Antiques Trade Gazette 25-09-05

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05 September 2025
Friday briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Portrait miniatures
Shakespeare mystery: Does this rediscovered miniature depict the Bard's muse?
A rediscovered portrait miniature believed to depict Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), has sold for a six-figure sum. READ MORE

UK
News: Titanic specialist saleroom plots expansion
Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son is expanding in its home town of Devizes by purchasing the freehold of two historic buildings in the town centre. READ MORE

Regional sales
Sculpture: Lifesize cast of Mercié’s David statue emerges in Canterbury
Antonin Mercié’s (1845-1916) sculpture of David vanquishing Goliath caused a real stir when the French artist first exhibited the original plaster model in 1872. READ MORE

Auctions
What sold: Vulliamy bracket clock triples estimate in Dorset
A fine George II period bracket clock by Gray and Vulliamy came for sale at Duke’s of Dorchester as part of the ‘Property of a Lady, Belgravia’. READ MORE

La Lecture (Marie-Thérèse) by Pablo Picasso

Image copyright: 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Art Market
Flagship auctions: Christie’s to offer works from the Weis collection in New York
Christie’s will offer works from the collection of Robert and Patricia Weis at its upcoming series of Modern and Contemporary art auctions in New York. READ MORE

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