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6 6 6 REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe introduces the April issue which celebrates two groundbreaking exhibitions taking place this month 6 Antiques News: A whistlestop tour of all the latest goings on, including a number of don’t-miss events to make a note of in your diary ContentsVOL 59 NO 10 APRIL 25 THE LATEST SALEROOM RESULTS NATIONAL TRUST TREASURES REVEALED SILVER LININGS Discovering the stunning metalwork of Archibald Knox Inside: SKY’S THE LIMIT UNSEEN NASA PHOTOS UP FOR SALE IN PARIS MEDICINE WOMAN CATHERINE SOUTHON ON A COLLECTION OF APOTHECARY BOTTLES APRIL 2025 Serving up a treat David Harvey lifts the lid on a magnificent Regency sideboard ‘A rare medieval ring, which sold for £8,000 is part of a new boom in metal detecting’ ERIC KNOWLES THE MANE ATTRACTION COLLECTING BOARD GAMES FROM THE WORLD OF HORSE RACING 38 Cartier Laid Bare Behind the scenes at the once-in-a-lifetime V&A exhibition ALSO INSIDE Antique quizzes • Book offers • Latest news and events COVERPatiala necklace, Cartier Paris, 1928, Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © Cartier 47 10 Your Letters: This month’s correspondence includes memories of a favourite children’s cartoon from the 1970s, and praise for ceramics collecting 12 Around the Houses: An African tribal mask sells for more than 70 times its estimate in Wiltshire, while a doublesided painting by Cedric Morris fetches £125,000 in Cambridge 16 Waxing Lyrical: Fine English furniture specialist David Harvey serves up another treat in the shape of a magnificent Regency sideboard which would have graced the most elegant dining room 26 Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the scenes at the sale of a number of Edwardian and Victorian desk accessories from the golden age of writing 36 Book Offers: Stuck for a good read to immerse yourself in this Easter? Choose from six of the best from our sister publisher ACC Art Books and save a third on the RRP into the bargain 28 12 47 In the Knowles: As a medieval ring found in a muddy field sells for £7,000 in Derbyshire, Eric Knowles praises the work of the metal detectorists 48 Puzzle Pages: Forget all your woes and embroil yourself in a head-scratching quiz and crossword from our resident puzzle editor Peter Wade-Wright 56 Top of the Lots: This month’s preview of lots appearing on the rostrum include a collection of vintage NASA photos going up for sale in Paris, and a rare Chinese vase offered in East Anglia 58 Fair News: Make the most of the fairs taking place in your region and beyond this Easter. Our guide includes events in Hampshire, Suffolk and the Cotswolds 50 59 Fairs Calendar: Our easy-to-read guide will keep you up to date with all the events set to be staged in April 60 Subscriptions Offer: Our new deal includes 15 issues of the magazine for the price of 10, and you, or a friend, receives a free book worth £35 61 Auction Calendar: Discover the sales taking place around the country with our up-to-date listings guide 66 The Final Word: Standing in for Marc Allum, the TV expert and auctioneer Catherine Southon is in a swoon when a collection of apothecary bottles appears in her saleroom FEATURES 18 Thinking Out of the Knox: On the eve of a new exhibition on the Victorian designer Archibald Knox on the Isle of Man, Antique Collecting celebrates the work of the retiring Manxman, who was responsible for much of Liberty & Co.’s famous Cymric and Tudric ranges 28 Turf ’s Up: Board games and parlour entertainment based on the sport of kings are in the spotlight at the National Museum of Horseracing. To mark the occasion we consider the more collectable versions, from the earliest French designs 38 King of Jewellers: With the unveiling of the first exhibition on the famous French jeweller Cartier in 30 years at the V&A, our experts reveal their collecting tips to the iconic brand’s jewellery and watches from the Ta n k to Tutti Frutti 50 Women’s World: National Trust properties house some of the UK’s greatest treasures, none more so than those by a number of unsung women makers. Antique Collecting lifts the lid on seven of them and explores their often uncredited work SUBSCRIBE TODAY CALL 01394 389969 OR EMAIL MAGAZINE@ACCARTBOOKS.COM ANTIQUE COLLECTING 5
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NEWS All the latest Mice house A doll’s house which inspired the stories of children’s author Beatrix Potter (18661943) has gone back on display after 300 hours of conservation work. Some 73 miniature items were repaired and cleaned by teams of conservators at the National Trust, ahead of the house becoming the centrepiece of a new exhibition at Hill Top, the author’s farm near Hawkshead, Cumbria on until November. The house’s tiny furniture was given to Potter by her publisher Norman Warne to help inspire her book Th e Tale Of Two Bad Mice in which Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb attempt to steal some of the miniature food - only to discover it is glued to the plate. Warne later proposed to the author, who accepted, but the would-be bridegroom died in 1905 before they could marry. Potter bought the doll’s house many decades later in the 1930s. WHAT’S ON IN APRIL ANTIQUE news From a celebration of modern book binding in Hampshire to a novelty teapot celebrating Jane Austen, the world of antiques and fine art continues to enchant in April Hats off A Winchester arts venue has announced plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. The Arc is launching the exhibition Beyond the Bonnets: Working Women in Jane Austen’s Novels in July, exploring the real-life women on whom many of Austen’s characters are based, including Susannah Sackree who was nursemaid to the author’s brother, and Mary Martin who was an innkeeper who later ran a draper’s shop and library. FACE MASQUE A portrait celebrating the 18th-century fashion for masquerades has been acquired by a London gallery. The oil on canvas, by Joseph Highmore (1692–1780), has gone on show at Philip Mould & Co. in Pall Mall. Likely painted in the 1740s, it captures the taste for masquerades – high society balls where goers wore bewitching masks and costumes. Highmore trained as a lawyer, before shifting to painting, gaining recognition for his refined and detailed portraiture. He was recently the subject of an exhibition at the Foundling Museum. Above Beatrix Potter’s doll’s house is going back on show after conservation work © National Trust, Annapurna Mellor Top right Artwork from Potter’s The Tale of Two Bad Mice © National Trust Images, Jaron James Above right 20th-century Romanian man’s hat with a semi-circular spray of peacock feathers ©20052012 The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. All Rights Reserved Left Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) portrait of a gentleman in masquerade costume, 1740s SENSE AND SENSIBILI TEA Celebrations of Austen’s birth continue in East Anglia with a pottery company having created a specially themed teapot. Carters of Suffolk has designed the piece made up of some of the Hampshire-born author’s most celebrated works. The firm has been designing teapots for more than 40 years using a manufacturing process that has changed little since the early 18th century, with each teapot taking up to a week to produce. Most are hand painted and created in limited editions. Right The new Jane Austen teapot is by Carters of Suffolk priced £109 6 ANTIQUE COLLECTING

