Bid Barometer

‘Outdoor’ Petworth can go ahead in September

The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair

Bidding battle as Dutch drawings sound call to arms

Estimated at £200-300, a pair of Old Master drawings

Vendors hang on to works as virus hits sales

The ‘high season’ of summer auctions in London held

Gold at all-time record as silver rises sharply

The price of gold jumped to a record high in the UK

The £260,000 joy of Qianlong’s hanging bottles

A pair of imperially inscribed Qianlong (1735-96) mark

George VI expresses thanks to therapist

A royal presentation silver cigarette case given by

Precious metals

On Friday, July 31, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

Scientific instruments and photographica auction house

Success in the Transitional period

Mid-17th century sleeve vase at £46,000 among muscular bidding at Salisbury post-lockdown sale

China’s bountiful produce from a career diplomat

The Mallams (22.5% buyer’s premium) live online sale

It’s not what you know but Who you know

The response among Sixties regulars at a north London

Knives out to Danish buyer

Two 19th century ‘prestige’ knives from southern Africa

Sixties posters on a high

The artist John Hurford was a key figure in the British

Clouds lift for a Constable fan

Oil is a good case study in the factors affecting artist attribution and buyer confidence

Two tastes of Yorkshire

Two works by Fred Stead (1863-1940) drew strong interest

UNDER £600

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Saleroom finds the write words

Letters feature prominently in exceptionally varied auction held at Edinburgh auction house

American antiquities offered

From June 2-18, Christie’s New York (25/20/13.5% buyer’s

British and Irish book auctions

Ends Aug 4 Books & MSS: A Summer Miscellany

In August company

August is typically a fallow month for art and antiques

D-Day veteran who became an antiques dealer

John Vernon ‘Jack’ Webb (1923-2019) was destined to

Make some noise this August

Normally a quiet month, but definitely not this year as dealers get busy after lockdown eases

Cecil Court in the act

This Nast two-handled cup and stand with classical

Online showcases open up

As well as dealers’ websites and multi-dealer portals

Frink outside the box

Last year Messums rescued the Wolland studio of artist

Previews: Flask with a ducal dedication

This 12¾in (32cm) tall European carved bone powder

Previews: Plaque perfect for a chocolate fan

This framed porcelain plaque marked KPM and measuring

Previews: Chad Valley car motors in

Among the European toys included in the August 13 Basics

Previews: Rock and Roll makes a big noise in saleroom

Only around five examples of this rare ‘Big Beat’ concert

Previews:Single-owner Eisenberg selection

On September 12 Ripley Auctions in Indianapolis is

Previews:British waggon reaches Pittsburgh

This Britains’ boxed pre-war general active service

British & Irish Trade Associations

This page lists a selection of British and Irish trade

The original and authoritative listing of UK sales

5 - 18 August

Buying at Auction - a general guide

Always read the auctioneer’s terms and conditions for full details.

Artist’s Resale Right

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Organisers frustrated by venue rules

Many indoor spaces limited until October 1

Shepton Flea leaps back into action at showground

Six months after the last Shepton Fleamarket was held

Carmarthen fair put on hold

Towy Events organiser and dealer Robert Pugh has cancelled

Think of travel joys

As foreign travel is greatly restricted for now, we

Long Melford centre ready to reopen

The planned reopening at Easter of the former antiques

Stallholders raring to go at Jay fair

Jay Fairs aka Joy O’Meara, who launched her fairs in

Obituary – Tony Coakley (1926-2020)

Tony Coakley was a fun, attractive character, a dealer

Obituary – Gillian Jason (1941-2020)

Gillian Jason, the pioneering art dealer of the Modern