Lymington takes on Kidner rooms

New owners at Art & Antiques for Everyone

Birmingham’s Art & Antiques for Everyone (AAFE)

Spicer breathes new life into East Yorkshire fine art auctions

Spicer breathes new life into East Yorkshire fine art

Museum buys synagogue view by Jewish pioneer

A watercolour by Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-81),

Strong selling rates across New York’s Classic Week

Christie’s latest ‘Classic Week’ sales series put in

Online Galleries shut down by owner now wanting to focus on its 1stdibs dealer portal

Online Galleries shut down by owner now wanting to

Sandon stands down after 44 years in pots

After 44 years working as an auction house specialist

Magnificent results for Suleyman portrait and two Safavid carpets

Magnificent results for Suleyman portrait and two Safavid

Du Maurier archive pushes right keys

A manuscript for Rebecca and a favourite typewriter

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Reminder of a female pilot’s wartime bravery

A flying log book belonging to one of the female pilots

Precious metals

On Friday, May 3, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was

News In Brief

Phillips has hired former Sotheby’s head of Impressionist

Quality counts

Works by Namikawa Yasuyuki underline how buyers are aiming at the very best when it comes to the Japanese market ahead of a series of UK sales, as Roland Arkell reports

Qing pen box

Estimated at £300-500, a finely decorated Qing famille

Hardwood bitong

A Chinese ‘sleeper’ emerged in a Vintage and General

Kangxi plaques

Estimated at £400-600, this ebonised chiffonier sold

Volume of UK sales remains healthy

Supplying the market with the fresh, quality material

Bonhams

Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Art sale at New Bond Street on

Christie’s

This 3ft 10in (1.15m) wide Qianlong (1736-95) three-colour

Chiswick Auctions

Chiswick Auctions’ May 20 sale in west London titled

Woolley & Wallis

On May 21 Woolley & Wallis of Salisbury will offer

Bellmans

The May 14-16 Interiors series at Bellmans of Wisborough

Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s will follow its Important Chinese Art sale

Timeline Auctions

Some early Chinese objects are included in the Timeline

Duke’s

Duke’s Asian sale on May 20 includes this Wanli (1572-1620)

Halls

Halls’ Country House & Asian Art sale in Shrewsbury

Lyon & Turnbull

James Ware (1859-1913), a merchant navy captain, turned

Henry Aldridge & Son

Henry Aldridge & Son will offer items from the

Sworders

This Chinese export charger, measuring 15in (40cm)

Dreweatts

At Donnington Priory on May 23, Dreweatts will hold

Sotheby’s

This framed wood panel decorated in gold, silver and

Roseberys

Last November Roseberys in London sold a set of 16

Lyon & Turnbull

A private collection from the Scottish Borders offered

Special Auction Services

Special Auction Services of Newbury will offer a painting

Chiswick Auctions

The Japanese works in the sale at Chiswick Auctions

Fieldings

This Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze of a comical seated

Bonhams

Robert S Huthart, the Newcastle-born manager of the

Woolley & Wallis

The Japanese works of art sale at Woolley & Wallis

Paris springs into Asian action

Further proof of the success of the dedicated dealer

Gauchet

Gauchet Art Asiatique from Nice will be participating

Aguttes

This Imperial semi formal Chinese dress or Jifu is

Tiago

This 17th century Japanese Namban chest is one of the

Remy Le Fur

Among the 16 auction houses taking part in the Printemps

Peach of a pair of Melba vases

The famous Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba once

Hong Kong fair

The 12th edition of the International Antiques Fair

Ceramics in the mix

Dedicated sales are thin on the ground compared to days gone by but traditional multi-discipline auctions can provide rich pickings for buyers, as Anne Crane reports

Take me to the Bridgin

A good example of the attraction of a dated and named

Early Chelsea mugs

A matched pair of Chelsea mugs cropped up in Andrew

Abolitionist motto

Opening the antique ceramics section of Lawrences’

Blinding result

A pair of Worcester dishes of so-called ‘Blind Earl’

From school to near 44-year career

Bonhams glass and ceramics specialist John Sandon looks back at his life in auctions

Saddle up for English horse selection

The April 9 version of Christie’s (25/20/12.5% buyer’s

Pot is one of Versailles pair

Included in the mixed-discipline sale held in Paris

Lion and bears give bite to French basin

The highlight of a dedicated ceramics sale held at

Traditional ceramics in the latest formats

While Sotheby’s and Christie’s no longer hold regular

Keys

Keys’ fine sale on July 24-26 will include more examples

Bold buyers win the top prizes

At an uncertain time bidders are assertive when the best and not the rest comes up at auction

UNDER £900

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Ratcliffe lays out the case for his talents

An interior scene by one of the lesser-known members

Saleroom journey ends at £25,000

Accounts of a lengthy Royal Navy career are surprise success of South Cerney auction

Golf, Goldfinger and an early 007 classic

Ian Fleming firsts in a Swann of New York sale of May

Auckland focus on Antarctic

A library focused on Antarctic exploration gave a New

British and Irish book auctions

May 8* 72-lot Book Section, Victor Mee - Belturbet

The recipe for disaster

Plague water is one of the more striking entries in

Monk into the swim of things

Bought by a German collector for €115,000 (£99,140)

Previews: Up to £500

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships

Previews: £501 - £2000

This boxed Star Wars Palitoy depicts the character

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This gold Division Two winner’s medal was awarded to

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

A private collection of antique clocks expected to

£30,000 plus

This painting by Laura Knight (1877-1970) was purchased

There’s nowt so clear as folk

Painting of a cow is rare example of restoration in a collecting field where ‘scars’ are normal

Folk showcase

Robert Young Antiques hosts An Evening with Compton

Buxton fair back ‘where it belongs’

Roger de Ville brings a rare Liverpool delftware puzzle

5 Questions

Christina Jansen is managing director at The Scottish

The web shop window

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers

Vast Vaughan work for sale

Theseus and the Minotaure (1950), the largest oil on

Table topper at Battersea

A c.1946 Italian wrought-iron dressing table was among

Man who also explores old worlds

Former army officer and oil and mining business supremo describes his collecting tastes

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

Fresh shoots at Blanchard

Dealers’ collective now to be run by nearby garden antiques firm after owners retire

Fair makes it a 10-year fashion statement

The Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair celebrates its

Swaffer question time cancelled

Due to circumstances beyond his control antiques dealer

Business brews in Stroud

A listed Victorian malthouse in Stroud formerly owned

Two specialist events on the same day

Two upcoming annual specialist fairs both running on

Book dealer Bryars starts new chapter as a model

A portrait of rare books dealer Tim Bryars of Bryars

My plea on the derisory ‘Penny Farthing’ term

MADAM – I have noticed an increasing penchant for editors

Not so rare but highly desirable

MADAM – Robert Vince asks an interesting question of

Obituary – Patrick Payne

Retired art dealer Patrick Payne, formerly of Arden