Sitters help works to stand out

Fame of the game

Medieval gaming piece, £50,000 at Gorringe’s.

Bronze seized in Pimlico Road smash and grab raid

by Dom Walbanke A Frankie Dettori bronze

Frieze frenzy begins with a Gorky success

Arshile Gorky, The Opaque , 1947,

Edwardian industrialist assembled a huge collection of Chinese works of art

Imperial Daoguang mark and period yangcai

Besotted prince’s gift to mistress Lillie Langtry returns home to maker Hancocks

Necklace by Hancocks given by the

Double portrait story patched together thanks to research

Two Women Wearing Cosmetic Patches (c.1655)

Prime example of pietre dure decoration

by Dom Walbanke 17th century

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Dresser design did not descend to the masses

Despite his pioneering aesthetic, many of Christopher Dresser’s

Own a Le Mans winner at £5800

Pick of the week

Precious metals

On Friday, October 11, Michael

News in brief

Auction celebrates Edinburgh jeweller Auction house Fellows

Rare German motorcycle and sidecar sought by collectors

An early clockwork model wheeled into a Buckinghamshire saleroom to get bidders into gear for an estimate-busting result, as Tom Derbyshire reports

Heyde set in pole position

Heyde Ernest Shackleton 1908 Antarctic Exploration

Classic horse rocks up in Dorset

Late 19th/early 20th century dapple grey

Dolls in demand: a selection of recent highlights

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Playtime options of just the kitchen or a whole building

19th century folk

Board game joins the range of Mont Blanc merchandise

Toys & Collectables The New

Teddy bears from pioneering shop now up for sale at auction

It may be a “small” collection according to

Munnings focus moves from the east to south west of UK

Exmoor Ponies, Study no 17 by

Machiavelli’s wicked work of ‘poyson’ emerges in Essex sale

First English edition of The Prince was published more than a century after the Italian original appeared

Too much violence sounded the death knell for Action

Action comic was withdrawn by

Work of art in itself: Duchamp Dada poster

Exhibition catalogue designed by Marcel Duchamp

Look back at Osborne

Olympia Auctions is holding a timed online sale

Previews

The sale of Antiquities and

Raise a cup to LAPADA’s 50th

Silver coffee pot with royal connection is just one of the many highlights at the Berkeley Square fair

five Questions

Crawford Bray is gallery manager

Chester marks seven in a row for Cooper

A selection of highlights on offer at Chester

Broad church of tribal artefacts

carved mask from Nyamwezi culture in

Meeting the challenges

Brexit, global conflicts and climate change have served shipping companies with a series of tricky problems. Dom Walbanke reports on how they are adapting

German previews

Vase reward for kaiser’s loyal subjects Top-estimated

The original and authoritative sales listing

This is a calendar of art, antiques and

Artist’s Resale Right

Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention Artist’s

Last of the Portobello ‘scientists’

Specialist dealer evicted from arcade stays optimistic about a return - and will be at the ‘Horti’ fair

It’s good to get plenty of stick

Michael Gorton of Chapellane Antiques, based

Correction

The story in ATG No 2662, ‘Plans to

Hours of fun and buying opportunity

this elaborate 19th century French porcelain

Ownership disputes now involve not just legal but ethical questions

the letter from Roger Hollest in

Obituary - Mary Yapp

the late Mary Yapp.

Visitor book includes four entries for a certain Elizabeth R

Michael Ramsey’s visitor book, estimate £1000-2000