Print issue 2644 (25 May 2024)
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News
- Bidders on red alert for Dod’s mystery girl
- Wonfor takes on head role at Dreweatts and Forum
- Christie’s sales go ahead despite cyber attack
- Casket celebrates a key Henry VIII conquest
- Carrington work sets British-born female artist record
- Jonathan Pratt joins Berkshire firm Dawsons
- Eye on the needle for Firsts fair
- Online dealer showcase announced as part of LAPADA 50th anniversary celebration
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Italian artist's detailed view of London exhibition emerges in Rome auction
- Flowers to soothe the pain of St Helena exile
- News in brief including a large George Stubbs equine painting at Christie's
- Bid Barometer: issue 2644
- Precious metals prices: issue 2644
Auction Reports
- Early memorabilia gets pulse racing for cycling enthusiasts
- Batty cricket idea ended up full of holes
- Fixture list lined up two sports auctions in Glasgow
- West Brom player John Wile shed blood for the cause back in 1978
- Prince of Speed Georges Hamel designed nifty posters now sought after by collectors
- Prices high for Man Utd programme rarities
- ART MARKET: Actor Peter Barkworth also had a private passion for collecting
- Art innovator Richardson’s collection comes to auction
- BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Laying down the laws for monks
- Bake to basics approach to bread making
- Cryptography book creates a Shakespearean drama
- Seven up for complete set of famous Sowerby work
- London’s ‘curious gardens’ inspired German botanist
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, May 21-31, 2024
Previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Impressionism anniversary marked in major St James's exhibition
- Five Questions with art dealer Simon Rastall
- Showpiece collection of British ceramics comes from Australia
- Eye on an object: A collection of glass slides from Victorian designer John Hardman
International
- Merkle and his Meissen collecting mission
- Springtime brings Asian art focus to Paris
- Chardin still-life among highlights at French auctions this season
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Variety of homewares prove popular at Vintage Home Show
- Two brocantes to put in your diary this summer
Backpage
- Going, going, gone over the edge
- Younger Young completes her professional pathway
- Letter: Plaque shows symbolic purpose
- ‘On the Medway’ looks more like ‘On the Deben’ to me
- Obituary: Auctioneer Bruce Fearn (1939-2024)
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