Silver hallmarks - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBHistory of silver hallmarks. It was Edward I (1272-1307) who first passed a statute requiring all silver to be of sterling standard – a purity of 925 parts per thousand – ushering in a testing or assay system that has survived for over 700 years. The statute made it the responsibility of the Wardens of the Goldsmiths' Guild to mark all ...
Graham Budd ownership change - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEB2530 - 19 February 2022. Graham Budd ownership change. Graham Budd ownership change. Graham Budd Auctions is under new ownership, with its founder becoming chairman. Former Sotheby’s director Graham Budd founded the sports memorabilia specialist 18 years ago and h….
Guide to Buying Mouseman - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBTo the back left edge is a very early use of Thompson’s trademark mouse signature. Although estimated at just $4000-6000, it sold to a New York decorator at a massive $70,000 (£40,460). The price remains far above anything ever seen before or since for the Mouseman of Kilburn. Date is the key to the pricing structure.
Guide to Buying Beswick - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBThis time round it made £4700. A version of the traditional Beswick Shire Horse in a highly unusual strawberry roan colourway which sold for £6600 at Potteries Auctions in June 2017. Beswick first produced this model in 1940, originally in the most common brown colour that sells today at auction for around £15.
Categories News & Guide | Auction & Sale - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBFine art is a staple of the dealing and auctioneering industry, featuring works ranging from Medieval art to traditional Old Masters, and right through to cutting-edge Contemporary art. While oil paintings represent a large part of the sector, other mediums adopted by artists across the ages include drawings, watercolours, prints and photographs.
Potburys closes auction arm - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBPotburys closes auction arm. After 50 years of trading, Potburys Auctions in Sidmouth, Devon will close with the last sale scheduled for September 21. Although the Temple Street auction premises will cease operating, the firm will continue to run it….
Forum and Dreweatts to create new powerhouse - Antiques Trade …
WEBForum and Dreweatts to create new powerhouse. Gurr Johns acquires London works on paper specialist in auction market shake-up. Art consultancy and valuation firm Gurr Johns has bought books and prints specialist Forum Auction….
Heroes and crooks, stolen bronzes… it must be tales of the …
WEBHeroes and crooks, stolen bronzes… it must be tales of the antiques trade. Specialists now become prolific writers as Michael Baggott and James Braxton bring out their latest books. Silver dealer Michael Baggott has picked up his quill again and returned to …
Precious metals prices: issue 2474 - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBPrecious metals prices: issue 2474. On Wednesday, December 23, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1867.10 / €1529.07 / £1390.06.
Guide to Buying Worcester First Period - Antiques Trade Gazette
WEBThe applied face to the lower handle terminal of the Worcester Scratch Cross period blue and white mug sold for £3000 at Keys in March 2019. A rare example of early Worcester porcelain, this plate sold for £5200 at Tennants in November 2018. While the majority of ‘First Period’ Worcester pieces were made in a colour scheme of blue and ...