Missed in London, Constable sketch of Dedham Vale authenticated in Essex

The coin of king Caratacus brings auction record

David Sear, author of Roman Coins and their Values

Martinware theft: Ealing bird found

A missing Martinware bird has been recovered more than

Newark moved back one week

Event organiser IACF has scheduled new dates for the

Pick of the week: Florence sparkles in Castrucci’s stone

In 1592, the Florentine stone carver Cosimo Castrucci

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

The synthetic material with serious appeal

Ottoman bead carvers in Istanbul – makers of the garlands

Precious metals

On Friday, November 20, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is hosting

Time to shine

Forget the high street or ‘not-on-the-high street’ – for those looking for an original gift, a carefully chosen antique will never disappoint. Many upcoming UK auctions of silver and jewellery are assembled with the season of gift-giving in mind. Here Roland Arkell provides a selection of ‘more affordable’ and portable items, all for sale this month

Gifts from Queen Victoria

Locket and brooches presented to god-daughters and family friends in the spotlight

Great example of Grand Tour glyphic art

Exceptional examples of the glyphic arts – the apotheosis

‘Artist jeweller’ Donald very much back in vogue

Two private collections of the work of John Donald

Lalique shines as period pieces impress

A Lalique glass, enamel and diamond bracelet, brooch

Van Cleef & Arpels – courtesy of Joan Collins

The economic crisis of the Great Depression inspired

Pioneers of the Oz gold rush

The distinctive Antipodean ‘botanical’ jewellery of

Ring conceals practical joke

This curious object is the forerunner of a million

Ibis created by royal appointment

Ornithlogical watercolour ordered by brother of Louis XIII is highest saleroom price so far

Picasso’s agony and ecstasy…and the calm of a back garden

Offered with moderate estimates, two Pablo Picasso

UNDER £600

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Pioneering Arabic printing

Edinburgh auction offered 1592 book from first European press dedicated to such a typeface

Bobby meets his ‘Boswell’

Top lot in the most recent golfing sale conducted by

How Poe’s $3 became $60,000

Two very different manuscript lots provided the high

Buyer brings home the bison

Three of the lots noted here from an October 10 Chicago

America’s undeclared war with France

Estimated at just $5000 or so but sold at $110,000

British and Irish book auctions

Nov 24* 10 lots Books & Ephemera: Maritime

Previews

While care has been taken in compiling these previews

Pitch black: seasonal sales drive

Furniture specialist gains inspiration from US retail discount feature

Website portals welcome lockdown growth

Online art and antiques portals for dealers have been

Money laundering rules and the issue of client details

Do dealers have to disclose details of their clients

The web shop window

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

5 Questions

Matthew Foster’s Art Deco Gallery has traded from Grays

Asian focus

A wide range of items are for sale next month in auctions

Extended sale, extensive collections on offer

The auctioneers at Nagel in Stuttgart will have their

Yuan dynasty jar spotted in Dallas

This small 14th century Yuan dynasty longquan celadon

Crabs on screen

A table screen was often to be found in the study of

From the time of Angkor Wat

This 3ft 7in (1.1m) Cambodian Khmer carved stone statue

Think ink

One section of the Asian art sale at Koller in Zurich

Deity hails from an old Dutch collection

At 2ft 5in (73cm), this Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin

Yongzheng dish branches out to French sale

One of the highlights of a sale taking place at Millon

Mountains stand tall in zitan

One of the highlights of Sotheby’s Asian works of art

Le Pho painting on offer in Paris

This painting by Le Pho (1907-2001) will be one of

Nineteenth century take on archaic

This 19th century take on an archaic vessel is one

Go nuts about fan leaf Down Under

Twenty lots from a private Sydney collection will open

‘The Spinola Rubens’ makes return to Vienna

A painting from the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens making

Attributed to the circle of Patinir

One of the highlights of the auction to be held by

Vernet adds drama to Tivoli

A painting by the celebrated landscape painter Joseph

Bastiani’s broader style

This 15th century painting of the Virgin and Child

High hopes for aviation fan’s de la Tour

Towards the end of its 175th trading year, on December

International Sales

Every care is taken in compiling this calendar.

The original and authoritative listing of UK sales

Every care is taken in compiling this calendar. A number

Artist’s Resale Right

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Get on board thanks to shipping

Wiltshire ‘collective’ hails slow but steady transatlantic deliveries

Screen visit with plenty in store

In an enterprising move early last year dealer Lydia

Back-to-front way of doing business

Quirky might be a way to describe Andrew Blackall’s

Online is gift-wrapped opportunity

Martin Webster is the e-commerce manager for the Scottish

Glossary

If you are new to the art market you may find this

Rennie Mackintosh furniture was made by internees

MADAM – I was pleased to see that a piece of furniture

Memories kept alive

A local community charity on the Isle of Man, the Knockaloe