Antiques Trade Gazette 26-01-23

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

Regional sales
Clocks: Rare Archibald Knox model exceeds expectations in Devon sale
This diminutive clock from the Liberty & Co Cymric range is a one of only a handful of examples of its type ever to emerge at auction. READ MORE

UK
News: Museum buys Georgian pharmacist’s autobiography at auction
An autobiographical manuscript by a Georgian pharmacist in Dorset will return to the county after the local museum purchased it at auction. READ MORE

Art Market
Sporting pictures: Hunt for impressive Michael Angelo Hayes work ends in an auction record
A notable Irish hunting painting drew “very spirited bidding” according to auction house Fonsie Mealy. READ MORE

Feature
On with the shows: Thirty two of the best events taking place in 2026
A feast of exhibitions awaits art and antiques lovers when they venture out to the country’s museums both big and small this year. READ MORE

Dealers
Japanese works of art: How Japanese lacquer moved into the modern era
Working in Japanese urushi lacquer requires patience. Harvested from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, it is built up slowly, layer by layer, each stage requiring careful drying and polishing under controlled conditions. READ MORE

Silver
Caribbean creativity: Two examples of Jamaican plate emerge in a rather colder climate
Although 17th and 18th century Jamaican silver is some of the rarest colonial plate, two small waiters sold at auctions in the north of England in as many months. READ MORE

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