Antiques Trade Gazette 26-04-09

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Thursday 09 April 2026
Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Photography
Museum acquisition: The Bodleian Libraries buys unseen works by photographic greats Lee Miller and Sir Cecil Beaton
A ‘scrapbook’ of photographs put together by Roland Haupt, a darkroom assistant in the London office of Vogue magazine, has been sold to The Bodleian Libraries by dealer Michael Hoppen Gallery. READ MORE

Asian Art
News: Indian art continues to make headlines across the globe
A newly discovered prime period untitled work by Indian Modernist Akbar Padamsee (1928-2020) is among the latest top prices. FULL STORY

Books
Discovery: A first edition Dracula emerged from a pile of boxes
A 1897 first edition copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in yellow and red cloth became the top lot of a Norfolk sale after emerging from a run-of-the-mill house clearance. READ MORE

Art Market
Blonde bombshell: Portrait achieves highest price in six years
A De László portrait of an actress who mesmerised Alfred Hitchcock makes the highest sum for the artist since 2020. READ MORE

Ceramics
Martinware magic: Canadian couples' collection of 17 pieces of Martinware were snapped up at auction
The top lot from the collection of Peter and Frances Beulah nearly didn't make it to the auction block. READ MORE

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