Moorcroft bidders make 1912 overtures

Sotheby’s opens shop in Bond Street saleroom

Sotheby’s has opened a new shop in its Bond Street

Court Glasshouse rarity tops unseen Oxfordshire collection

Estimated at £20,000- 30,000, a façon de Venise gilded

Stevens medal goes to BM

Numismatic consultant Daniel Fearon has brokered the

Early VC from an Inkerman hero

One of the earliest Victoria Crosses ever awarded is

Pick of the week: Slide rule measures up at £11,000

The invention of the gauger’s slide rule in the 1680s

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

Marquess heads back to ancestral home from US

A portrait of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly

Precious metals

On Friday, October 2, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton

News In Brief

A 4000-year-old limestone sculpture is to go on temporary

Head turners

Two eye-catching but very different armours, one suited to royal palace style and the other more to purist taste, captured bidders’ attention at a London sale. Mark Bridge reports

Castle hosts selected rather than huge sale

The Munich auction house Hermann Historica (25% buyer’s

Fancy decoration for a helmet used in the field

A north Italian close helmet for field use, c.1550-60

Korean helmet and Tongan war club

Two lots from Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) sale

Exceptional European firearms excel

Thomas Del Mar (25% buyer’s premium) brightened the

Zeus shield and grotesque mask armour

Armour made a strong showing at the sale held in Sarzana

‘Father of the RAF’ swords

Lawrences’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale in Crewkerne

Eastern highlights

This 19th century Indian knife with a shaped and carved

Bowie knives evoke pioneer spirit

This 16in (41cm) ‘Improved Pattern’ Bowie knife did

Made in Sheffield

The 14in (35.5cm) clipped back blade is stamped MANSON

Sporting guns spark sale interest

Purdey confirms that the gun was completed in 1923

Ideal if you take a shot in the dark

Below: firearms curiosa have long been a fascinating

Ewe beauty: Rice in demand

Further pieces from English porcelain specialist’s collection are among highlights in Lewes

Lot watched by eager beaker bidders

Silver by major names from the early to late years

Mouseman lucky 13

Best of 13 Mouseman pieces sold at Morphets (20% buyer’s

Hard yards measure up for success

Challenging times mean lots of extra legwork – but London sale shows how it can be rewarded

UNDER £1000

Good art at a great price in regional sales

Mystery man in pastel makes bidding lively

On the same day as Chiswick Auctions’ British &

Austrian apples bloom in UK

A painting of apple blossom by the Austrian Impressionist

Dinosaur hunter Dorset style

Letter highlights early fossil fan Mary Anning who is soon to be the subject of a film

Names to note in Norfolk sale

Jane Austen was among the names to note in a recent

Big hitters strike auction highs

In almost pristine condition, and with its redeemable

British and Irish book auctions

ends Oct 6* 111-lot Book, Map & Ephemera

Previews

Our weekly selection from salerooms

Modern ways of doing business

London ceramics dealer and Swedish Nordic design specialist team up for joint show

Second season for hidden gems

Claude Francis Barry’s wartime work The Heart of the

5 Questions

Jean-David Malat founded Mayfair Contemporary art business

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.

Podcasts now the big deal

From newsletters to viewing rooms, dealers have embraced

Arader’s perfect score

The October 10 auction at New York’s Arader Galleries

Variations on a theme

On October 21, Freeman’s in Philadelphia will mark

Seeing the doctor

This portrait of doctor Heinrich Wolff, the stadtphysikus

A passion for glass

Over the years, Wolf Horst Röhl, who died in 2005

Flattery for Klabena

On October 31, Quentin in Berlin is holding its 40th

Roentgen marks an anniversary

Cologne auction house Lempertz has been trading for

The original and authoritative listing of UK sales

Every care is taken in compiling this calendar. Due

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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October is the new September

Despite the latest Covid-19 demands, fair organisers are finding ways to go ahead

Instagram boosts Portobello trade

You might not have been able to get to Portobello Road

B2B back at Malvern

The Malvern Flea Fair at the Three Counties Showground

Help build knowledge of ‘architect’ sitter

Can you help to identify this gentleman architect sitter

Obituaries

Auctioneer Andrew Hartley (of Hartleys of Ilkley) died