Künker

Former CSK boss decries closure plans

Reconsider ‘sad episode in the history of Christie’s’ says Coleridge

‘All risk’ insurance won’t cover Dutch theft

An audacious robbery in Amsterdam has left a dealer

Trade bodies seek multi-pronged Brexit lobbying plan ahead of Great Repeal Act

Trade bodies seek multi-pronged Brexit lobbying plan

Fryer & Brown to be dissolved as Opus Auctions launched

Fryer & Brown to be dissolved as Opus Auctions

Dealer falls to ‘card not present’ scam

A Petworth dealer has been the victim of a £2200 ‘card

Your Gazette: any time, any device

‘User-friendly’ is a term with varying definitions.

Appeal over resale ruling

Christie’s is to appeal last month’s French court ruling

Goya’s bullfighting epic rediscovered

A previously unknown complete set of Goya’s La Tauromaquia

Judge says seized silver and ivory tea set won’t be returned

Judge says seized silver and ivory tea set won’t be

Pick of the Week: Man in possession of good fortune required

Pick of the Week: Man in possession of good fortune

Bid Barometer – issue 2287

From thesaleroom.com

Turner and Guardi: big guns arrive for London’s July Old Masters series

Turner and Guardi: big guns arrive for London’s July

News In Brief

A member of a gang which stole taxidermy from a wellknown

Shooting the war

Much of the appeal of militaria lies in the owners’ personal stories. In this first part of our special feature, Tom Derbyshire reports how photo albums can provide an ideal source

Personal view of Churchill

Above: an example from the photo collection sold at

The other flying Richthofen

A famous military name always in demand at auction

Follow the paper trail

Research to be followed up or indeed already done boosts the background story and value of a medal group

Four-star sword for a military showman

Flamboyant general who designed his own weapon

Eyes on the Napoleonic prizes

An Ipswich man who owned a scrap-metal business collected

Who dares wins big bids

Extraordinary bravery and endurance is common special forces theme

Commando classic

This classic Second World War British Commando 2nd

Raiders spark bidding battle

One of the more obscure Second World War special forces

Come on, you know you want to…

Tempting estimates help to bring bidders as Clevedon racks up a record sale total

Commodes channel auction interest

Decorative furniture from the 19th century was in keen

Russell is the cheaper Cotswold choice

With the major names of the pioneers beyond the purses

Runcorn rides in with a Beswick rarity

A rare version of one of the most popular of Beswick

Memories of the only British Nazi occupation

Tangible mementos of the dark years of 1940-45 were

Fruits at the root of £3000 result

Incomplete but exceptionally rare 1802 work leads children’s selection in Exeter

Welsh items produce white-glove success

With every one of the 531 lots sold, from an oak gateleg

Hieroglyphical riddles and revolting rhymes in Chiswick

Featured in one of last week’s reports, a copy of Sir

Views of a vanished world

Published in New York in 1977, The Vanished World Portfolio

Not jest the fairy tales

Hans Christian Andersen did not confine himself to

Previews: Up to £500 – issue 2287

Lindsay Burns is offering a Liberty & Co pewter

Previews: £501 - £2000 – issue 2287

Charles Ross in Woburn is offering a large private

Previews: £2001 - £5000 – issue 2287

The April 25 sale of Fine Silver, Snuff Boxes and Bonbonnieres

Previews: £5001 - £30,000 – issue 2287

A private collection from the estate of Maurice Collis

Previews: £30,000 plus – issue 2287

Henry Adams will be offering a Cedric Morris (1889-1982)

Early maiolica market tester

Ground-breaking Mayfair exhibition takes rare focus on first examples of the technique

The ‘true’ Degas dancer discovered

Two versions of Edgar Degas’ (1834-1917) statue of

5 Questions

Alexandra Alfandary specialises in Meissen ware and

Supply and artistic demand

High-quality paper made in France aids in identification of charcoal drawing sold in Dresden

Hargesheimer

Numerous bidders competed for this 5½in (14cm) high

Preview: New York

The Arctic Regions, 1873, a sumptuously bound narrative

Dorotheum

Daniel Quare (1648-1724) is primarily known as a clock

Doctor, Doctor…

The Charterhouse saleroom must be under doctors’ orders.

BRITISH AND IRISH BOOK AUCTIONS

Apr 11*@ 27-lot Art Book, Catalogue & Ephemera

Meeting Derby expectations

Conference centre to host new fair after the Roundhouse events came to a close

Seven heaven in Neath

Someone else who has seen a gap in the market is Gaynor

Splash out for the 10th time

Back for its 10th year, the annual Modern Movement

Court house antiques ruling

Plans have been approved by Wakefield Council to create

Sunbury shines on busiest day

One Tuesday last month, Edward Cruttenden of Sunbury

Head down to this basement

In Kent, the Design Gallery’s largest-ever furniture

Father and son team

Based in the West Sussex town of Worthing, Henry Nicholls

Auctioneers on alert: if you don’t mind your attributions you’ll run risk of fakes

Auctioneers on alert: if you don’t mind your attributions

Then & now

News as reported from the ATG Archive

Plea to Christie’s owner to protect its future

Edited version of an open letter by Anthony Coleridge

Cheques: a Luddite writes…

MADAM – May a Luddite suggest a simple solution to

It’s time vendors received transparency

MADAM – Raymond Woodruffe was fortunate to receive

At last, the seller’s point of view

MADAM – Thank you to ATG for publishing Raymond Woodruffe’s

Seller should save on fees

MADAM – Raymond Woodruffe complains about paying, in

ARR solution: UK to collect for UK only

MADAM – I read your Editor’s Comment on ARR and Brexit