Antiques Trade Gazette 26-05-28

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Thursday 28 May 2026
Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

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UK
News: Police appeal following jewellery theft at antiques centre in York
North Yorkshire Police has issued a plea for information following the theft of antique and vintage jewellery from an antiques centre in York. READ MORE

Regional sales
Furniture: Side table takes centre stage selling 20 times beyond predictions
An Indo-Portuguese side table that had previously been bought by the ceramicist Eric James Mellon (1925-2014) drew strong competition at a sale in West Sussex. READ MORE

Photographs
Oxford student: As one Oscar Wilde photo sells in the UK, another is found in US library
A rare photograph of the poet and playwright Oscar Wilde taken during his time at Magdalen College, Oxford sold at a Dominic Winter auction. FULL STORY

A trade card featuring Billy Bassett of West Bromwich Albion

Football memorabilia
Tiny winger, towering result: Billy Bassett Baines card hammers at 36 times top estimate
A late-Victorian trade card depicting one of football's earliest household names sold well above expectations at a specialist football auction. READ MORE

Art Market
Modern Indian pictures: Souza works owned by art critic raise six-figure sum
Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) remains the most established name on the secondary market when it comes to modern Indian pictures. READ MORE

ALSO TODAY:

Duncan Grant goes for a canine subject READ MORE
Latest moves, promotions and rebrands in the art and antiques sector READ MORE
US buyers target British sporting guns READ MORE
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