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VOL 57 NO 1 MAY 2022
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QUEEN ELIZABETH BANKNOTES A GEORGE III BOOKCASE BEST PUZZLES
Roman Holiday Why the Grand Tour is back in
fashion
Statues of Liberty Two designers behind the iconic London store’s
garden ware
MAY 2022
UKRAINIAN SPOTLIGHT
We celebrate the country’s
unsung artistic heritage
Inside: WHEN TIME REALLY
IS MONEY THE BOOM IN COIN WATCHES SAY ‘BONJOUR’ UNDERVALUED FRENCH
REGIONAL JEWELLERY
ART DECO SCULPTORS7
Every collector really
should know about
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Hidden Asian
treasures Discover the Chinese vase found in a UK kitchen cooking up a worldwide storm
ALSO INSIDE The weird world of error stamps • Latest sale results •Book offers
COVERAn 18th-century Chinese vase with the six-character mark of the Qianlong period (1736-1795) has an estimate of £100,000- £150,000 at Dreweatts’ sale on May 18
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REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe
introduces this month’s issue, which has a Ukrainian focus
6 Antique News: The world’s largest white diamond goes under the hammer and a Gainsborough portrait is saved for the nation
10 Your Letters: One subscriber solves a reader’s dilemma and there are
memories of a cult film from the ‘80s
12 Around the Houses: The latest results from the UK salerooms include a Meissen chocolate cup and a rare ‘98’ Vespa
16 Waxing Lyrical: David Harvey opens up with a stunning George III bookcase secretaire found languishing in a nearby garage
18 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles Hanson reflects on some stellar sales of Asian art discovered in UK homes
24 Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the scenes at the upcoming sale of 500
banknotes all featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth
30 Puzzle Pages: Test your antiques know-how with that of our resident quiz master Pete Wright-Wade
32 Cool and Collectable: Stamps with errors are a quirky and profitable area of collecting, writes Paul Fraser
52 Book Offers: Save more than a third
on the the latest titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books
54 Top of the Lots: The football shirt worn by Diego Maradona in his “hand of God” goal goes under
the hammer, along with a very special Chinese vase
57 Fair News We preview some of the best events taking place in the UK
in the month of May
58 Fairs Calendar: Keep up to date with all the latest bargain-filled affairs
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61 Auction calendar: Never miss another sale with our comprehensive saleroom guide
66 The Front Lines: Editor-in-chief of
the Ukrainian magazine Ant yvar, Hanna Sherman, writes from Kyiv
FEATURES 20 Cream of the Crop: Discover the work of Ukrainian art deco sculptor Bruno Zach and his erotic figures
26 Partners in Thyme: The designer Archibald Knox and Mary Seton Watts were both responsible for some of Liberty & Co.’s best garden planters
36 French Fancies: Under-researched and undervalued, Mike Fieggen puts French regional jewellery in the collecting spotlight
40 Time is Money: Popular in the blingfilled ‘80s, coin watches are making a welcome return to UK salerooms
44 Behind the Lines: The life and career of the “Ukrainian Picasso”, the avant-garde artist Alexander Bogomazov is put into focus
48 Tour de Force: Ahead of a sale this
summer, specialist Lisa Greaves reveals how the “milordi” of the Grand Tour influenced UK architecture, art and collecting
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