Antiques Trade Gazette 25-07-04

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04 July 2025
Friday briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Art Market
From £400 to £1.5m: Turner’s earliest exhibited painting makes huge return for eagle-eyed vendor
The seller of a ‘lost’ landscape by JMW Turner (1775-1851), thought to be the first oil painting the artist ever exhibited, made a huge profit when it sold at Sotheby’s. READ MORE

UK
Where to be: Stately homes hosting car boots
Two stately home car boots held for charity take place over the next two months including the ‘biggie’ at Wilton House, near Salisbury. READ MORE

Old Masters
‘A handsome bee’: Portrait of Elizabethan dandy brings dramatic competition
An extraordinary Elizabethan swagger portrait made a major artist's record at Bonhams’ latest Old Master sale. READ MORE

Image: Alamy

People
Christopher Gibbs: First book on a legendary dealer
Christopher Gibbs (1938-2018) was an antiques dealer, collector, tastemaker and socialite whose many friends included Mick Jagger, John Paul Getty, Bruce Chatwin, William Burroughs and Cecil Beaton. READ MORE

International
Preview: Cape silver collection on sale in South Africa
A substantial collection of 18th and 19th century Cape silver, made by European silversmiths practising in South Africa, is coming for sale in Johannesberg. READ MORE

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