Silver hallmarks - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBThe hallmarks on a piece of antique British silver typically signify (from left to right): the maker, the purity, the assay office, the date it was assayed and the duty mark (for items from 1784 to 1890). Image courtesy of I Franks Antique Silver. Nine silver hallmarks of different assay offices in the UK and Ireland, some of which have now closed.
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Dr John C Taylor clocks collection up for sale
WEBPerhaps the finest assemblage of English clocks in private hands goes on sale in the summer at Winchester dealership Carter Marsh. The collection of Isle of Man entrepreneur and horologist Dr John C Taylor (b.1936) includes some ….
Guide to Buying Beswick - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBThis time round it made £4700. A version of the traditional Beswick Shire Horse in a highly unusual strawberry roan colourway which sold for £6600 at Potteries Auctions in June 2017. Beswick first produced this model in 1940, originally in the most common brown colour that sells today at auction for around £15.
Antiques & Art | Auction, Event & Fair Calendar - Antiques Trade …
WEBCalendar. Welcome to Antiques Trade Gazette’s online calendar of auctions and fairs. Our original and authoritative calendar is constantly updated with UK, Irish and worldwide auction dates and fairs listings, all of which are fully searchable by …
News in Brief – including an auction record for any netsuke
WEBNews in Brief – including an auction record for any netsuke. A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an 18th century Kyoto carving setting an auction record at Bonhams for any netsuke.
Ooh er as whopper collection of saucy seaside postcards comes …
WEBBritish summer and bank holiday trips to the coast used to be synonymous with bucket and spade, ice cream stolen by seagulls, greasy fish and chips and… rain. But don’t forget another popular aspect of the golden age of seaside breaks: the saucy postcard. Plenty of examples are coming up for auction at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants on ...
Mosse grew his pottery studio in Welsh barns
WEBMosse grew his pottery studio in Welsh barns. Dealer Robert Pugh is bringing a collection of stoneware saltglaze pots by potter Michael Mosse (b.1951 in Yorkshire) from the 1980s onwards to the biannual Antiques in Tents. Pugh, who specialises in Welsh-related pieces, explains the link: “Michael worked at the Aldermast….
Guide to Auction Guide - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBAuction Guide. Auctions offer a wealth of interesting material and, more and more, people are discovering that they are a good source of furnishings at much less than retail cost. Not only are antiques good value, but buying and selling …
Guide to Buying Lalique - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBThis Lalique powder bowl, c.1930, was inscribed ‘R Lalique, France’ and sold for £4000 against a £300-350 estimate at Bamfords in Derby in August 2017. The 4in (10.5cm) diameter clear and frosted glass bowl featured a moulded cockerel to the cover and applied stylised wheatsheaves to the sides.
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