Antiques Trade Gazette 24-11-19

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Tuesday 19 November 2024
Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Collectables
Pick of the Week: Cigar case bought for under £200 makes 16 times estimate
When an Irish antiques sleuth paid under £200 on eBay for what appeared to be a cigar case, information about its origin was sketchy at best. READ MORE

Art market
Windfall: Vendor doubles money after ‘flipping’ Orpen portrait just four months later
A US-based vendor cashed in when a portrait by Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) of his lover sold for more than double the amount it was bought for. READ MORE

Manuscripts
Museum acquisition: Dealership delighted as Giant Bible goes home
Les Enluminures has sold a thousand-year-old Giant Bible of St Maximin to the National Library of Luxembourg. READ MORE

Asian art
Enough to render you ‘speechless’: Exceptional Chinese art amassed by industrialist
In storage for a century, a remarkable group of Chinese works of art recently appeared at a south London auction. READ MORE

International
Snapped up: First die-cast Leica camera appears at auction
The first-ever Leica die-cast camera dating to 1933-34 appeared as a landmark lot in a sale at Wetzlar Camera Auctions. READ MORE

ALSO TODAY:

News in brief including the Ashmolean Museum's purchase of a Fra Angelico READ MORE
2024 BADA Art Prize winner announced READ MORE
Books and works on paper auction calendar READ MORE
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