Still-life generates interest at auction

Ivory: Trade tells MPs to back licensing

Committee hears proposal for fee-paying system that would eliminate ‘rubbish’

Young takes on MD role at Duke’s

Lee Young, Asian art specialist and international director

Export deferral system under internal review

An internal review into the export licence system for

Nevinson marches to seven figures

Sotheby’s posted a record for the artist CRW Nevinson

Pick of the Week: Nicholson looks good in yellow

A William Nicholson (1872-1949) portrait drew admirers

Bid Barometer – issue 2319

From thesaleroom.com

Kangxi bronze shines in New Orleans

A Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze of a serene Amitayus confounded

The right robe for an artistic rebel

An extraordinary example of British avant-garde clothing

News In Brief

Small businesses were given a mini reprieve in Chancellor

Treasure islands

The sale of a comprehensive collection of Channel Islands silver on home turf is a perfect opportunity to test the market temperature, as Roland Arkell reports

Paint had it well covered

It is possible to have too much of a good thing in

Spoons sold in Salisbury

The October 24-25 silver sale at Woolley & Wallis

Distinctive style of another island

The dual appeal of Maltese silver lies in both a sense

Fellows

Estimated at £12,000-18,000, this impressive pair of

Canterbury Auction Galleries

The Canterbury Auction Galleries on October 3 included

Wootton Auction Rooms

This fine pair of Victorian figural table salts in

Market silver linings

Modern designs are not yet booming in price and a mini-golden age remains something of a secret, but that could be about to change as the largest private collection of its kind goes on display in the US. Roland Arkell reports

Last selection of Yeats family lots

Auction back on home soil offers further 200-lot sell-out group after initial London outing

Down the road in Castlecomer

A week before Fonsie Mealy’s William Butler Yeats sale

Cracking price at auction

Entered into the October 21 sale at Bishop & Miller

Lady of the lamp

Though probably better known for his bronze and chryselphantine

Hammer comes down on Mallett

Final sale of venerable dealership’s stock includes 22 paintings in typical subjects and style

Rogue bidder causes second Singapore sale

In September, eight works by two of Singapore’s most

Parisian scene by Aussie artist is top in Cheltenham

This painting of a flower market in Paris (below) by

A gentleman’s natural pursuits

Hunting rarities and a wide range of fauna and flora from single-owner collection

The fruit of mysterious labours

Originally published in parts in the years 1804-12

Elephant v foxes fight is rare Ridinger

Shown left is a rare example of Ridinger working in

With love from Beatrix Potter

In now slightly faded brown ink, it was inscribed “Muriel

Fairy tales and Dr Seuss fascinate in the Big Apple

Harry Clarke worked for three years on his first major

Previews: Up to £500

An extensive collection of pipes will go under the

Previews: £501 - £2000

A sale of whisky at McTear’s in Glasgow on December

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This early 19th century gold snuff box was reputedly

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

This 19th century mahogany and parquetry dolls’ house

Previews: £30,000 plus

A December 7 sale of European ceramics at Bonhams will

Arts & Crafts in modern living

North London gallery shows furniture alongside later works to encourage combinations

Birds painted in New York fly to the UK for winter

The Albemarle Street gallery Connaught Brown rounds

Shop talk – Emporium Antiques Centre 42 Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AN Call 01273 486866

Shop talk – Emporium Antiques Centre 42 Cliffe High

5 Questions

D Kevin Smith launched Windsor House Antiques in Leeds

Artist Anderson records the rural artisans

The artist Stanley Anderson (1884-1966) was a perennial

On the hunt for Delacroix work

Bidders believe copy of lively Rubens painting is one of at least 30 by the French master

Swan on song and harem scene sizzles

Among the many hundreds of services manufactured in

Decisions at Dawson’s

Maidenhead auction house Dawson’s is dipping a toe

BRITISH AND IRISH BOOK AUCTIONS

Nov 28*@ 133-lot Book & Ephemera Section, James

Flea club: the hit market blog

Spotlight on the website that goes beyond just dates and times to bring reviews and tips

Artist’s sister act in Norwich

Russia-born Tanya Goddard is one of the 35 exhibitors

Dealer takes up his pens for fair sales

Mark Twain said that his Conklin Crescent Filler fountain

As a tree? Leaf it out...

This lady’s expression says she might be trying to

Soapbox

The big question...

Obituaries

Born in Vienna in 1932, Peter was forced to flee from

Award-winning panel debate

MADAM – I cannot believe that I am the only one amused

Don’t be complacent on ivory trade ban risk

MADAM – I wrote to my MP in February regarding the