A collecting GOLDEN AGE

MPs consider extending ban to more species

Call for further regulation in Commons ivory bill debate

Antiquities trade fears ‘long-term damage’

The Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA) has warned

Shapero parent company to launch Mayfair Book Auctions this week

Shapero parent company to launch Mayfair Book Auctions

Private equity firm takes stake in Leslie Hindman

US saleroom Leslie Hindman Auctioneers has hired a

DACS: Blockchain will create ‘fairer’ art market

The growth of new technologies such as blockchain will

Drouot to host street art fair

The Hôtel Drouot in Paris is to host a street art fair

Theatrical stars of Londongrad series

The recent crackdown on Russian money in London seemed

A case for the best of the Golden Age

By 1677, the great English clockmaker Thomas Tompion

Bid barometer

From thesaleroom.com

Bowled over by Singer Sargent

In 1889, the artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)

News In Brief

Paul Smeets has been appointed to succeed Konrad Bernheimer

Masterpiece keeps up with the times

As a showpiece for horology, the Masterpiece fair lives up to its name, writes Roland Arkell

Horology Down Under

Ken Hose, who has published three books on Australian

Knibb’s apprentice

This late 17th century ebony veneered table clock with

A chance to grow bigger in Japan

Results for Kakiemon and Meiji metalwork underline stronger market for Asia’s ‘second tier’

UNDER £1000

Traditionally at the more affordable end of Chinese

UNDER £500

While Kakiemon porcelain from the 17th century made

Heading back to the east

Hard-paste figures of Russian ethnic characters and

Irish art: sunny outlook in Dublin

Gloom of recession is long gone in this market as prices are high when quality shines through

Female artists pack a punch

Though their output was dwarfed by their male counterparts

UNDER £1000

Three modestly valued works in regional sales

Discovering Hundred Acre Wood

Well-known map featured on endpapers of Winnie-the-Pooh returns to auction after nearly 50 years

Beautifully preserved Hobbit

As reported in ATG No 2345, the best-seller at Forum

Spotlight on the highlights

With the familiar summer surge of book, map and related

Goulds lead sale of Dutch zoo library

The Wassenaar Zoo in Den Haag opened its doors in 1937

Fork handles, not four candles…

Written in red ink on four sheets, the original draft

It’s carnival time

Shown right is one of 20 hand-coloured plates from

Yes we Kant at auction

Bid to a record €18,000 (£15,660) in a May 15-17 series

Mozart and a little lute magic

It was a four-page Mozart manuscript of an unfinished

Previews: Up to £500

Essex dealership Madelena Antiques & Collectables

Previews: £501 - £2000

This gold Aston Villa medal was awarded to George Ramsay

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This English ledger contains within its 106 pages a

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

This Toby stoneware jar and cover, modelled as the

Previews: £30,000 plus

A still-life by Scottish Colourist George Leslie Hunter

Breaking down the ‘barriers’

Galleries want to encourage first-time visitors during London Art Week

5 Questions

Tom Davies is director at the Mayfair gallery Daniel

Two London displays wrap Christo up

As Christo, the French contemporary artist, unveils

Set a date for Mod Brit show

Mark Goodman of Goodman Fine Art offers this picture

Create suite emotions

Barbara Hepworth’s The Aegean Suite (1971), a series

Ivoire Troyes

Glass bricks are a common sight in 21st century building

Paris – Peschetau Badin

After a continuous 30-year period of trading, and a

Paris – Ader

This ivory-inlaid fall-fronted cabinet is one of the

Early doublet bought by museum

It is relatively rare to find items of 16th century

British and Irish book auctions

Jun 12* 4 7-lot Book & Map Sections, Holloway’s

Artist’s Resale Right

Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention

Guide to buying at auction

You can refer to the comprehensive Antiques Trade Gazette

Those who live in a material world

Spotlight on textiles fairs, dealers and a two London exhibitions covering designers

Flower power

The former owners of Luna, a vintage shop in Nottingham

Displays double up

Textiles are in the spotlight with two exhibitions

Saintly brocante setting

In Paris later this month? As well as marvelling at

Glass exhibitors on the rise

With an increase in exhibitor numbers, the second outing

This antiquities attitude must not cross the Atlantic

MADAM – With high-profile seizures taking place, particularly

Premium rise would be unfair

MADAM – In response to letters on credit card fees

Soapbox

The big question…