Bid Barometer

Mould buys portrait of interracial ‘sisterhood

A 19th century folk art painting of one black and one

Precious metals

On Friday, January 27, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

Dedicated Indian Raj silver auctions launched

Chiswick Auctions will conduct what it believes is

News in Brief

Art gallery Simon C Dickinson has appointed Milo Dickinson

Chorley’s to sell Henry Sandon study collection

Ceramics specialist Henry Sandon (b.1928) will offer

Frieze master: dealer sells Sartorios to the D’Orsay

The Musée d’Orsay in Paris has acquired two large paintings

‘We want to put militaria first’ in the US say UK specialists

Kent auction house C&T has set up a US operation

Some that will stay and some that got away

Six artworks including two Gould albums ‘saved for the nation’ according to latest DCMS report

Maltese coffee pot shows appeal of island life

Italianate coffee pots and covered sugar basins are

Rubens heads New York’s Old Master series

A painting by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) from the

Redmile commode heads Battersea’s positive opening

A Louis XV commode decorated c.1975 with shells by

Bourne again as a five-figure buy

Strong provenance helps seated guardian figure estimated at £100-150 to stand out after a bidding frenzy

Rare Nixey enamel sign scrubs up well despite condition

Although now long forgotten, the London family firm

Collectors discover the value of Vuitton Explorer trunks

Late 19th century Louis Vuitton Explorer trunks are

Spoon served Lord Nelson

This otherwise mundane late 18th century fiddle pattern

Nineteenth century sculpture: evil genius and equestrian elegance

The highlight of the sale held by Barry Hawkins (18%

Jane Austen: a compact collection

Small group of the author’s ever-popular works makes a big impression at Gloucestershire saleroom

Bradbury double offering

Offered with an estimate of just £20-30 but sold for

Changes for comic effect

Titled on the cover in German, French and English as

British and Irish book auctions

Waterloo Medals: the key to value

With 39,000 of these campaign honours given out, which ones can generate extra demand and achieve higher prices?

Saleroom’s very local hero

Medals awarded to a gallant Staffordshire soldier who

Titanic survivor was luckier serving on land

The personal stories behind medals are becoming increasingly

Medal collectors increasingly keen on extras

In its earliest days flying was frequently lethal

Timely reminder of horses at war

By the end of the First World War it has been estimated

Wyatt captures the wild corsair

Portrait of Lord Byron subject offered at auction demonstrates considerable skill of a British artist

High society portraits generate enduring appeal

Society portraits from the early part of the 20th century

Soulages goes to French buyer

Bringing international interest to a Dorset auction

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Gallery takes wide-ranging look at landscapes across the centuries

Traditional and contemporary connections examined through London exhibition showing mix of styles

Chester provides selling showcase for the north-west

The Chester Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair

The web shop window

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

5 Questions

Thomas J Symonds of Symonds Rare Books has been trading

What a great work: it’s Brill

Lovers, a pastel on paper by Rosalie Brill (1903-92)

US collector on the trail of Nature

Sculpture bought by Stateside visitor is one of the highlights as Mayfair event returns

Wooden netsuke take centre stage

With the ivory versions now heavily restricted, a New York auction provided a test of the current market

‘One of the best Wedgwood collections in private hands’

A selection of highlights from the Ellis and Suzanne

The original and authoritative sales listing

This is a calendar of art, antiques and general auctions

Artist’s Resale Right

Advertisements in Antiques Trade Gazette may mention

Costs bite but there is a bright side

Two organisers whose London events are on hold also run fairs outside the capital that are booming

Alfies welcomes four dealers from closed Hampstead centre

January 21 marked the official warm welcome to Alfies

Crossword Solutions

Answers to the winter edition of the ATG giant crossword