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VOL 54 NO 9 MARCH 2020
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Plus: ANIMAL MAGIC TAXIDERMY
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ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO IRISH
FURNITURE THE JEWELLERY OF ARTHUR AND
GEORGIE GASKIN
SPOTLIGHT ON
WILLIAM AND
EVELYN DE MORGAN THE VICTORIAN POWER COUPLE
Wheels of Fortune
Is now the time to invest in a classic car?
Best of British
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF
ART AS IT UNVEILS ITS NEW ‘BRIT’ GALLERIES
ALSO INSIDE Waxing lyrical with David Harvey • Sales reports • Profiles
COVERChristopher Dresser (18341904) Wave bowl, c. 1880. Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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REGULARS 3 Editor’s Hello: Georgina Wroe introduces the March issue
55 Fair Play: Meet the men and women behind some of this month’s events, ranging from The Open Art Fair to TEFAF Maastricht
6 Antique News: A whistle-stop tour of everything that is making waves in the world of antiques and fine art
60 Fairs Calendar: Never miss another event with our guide to this month’s fairs
10 Around the Houses: A round up of the best-selling lots from recent sales
18 Your Letters: A reminder that sustainability is at the heart of today’s antiques
26 Profile: Behind the scenes with handbags expert Popsy Kundi
62 Auction Calendar: Keep up to date with our easy-to-read guide to all the notable sales taking place in March
66 Marc My Words: Forget antiques, ‘Roadshow’ specialist Marc Allum reveals his yearning to be a blue badge guide
32 Cool and Collectable: With International Women’s Day coming up, Paul Fraser considers the collecting power of five females
34 Waxing Lyrical: Fine furniture specialist David Harvey joins the team with a new column, this month on Regency gout stools
35 Subscription Offer: Save 33 per cent on the annual rate and get a free book worth £65
41 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles Hanson is moved by a Somme diary penned by a 20-year-old solider in the trenches
46 Book Offers: Save up to 35 per cent on a range of titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books
50 Top of the Lots: Discover the pieces making the headlines at this month’s sales, including a highly-anticipated single owner collection of portrait miniatures
52 Saleroom Spotlight: William McNab previews a sale of whisky, including a a near-complete year run of The Macallan 18-Year-Old from 1963 to 1997
FEATURES 14 Married to the Job: Anthony Bernbaum puts the jewellery of husband and wife designers Arthur and Georgie Gaskin in focus
20 Irish Vogue: On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, we put Irish vernacular furniture from chairs to settlebeds in the spotlight
28 Wheels of Fortune: Ever had your heart set on an old banger? Everything you need to know about what’s driving the market
36 Animal Magic: Once shunned and now all the rage, Mark Littler reveals why taxidermy is collecting’s hottest property
42 Best of British: On the eve of the much anticipated opening of the British Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we take an exclusive backstage tour
48 Art Lovers: Long before Posh and Becks, William and Evelyn De Morgan was the power couple of Victorian design. A guide to both their work
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