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REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe introduces the April issue which celebrates two groundbreaking exhibitions taking place this month

6 Antiques News: A whistlestop tour of all the latest goings on, including a number of don’t-miss events to make a note of in your diary

ContentsVOL 59 NO 10 APRIL 25

THE LATEST SALEROOM RESULTS NATIONAL TRUST TREASURES REVEALED

SILVER LININGS Discovering the stunning metalwork of Archibald Knox

Inside: SKY’S THE LIMIT UNSEEN NASA PHOTOS UP FOR SALE IN PARIS MEDICINE WOMAN CATHERINE SOUTHON ON A COLLECTION OF APOTHECARY BOTTLES

APRIL 2025

Serving up a treat David Harvey lifts the lid on a magnificent Regency sideboard

‘A rare medieval ring, which sold for £8,000 is part of a new boom in metal detecting’

ERIC KNOWLES

THE MANE ATTRACTION

COLLECTING BOARD GAMES FROM THE WORLD

OF HORSE RACING

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Cartier Laid Bare Behind the scenes at the once-in-a-lifetime V&A exhibition

ALSO INSIDE Antique quizzes • Book offers • Latest news and events

COVERPatiala necklace, Cartier Paris, 1928, Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © Cartier

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10 Your Letters: This month’s correspondence includes memories of a favourite children’s cartoon from the 1970s, and praise for ceramics collecting

12 Around the Houses: An African tribal mask sells for more than 70 times its estimate in Wiltshire, while a doublesided painting by Cedric Morris fetches £125,000 in Cambridge

16 Waxing Lyrical: Fine English furniture specialist David Harvey serves up another treat in the shape of a magnificent Regency sideboard which would have graced the most elegant dining room

26 Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the scenes at the sale of a number of Edwardian and Victorian desk accessories from the golden age of writing

36 Book Offers: Stuck for a good read to immerse yourself in this Easter? Choose from six of the best from our sister publisher ACC Art Books and save a third on the RRP into the bargain

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47 In the Knowles: As a medieval ring found in a muddy field sells for £7,000 in Derbyshire, Eric Knowles praises the work of the metal detectorists

48 Puzzle Pages: Forget all your woes and embroil yourself in a head-scratching quiz and crossword from our resident puzzle editor Peter Wade-Wright

56 Top of the Lots: This month’s preview of lots appearing on the rostrum include a collection of vintage NASA photos going up for sale in Paris, and a rare Chinese vase offered in East Anglia

58 Fair News: Make the most of the fairs taking place in your region and beyond this Easter. Our guide includes events in Hampshire, Suffolk and the Cotswolds

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59 Fairs Calendar: Our easy-to-read guide will keep you up to date with all the events set to be staged in April

60 Subscriptions Offer: Our new deal includes 15 issues of the magazine for the price of 10, and you, or a friend, receives a free book worth £35

61 Auction Calendar: Discover the sales taking place around the country with our up-to-date listings guide

66 The Final Word: Standing in for Marc

Allum, the TV expert and auctioneer Catherine Southon is in a swoon when a collection of apothecary bottles appears in her saleroom

FEATURES 18 Thinking Out of the Knox: On the eve of a new exhibition on the Victorian designer Archibald Knox on the Isle of Man, Antique Collecting celebrates the work of the retiring Manxman, who was responsible for much of Liberty & Co.’s famous Cymric and Tudric ranges

28 Turf ’s Up: Board games and parlour entertainment based on the sport of kings are in the spotlight at the National Museum of Horseracing. To mark the occasion we consider the more collectable versions, from the earliest French designs

38 King of Jewellers: With the unveiling of the first exhibition on the famous French jeweller Cartier in 30 years at the V&A, our experts reveal their collecting tips to the iconic brand’s jewellery and watches from the Ta n k to Tutti Frutti

50 Women’s World: National Trust properties house some of the UK’s greatest treasures, none more so than those by a number of unsung women makers. Antique Collecting lifts the lid on seven of them and explores their often uncredited work

SUBSCRIBE TODAY CALL 01394 389969 OR EMAIL MAGAZINE@ACCARTBOOKS.COM

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