CONTENTS
Contents
VOL 54 NO 8 FEB 2020
REGULARS 3 Editor’s Hello: Georgina Wroe introduces this month’s issue, including articles on art deco and pocket watches
6 Antique News: A guide to
February’s goings on in the world of antiques and fine art, as well as three exhibitions to see this month
11 Subscription Offer: Save 33 per cent on the annual price and receive a free book worth £65
12 Around the Houses: Discover the bestselling lots from leading auctioneers around the country and across the world
52 Top of the Lots: A preview of lots going under the hammer in February, including a special sale devoted to the poet Lord Byron
54 Saleroom Spotlight: Mark
Wilkinson lifts the lid on possibly the oddest sale of the year
56 Fair Play: Our round up of this month’s fairs includes a guide to West Palm Beach in Florida
60 Fairs Calendar: Keep abreast of all the upcoming events going on this month
62 Auction Calendar: Our up-to date guide guarantees you will never miss another sale
THE LATEST FAIRS GOING CRAZY FOR RETRO GAMING 100 YEARS OF ART DECO
ANTIQUE
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FEBRUARY 2020
POSTER BOY
TOULOUSELAUTREC Discover his work on a budget
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LOVE & MARRIAGE Valentine’s Day special
From lovespoons to chests, the antiques that celebrate romance
SMOKING JACKETS HOW THE
KIMONO SHAPED THE
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21 Your Letters: A selection of your mail, including one reader’s memories of a View Master
30 Book Offers: Check out the latest savings on a number of titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books
41 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles
Hanson is bowled over by the latest piece of Chinese ceramics to grace his Derbyshire saleroom
42 Cool and Collectable: Paul Fraser
Why there’s brass in pocket watches
Our expert predicts the next horological boom
A GUIDE TO COLLECTING
SÈVRES PORCELAIN
ALSO INSIDE Memorabilia in 2030 • The year’s oddest lots • Exclusive book offers
COVERA wedding chest, Northern European, c. 1830, on sale from Robert Young Antiques, priced £3,000
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looks into his crystal ball to reveal how the memorabilia market will look in 2030
51 Market Report: James Mettam looks at the booming market for retro gaming ahead of an upcoming sale
66 Marc My Words: Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum starts 2020 with a severe case of buyer’s remorse
FEATURES 16 Pocket Rockets: Mark Littler predicts a boom in undervalued and overlooked pocket watches
22 Poster Boy: Iconic posters by
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec go on show this month
26 Tides of Change: A century on from the roaring twenties, art deco is back in the spotlight
32 Turning Japanese: How the kimono has influenced fashion from the 16th century to today
36 All You Need is Love: To mark
Valentine’s Day, Antique Collecting puts lovers’ furniture into focus
44 China Girl: Ivan Macquisten talks to the daughter of the collector Charlotte Howard before her Sèvres porcelain collection is sold
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48 The Magnificent Seven: The textile collections of seven women are unveiled this month, including that of the well-known designer and illustrator Enid Marx
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