The language of flowers

A Knibb golden opportunity

This Charles II ebony and silvermounted table clock

New York City says no need to publicise lot guarantees

Auction houses will no longer be legally required to

Chiswick unveils saleroom move

Chiswick Auctions is ‘going home’ after nearly 25 years.

‘Practical man’ makes marquetry discovery

A specialist in 18th century marquetry believes he

Vienna sale sets third-highest Titian price

A late version of the Penitent Magdalen by Titian (c.1485-

Warhol and Degas records fall in US

Christie’s flagship sales of Modern and Contemporary

Growing gains

Leigh Osborne, owner of Chiswick Auctions, began as

Edinburgh dealership buys famous Scottish furniture brand

Edinburgh firm Georgian Antiques has bought the brand

Buyer hooked by Fijian whale ivory rarity

Sperm whale teeth, acquired from mammals that had beached

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Trunk and drunk at the same time for a party

This remarkable Baccarat tantalus in the form of an

Precious metals

On Friday, May 13, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was

News In Brief

Ronati, an art and antiques technology supplier, has

Throwing light on proceedings

London auctioneer overcomes power cut to complete sale including a mighty lens

Nelson mourning ring by ‘special request’

The Marine Sale at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s

Going for a Song at £56,000

It was during the Song dynasty that tea parties became

Constantinidis on the rise

Typically, the work of studio potter Joanna Constantinidis

Time for a commercial break

Try original advertising artwork if you want to capture the atmosphere of an era

Library of a fruitful thinker on agriculture

Works offered in Essex saleroom belonged to ‘capable, colourful and forceful’ professor

British and Irish book auctions

May 17* Book & Map Sections, Capes Dunn

Previews

On May 27, Christie’s will offer 170 lots from the

‘The rare book world keeps turning’

Market continues to thrive and evolve as a new chapter begins in the Forum Auctions story

‘The book trade is so varied it is always possible to find a corner to make your own’

Seldom does the stereotypical image of the rare book

To collect one’s thoughts

From Leviathan to Animal Farm, Matthew Haley considers the market for classics of political thought

Impressions of Rembrandt

Negotiating the sometimes complex world of prints by the 17th century Dutch Master

Stepping up to the plates

The copper plates produced by Rembrandt have become

The many states of the market

A Q&A with Richard Carroll, works on paper specialist at Forum Auctions

Discoveries new and old

Dealer Tim Bryars previews this year’s London Map Fair with an eye on current collecting trends

Previews

Two remarkable Second World War manuscript books filled

Welcome back to Chelsea

But Brexit red tape is the talk of the trade as favourite fair returns to Old Town Hall

Glossary

Can you tell your foxing from your deckle edge? Or

Manuscript strikes gold

Alchemical work is best-seller as Vishniac lots create a valuable mix in the saleroom

Chicago saleroom hits an all-time high for results

In what was the auction house’s most successful sale

Questions of land and power in the early days of the US

An historically significant document dating from 1785

Comics sale was a knock-out success

The six lots described here are drawn from a hugely

Fluttering around in Surinam

Though it is the pineapple that is most prominent

Photo finish from Winston

This portrait photograph of Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Book of hours on offer in Gloucestershire

The sale at Dominic Winter in South Cerney on June

Souza highlights words and lines

Toovey’s books sale in Washington, West Sussex, on

All fairs great and small

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association hosts

The high life of publishing

A counterculture offering at PBA Galleries in Berkely

Naked ambitions at the Met

This copy of the famous Guerrilla Girls poster Do Women

Artist Luard back in the saddle

Exhibition devoted to skilled ‘old-fashioned’ painter reveals a particular interest in horses

Print fair lands on the Strand

A 1645 etching of an African boy by Wenceslaus Hollar

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 Qestions

Marcus Salter runs Cheeky Highlander in Inverness

Strong feelings for Popeye toys

Collector who originally sold tank wanted it back so badly he paid a record price

Indiana sale offers Majolica marvels

Strawser auction group holds a three-day sale series

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

Flea visitors find warm welcome at showground

First Carmarthen event under new ownership takes place

Busy line-up

Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events is getting even busier

Saturday visit to church

Karen Stuckey is back with an impressive array of dealers

Fair offers avant-garde attractions

The poster was created in 1937 as a protest against

Traders pitch in at Wembley Park

Event launched at end of last year a goal kick away from the stadium is gaining many fans

Collectors are mostly private people – beware of fair demands for personal details

I read with interest your news highlighting the decisions

Obituary – Glynne Clivaz

Glynne Clivaz passed away peacefully on May 1, aged

Please remember that dealers are trying to make a living

As a dealer for 35 years I feel I must reply to the

East Bristol targets a score of 10 out of 10

An auction house in Bristol is celebrating its 10th