CA
  
You are currently viewing the Canada version of the site.
Would you like to switch to your local site?
22 MIN READ TIME

Towering sale during the recent London fairs

1. Offered at £1.35m, this oil on panel of The Tower of Babel, 1604 by Abel Grimmer, was sold by Johnny van Haeften at Frieze Masters.
2. Hansord sold this 17th century Italian inlaid ebony cabinet telling the story of Noah’s Ark at the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair for £12,500.
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 2412
 
$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 $119.99 billed annually
Save
66%
$2.40 / issue
Monthly Digital Subscription $21.99 billed monthly
Save
21%
$5.28 / issue
PRINT SUBSCRIPTION? Available at magazine.co.uk, the best magazine subscription offers online.
 

This article is from...


View Issues
Antiques Trade Gazette
2412
VIEW IN STORE

Other Articles in this Issue


Antiques Trade Gazette
Parliament proves it can complete a deal
Buyer of Pugin letter box revealed
Bonhams to hold auctions on thesaleroom.com
In a move to increase its digital presence and reach
News
BADA makes better communication pledge
The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) has
Commons goes ape for Banksy auction record
Banksy’s derisive portrayal of The House of Commons
De Stael trademark composition takes £250,000 in sale
Original paintings by Abstract artist Nicolas de Stael
News Digest
Stylish Lenci skyscraper lady is on top of the auction world after £34,000 bid
The stylish Art Deco pottery figures for which Ars
Bid Barometer
Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com
Bede reprint prized for illustrious provenance
The first printed copy of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica
Precious metals
On Friday, October 4, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton
News In Brief
Art adviser and former Masterpiece London chief executive
Interview
Leading the digital charge at Bonhams
Chief marketing officer Marc Sands outlines his plans for online growth at the auction house
Auction Reports
Great medals for a debut auction
Inaugural dedicated Russian sale at London saleroom capitalises on 1960s collection
Icons with Schellenberg provenance
Pitched at £200-300, this Russian diptych icon shown
‘Dragon’ charger flexes its wings
A generation ago pieces such as this splendid 20in
Captain Cook connection
This Resolution and Adventure medal is one of 2000
From £50 to four figures
At the budget-price end of the Chinese boom – which
Trophy is a knock-out buy
Punching well above its weight, a 9ct gold Lonsdale
Peters record set in saleroom
Underlining the market move from antique furniture
Marks makes vendor happy on a modest estimate
The catalogue description correctly read ‘Art Nouveau
Frith stands out from the crowd
Artist famous for his busy panoramic scenes also profited from intimate female portraits
Becker depicts reality of rural life
For a number of years, the Colchester-born artist Harry
Livestock painter shows his natural attraction
Many figures involved in the booming 19th century art
Avant-garde artist Dismorr at the forefront of demand
In a sale of Modern and Contemporary British art in
UNDER £3000
Good art at a great price in regional sales
Murder tale grips the saleroom
Account of a double killing in 19th century Norwich heads a look at two-day auction
News makes its way from the East Indies
Shown right are the frontispiece and title-page of
Sci-fi collection is 442-lot sell-out success in Dallas
Several records were broken when all 442 lots in the
British and Irish book auctions
Oct 8* 4 104-lot Book Section, 1818 Auctioneers - Milnthorpe
Previews
Previews: Up to £500
The sale of Clocks, Camera and Scientific Instruments
Previews: £501 - £3000
Denver, Colorado, founded in 1858 as a mining town
Previews: £3001 plus
A collection of arms belonging to the Fraser brothers
Dealers’ Diary
Slice of life from rustic to refined
Somerset fair features more than 50 dealers with theme of ‘antiques in a contemporary home’
Strong art sales at LAPADA
Among a series of strong art sales reported from the
The web shop window
Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers
5 Questions
Meg Andrews deals in antique dress and textiles and
Latest moves in the UK and US dealer world
From new businesses to anniversaries, here is a review
Riley-Smith launch
Crispian Riley-Smith has launched an art valuations
Quaritch celebrates Laurie Lee and lawyer collections
Two collections of books assembled by author Laurie
Bank account
Ronin rolls out new look
New York’s Ronin Gallery marks the opening of its new
International
Raise a glass to two big fairs
While the beer fest takes the headlines, these events delight antiques buyers
More from Munich: the Neumeister Collection
Over three days, from October 22-24, Neumeister in
Pendulum pioneers
In 1657, the 10-year-old Dutch orphan Christiaan Reijnaert
Lalique table lamp
Munich auction house Quittenbaum is holding a specialist
Rare at auction
Since 1984, only about 20 paintings by the Turkish
German goblet collection
Forty years ago, Dr Jürgen Fischer held his first auction
Accomplished still-life painter
Emilie Preyer (1849-1930) obviously learnt a lot from
Bible from 1462 on offer
The most famous book from the first years of printing
Moveable type used for fourth time
Another work printed by Fust and Schöffer will be offered
Auction Calendar
Buying at Auction - a general guide
Always read the auctioneer’s terms and conditions for full details.
Artist’s Resale Right
Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention
Glossary
Glossary
If you are new to the art market you may find this
Fairs & Markets
Flea ready to leap into action
Malvern event organisers have fully booked halls and hope for more exhibitors outside
Core of racecourse regulars
Carol Baskin and her business partner Gareth Brunt
Autumn falls nicely for this Bath fair date
Timing is important. Talking about her September Bath
History highlight
Carol and Robert Pugh of Towy Events are expecting
Putting the ‘f’ into Peterborough’s antiques festival
For the first Peterborough Festival of Antiques under IACF ownership, continuity was the order of the day. In future, however, the fair organiser will look to extend the appeal of this public-oriented event
Why we came to IACF Peterborough …
Taiwanese couple Haiwei Shao (left) and Daniel Hong
From £1 to five figures – and everything in between
“We encompass the whole antiques market at Peterborough.
The Back Pages
Cricketana auctions and an uncanny resemblance
MADAM – I was pleased to see the report in ATG No 2410
Make sure the BADA name is protected
MADAM – I have to say that I have been very upset and
Obituary – Viscount Davidson
Malcolm Davidson died recently at the age of 85. For