Antiques Trade Gazette 25-04-30

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Wednesday 30 April 2025
Midweek briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Auctions
Hard fought: Sotheby's conducts its ‘longest ever bidding battle' as 20ft Chinese scroll flies over estimate
Hong Kong auctioneer CC Wang conducted Sotheby’s ‘longest ever bidding battle’ when a calligraphy handscroll by a Yuan dynasty master took over 200 bids and 97 minutes to sell. READ MORE

Dealers
Furniture: Dealer offers Hilary Mantel’s desk used to write Wolf Hall trilogy
Among the attractions at this year’s ‘Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair’ on May 15-18 is the desk upon which Hilary Mantel wrote her celebrated ‘Wolf Hall’ trilogy. READ MORE

Acquisitions
Clocks: Reform Club buys William IV clock at Cirencester auction
A new addition to the permanent collection of the Reform Club on Pall Mall is a William IV Scottish eight-day painted dial longcase. READ MORE

Collectables
Ernest Shackleton: Postcard from explorer to fiancée more than quadruples estimate
A postcard from Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) in Cape Town to his then fiancée Emily Dorman in London appeared at a recent sale at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s. READ MORE

Entertainment memorabilia
Interview: How the internet boosted Propstore's TV and film memorabilia empire
The rise in modern collectables at auction has enabled one relative newcomer to prosper. READ MORE

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Books and works on paper auction calendar READ MORE
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