins CITES list

EUROPEAN CITES management authorities published a nine-page

Bonhams brings best under one roof

BONHAMS will conduct the first of a new format flagship

New home

DREWEATTS & Bloomsbury Auctions is to hold the

New faces join rebranded Chiswick firm

LONDON Auctions in Chiswick has hired a handful of

Early fruits of labour at TEFAF

A PREVIOUSLY unknown work by Bartolomeo Cavarozzi (1587-1625)

Trade bodies say Budget 2017 ‘ducks desperate need for business rate reform’

Trade bodies say Budget 2017 ‘ducks desperate need

Christie’s South Kensington: an ‘end of an era’ moment

AS the market evolves, auction rooms will inevitably

CSK to close: industry reaction

“South Ken’s importance was its central position in

What it means for…

Much will depend on what the plan is for King Street

Pick of the Week: Royalist rarity takes £20,000

ESTIMATED at £1500-2000, this rare English delft dish

Bid Barometer – issue 2283

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Mid-century makes its journey to Hong Kong

COINCIDING with Hong Kong sales in March, Sotheby’s

News In Brief

THE highest auction price for an Old Master painting

Silver linings

From small-scale miniatures to intricate, elaborate pieces, we preview silver highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs both in London and the regions

Fair highlights

This George III bread basket (right) by Benjamin and

Hammer highlights

This George III provincial silver nutmeg grater offered

Bonhams

The engraved inscription to this gold box reads: A

Putting art and soul into textiles

Dealer on a mission to establish such works alongside more ‘serious’ collecting fields

Survey of the scientific sale scene

TENNANTS’ (20/18.5/17.5% buyer’s premium) sale of Scientific

Moorcroft connections help commercial fortunes

THIS 7 x 4in (18 x 11cm) enamel plaque in a silvered

Beard portraits are the early face of photography

THIS pair of daguerrotypes are by the influential English

Irish art on the road to recovery

Private buyers hold strong in Dublin despite Brexit concerns keeping northern dealers at bay

Generating younger buyers

ATTRACTING new and younger buyers is the thinking behind

Minorca port scenes buck today’s market

OWING to today’s minimalist taste, Continental views

The 18th century Dublin shines in 21st century sale

PRINTS of Dublin as it would have looked in the late

Get on the Blowers for his sale

Cricket commentator who has a way with words offers books from own library at auction

‘Sundial’ distorts view of the world

HIGHLY unusual, not to say confusing, but mathematically

Bonhams takes a river trip

USING the darkroom-equipped punt that can be seen in

Why you can’t judge a book by its cover

TWO rather visually unimpressive lots were nevertheless

Orwell keeps a red flag flying

Inscribed by George Orwell to the bookseller whose

Flights of fact and fantasy

A French collection of some 70 lots of books and prints

Previews: Up to £500 – issue 2283

Over 100 pieces of ceramics by the Linthorpe Art Pottery

Previews: £501 - £2000 – issue 2283

This Art Nouveau Foley Intarsio pottery mantel clock

Previews: £2001 - £5000 – issue 2283

A small offering of Russian imperial antiques stars

Previews: £5001 - £30,000 – issue 2283

Chiswick Auctions’ Books and Manuscripts sale on March

Previews: £30,000 plus – issue 2283

Created after a design by William Kent for Lord Burlington’s

Cotswolds hears call of the wild

Dealers’ fair pays tribute to conservation and art and antiques inspired by the natural world

Taking the CADA reins

Alex Puddy of Architectural Heritage became the chairman

Galloway goes back to college

GALLOWAY Antiques Fairs has added The George Watson’s

Map out your route to busy Petworth antiques hub

THE ongoing exhibition L’Absurdité is the result of

5 Questions

Tim Bryars’ antiquarian bookshop Bryars & Bryars

Same gallery, not same old

MIX and match, shake it up – the art and antiques zeitgeist

On a mission to sell this bomber memorial model

HAMPSTEAD’S Catto Gallery includes this maquette of

Fontana as sculptor

THE ceramics and sculpture of Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)

The root and branch out approach

Solid foundation of the Salon spring drawings fair in Paris inspires auctions to also blossom

Salon du Dessin

How does an exhibition of just 39 exhibitors manage

Drawing Now

Drawing Now may not have as many years under its belt

The Drouot Quarter – Sixteen is the Key

Dedicated drawings auctions are always held at Drouot

Bumper crop of sales on offer

Wide variety of auction houses take part in the overall Paris drawings spring fest

Sotheby’s/Piasa

Henri Matisse, an artist known for the spare economy

Millon

The catalogue cover lot of Millon’s March 20 dedicated

Christie’s Paris

For Christie’s, the Paris spring slot at the time of

Aguttes

No French drawings event would be complete without

History hunters

A VITAL part of an auctioneer’s job is research. And

BRITISH AND IRISH BOOK AUCTIONS

Mar 14*@ 52-lot Book Section, Lawrences - Bletchingley

Fantastic beads and locating them

IACF event administrator with a creative gift contributes to Oscar costume design success

Salvo offers free pitch

TO encourage and support younger exhibitors, the Salvo

Head star of mummy movie

This slightly scary late 18th to early 19th century

Medals reveal tragedy of three brothers killed on same day

Medals reveal tragedy of three brothers killed on same

Factfile

The 1914-15 Star was typically awarded for service

Life in the grand manner

A COUPLE of fascinating historical and detailed examples

Ivory seizure: the lessons learned

Dealer Russ Allen, who runs Steam Mill Clocks, was

My experience of antiques TV shows is very positive

MADAM – I would like to clarify the notions that some

Rogue buyers are big payment problem

MADAM – I read with interest and some disquiet, the

Bit ruff on a quality breed

MADAM – Both you and Nicholas Bagshawe might like to

What are your views on this?

MADAM – I wonder if your readers can help me regarding

That’s the Bush not the Broadway

MADAM – For what it’s worth, the Carel Weight ‘Hammersmith

Make sure buys are sound

MADAM – I write to give some background in relation

Then & Now

News as reported from the ATG Archive

Obituaries

Nellie Lenson-Smith (1928-2017) was born in Aix-la-Chappelle.