Antiques Trade Gazette 26-01-09

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09 January 2026
Friday briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

News
Silver scrapping: ‘People are coming in with their entire stock’
Antiques are being scrapped in bulk as the price of silver continues to soar. READ MORE

Art Market
Old Masters: ‘Mysterious’ collection of 18th-century French paintings comes to auction
A group of 30 Old Masters, including pictures by Fragonard and Watteau, held in a private collection for decades and rarely seen in public will be offered at Christie’s Paris this spring. READ MORE

New openings
Dealers: Historic York bookshop to reopen after three-year renovation project
James Hallgate’s Lucius Books will relocate its York shop after a three-year renovation project of the former Ken Spelman Books premises. READ MORE

What sold
Lovely jubbly: Cocktail bar used in Only Fools and Horses bid to 40 times estimate
Described by Fieldings as “by repute used on the set of Only Fools and Horses”, this mid-century cocktail bar came for sale guided at £500-600. READ MORE

UK
Shops: A dealer with the wind in his sails
ATG speaks to a Norfolk antiques and vintage dealer whose shop is based within a working water-powered flour mill. READ MORE

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