The birth of huge nativity scenes

Dürer discovered

This unpublished drawing by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

Record recalls IKEA before flat-pack fame

A world away from the f lat-pack furniture so familiar

Private collections prominent in NY sales

Two big-name sources lead the way as Modern and Contemporary art recovers from pandemic impact

Lady Elizabeth returns to her former home thanks to donation

A portrait by renowned society artist Thomas Hudson

The Ottoman view of the world

A copy of the first folio atlas ever printed in the

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Tipu’s throne finial blocked from export

The UK government has issued a temporary export bar

Precious metals

On Friday, November 19, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

Estimated at just $5000-8000, a rediscovered work by

The consort’s coronet

The V&A loses out in £23,000 bidding battle for Prince Albert’s drawings of the diamond and sapphire coronet he designed for Queen Victoria. Roland Arkell reports

Designs reflect Glasgow style

Original jewellery designs occupy a distinct market

Aristocratic connections boost rings

In a recent Financial Times article titled Dangerous

Shining ideas for the gift-giving season

Many sales in late November and early December are assembled with presents in mind and silver and jewellery are much to the fore. This selection of 20 upcoming pieces from UK regional salerooms provides some inspiration at a range of price points.

Hatton Garden makes a BID for the future

London’s historic diamond and jewellery quarter faces challenges but also opportunities

Silver drinking novelty sails above estimate

The windmill cup was the most popular of the novelty

Up sticks from the Potteries

This pair of William III silver candlesticks with hallmarks

Cup brings out the exotic in Hull

This Charles II silver mounted coconut cup, sold by

How to mount a tiger

Given their relatively small metal content, many silver-mounted

Spoons serve up taste of the 17th century

As very personal items, typically weighing little more

London dealer celebrates silver expertise of Huguenots

When Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685

Modern living, antique style

Twentysomethings buying Victorian table create a positive feeling for the future

Buyers make Smart choices

In demand at home and abroad during his lifetime, the

Playtime in the saleroom

Top names in their different fields, ages and markets

Take to the floor and do some sums in Abingdon

The Spanish woollen rug illustrated here was pitched

Sword soars to £8200 hammer

Estimated at £200-300, this kaskara sold for £8200

The 6cm shoes for adults

The auction at toy specialist C&T (22% buyer’s

Moose not on the loose

Leering 4ft 7in (1.4m) out from the saleroom wall and

Talent-spotter Feigen in focus

Group of works from the late US dealer’s collection demonstrates his wide range of interests

Danish Symbolist inspired by Rossetti and Burne-Jones

Few painters on the Danish art scene in the late 19th

Is there anything he didn’t do?

Library based on works collected by man whose roles ranged from alchemist to diplomat

Seven CS Lewis copies to treasure

Now handsomely bound in full red morocco and contained

Rare Stubbs signature

Bid to to £400 in an October 6 sale held by Halls (20/12%

British and Irish book auctions

Nov 23* 8 lots Books & Ephemera, Richard

Presidential importance boosts US lots

Running to just 20 or so words, a tiny signed card

Previews

Charlie Wilson (1895-1971) began his career at local

‘Anne Boleyn falcon’ lined up for Hampton Court display

A carved oak falcon depicting Anne Boleyn’s royal badge

5 Questions

Will Elliott set up Elliott Fine Art in 2020 following

Jewellery and picture sales buoyant as Olympia makes return

After two years of Covid-19 disruption The Winter Art

For he’s a holly good festive show fellow

A dab hand at Christmas shows, Andrew Singleton of

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.

Dealer finds there is no cure for his art habit

“Dealing in art is not just a hobby but also a disease

How to buy Mona Lisa for €210,000

Da Vinci’s work has long held a fascination, as a near-contemporary copy confirms

Sleek Printz designs from Casablanca villa up for auction

A group of sleek Deco furnishings designed in the 1930s

Silver: give it a swirl in Paris

A collection of silver assembled over half a century

Gnoli stars in single-lot sale

On December 2, as part of its So Unique series launched

Fairyland tale

Rounding off the Wedgwood section of Skinner’s December

Spode collection offered in Oz

On December 2 Australian auction firm Shapiro will

Duo join the Hindman team

Hindman Auctions has appointed Christine Broski to

Sale highlights as Paris fair returns to action

Fine Arts Paris, which returned for a physical staging

Fair dates for the diary: in the short term and long term

La Biennale fair opens in Paris this week at the Grand

International Sales

Every care is taken in compiling this calendar.

International Fairs

This listing of dates is a sample of forthcoming art

The original and authoritative sales listing

This is a calendar of art, antiques and general auctions

Artist’s Resale Right

Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention

Feed on scraps successfully

Ephemera Society’s fair includes unusual buys such as Christmas card embellishments

Lighting up the arches

“I spotted this venue a while ago and recently decided

Holt fills gaps as waiting-list hopefuls join

Dealer Marcus Potts, a regular exhibitor at the larger

Expect the unexpected at two Hackney flea events

The organisers of Hackney Fleamarkets, which includes

Dealer sets auction dates

In ATG No 2502 we mentioned silver dealer Mark Nelson-

Fairs & Markets Calendar

For a comprehensive and regularly updated listing please

Second go at ‘first’ books terminology

I have just received ATG No 2516 wherein the old question

In-cider knowledge needed…

I have had this large unsigned painting in my collection