Trio of Old Masters enters museums

The highs and the lows

The sale of two great collections at auction – one in London, the other in New York – has highlighted the ebbs and flows of the market for early British pottery and furniture

Varied acquisitions at Louvre Abu Dhabi

The attention placed on Salvator Mundi has somewhat

Huge ‘lost’ Meiji vase goes from seafood restaurant to saleroom

Huge ‘lost’ Meiji vase goes from seafood restaurant

Antique weapons laws set for 2019 changes

Laws relating to antique firearms and bladed weapons

Modern and Impressionist art market surges as totals more than double in two years

Modern and Impressionist art market surges as totals

Rock star: Cowper watch comes home

An 18th century pocket watch by Gibraltarian goldsmith

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Lalique vase record set

A jade green Alicante vase took the highest price of

Precious metals

On Friday, February 22, 2019, Michael Bloomstein of

News in Brief

A thousand of the UK’s public sculptures have been

Delft touches

Taken together, the sales of two major collections – one British, one American – detail the ebbs and flows of the market for early British pottery and traditional furnishings. Roland Arkell and Anne Crane report.

Market undulations

Pictured right are three pieces from the Pelham Olive

Form and function

The models used in 17th century ceramics were typically

Stuart needlework

Mirrors such as this (lined to the back with old red

‘Surrey’ ename006C

All are distinguished by their method of production:

Fables and fruit trenchers

The lid of the box is inscribed The laboring bee that

‘Earliest’ teapot

The Vogels bought 17th and early 18th century silver

Beyond Vogel and Pelham Olive

This Staffordshire slipware honey pot c.1700 decorated

Byronmania grips bidders

Nottingham highlights lead a look at single-owner collections across the UK

Beyond Byron at Ward sale

Collectables untouched by Byronmania but selling well

Interior designer’s taste fuels white-glove auction

A very different residence to Harold Ward’s Manthorpe

Buyer with a good eye

Billed as a private London collection, the February

Group offers Egyptian relics at affordable prices

The best Egyptian antiquities now engender much more

Time recorders and machines of their time

Two single-owner collections built up over lifetimes

Seaweed slick seller

Good times at the Oxford rooms of Mallams (20% buyer’s

Five-figure Irish chalice

Out-sold by the 100-times estimate £22,000 Japanese

Sheffield’s Steel at the cutting edge

Yorkshire-born artist ‘comes of age’ as Mod Brit art buyers look to less familar names

Fiery laird and a more sedate Seago star in Surrey sale

Fiery laird and a more sedate Seago star in Surrey

Moore makes matters confusing

An original drawing by Henry Moore (1898-1986) – which

Extensive provenance gathers interest for a Cox watercolour

A lengthy provenance was key to the success of a large

UNDER £1700

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Newlyn School work travels north for auction

A little-known work by a prolific Newlyn School artist

Pincushion points to high price

Late 18th-century works for children combine juvenile diversion with moral instruction

Navigation advice

Letters on the sails of the vessels seen on the title-page

Marvellous comic price

Catalogued as the most valuable Silver Age comic book

Feynman: ‘The most original mind of his generation’

Richard P Feynman (1918-88), recognised as a genius

British and Irish book auctions

4 23-lot Book Section, Cotswold Auction Co - Cirencester

Previews: Up to £500

A Decades of Design sale on March 2 at Cheshire saleroom

Previews: £501 - £2000

This ornate Brussels lace fan, worked with a coat of

Previews: £2001 - £5000

This portrait, attributed to William Beechey (1753-

Previews: £5001 - £30,000

With only around 25 issues ever to have appeared at

Previews: £30,000 plus

This 1905 All Blacks shirt was worn during the first

Miniatures in the mainstream

One-day London show is hot on the heels of major exhibitions drumming up interest

Miniatures at Mould

Philip Mould stages Jewel in the Hand: Early Portrait

5Questions

Chichester dealer Rob Shaw is a regular stallholder

Show under starter’s orders

An untitled photograph of a horse race (right) is among

Relic ready to give a dealer lift

A rare Georgian invalid’s ‘chair lift’ is one of the

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

Let there be lights at the college

Lamps in south London form a stylish and popular part of the mid-century collecting field

Bazaars coming up

Vintage millinery dealer Claire Powell and textiles

Take your Wilton pick

In ATG No 2380 February 23 I wrote a piece on the annual

Joneses to run Amulet events

Emma and Oli Jones of JOS Events are taking over Amulet

Tony Parkinson

Tony Parkinson, who died suddenly just after Christmas

Paola Noé (1958-2019)

Alfies Antiques Market has paid tribute to one of its

John Frederick Braund

It is with regret we announce the death of John Frederick

John Bedford

John Bedford of William Bedford was one of the major

Jeff Day

Lawrences of Crewkerne has just announced, with great

My world came crashing down

MADAM – Further to handling horrors stories (Letters

Engine meets the family

Stephen Campbell, descendant of Victorian engineer

Wilde trials were later

MADAM – I am sure that others will have identified

Get an agreement right or face a sleepless night

A lawyer writes: Initial drafting on a deal is vitally important if later disputes take place