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THIS MONTH

Contents

VOL 57 NO 2 JUNE/JULY 2022

BEST COLUMNISTS A REGENCY LIBRARY CHAIR LONDON FAIRS FOCUS

PLATINUM JEWELLERY

From the Belle Époque to Art Deco

Royal watchers

Treasured timepieces the monarchy loves

to wear

Inside: SPICE UP YOUR LIFE COLLECTING NUTMEG GRATERS SPECIAL BREW LIFTING THE LID ON TEA CHESTS AND CADDIES

JUNE/JULY 2022

Special

JUBILEE

ISSUE Celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II on the

British throne

GOING DOWN MEMORY REIGN

COMMEMORATIVE

WARE IN FOCUS

ALSO INSIDE Royal lots on sale • Auction results • Annotated first-edition books

COVERThe Queen’s coronation dress and robe, on display at Windsor Castle from July 7 to September 26. Credit Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021

REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe

introduces the bumper summer

edition celebrating this year’s

Platinum Jubilee

6 Antique News: Five pages of news

and events to appeal to collectors

taking place around the UK

11 Your Letters: This month’s postbag

trawl includes memories of a

previous royal event

12 Around the Houses: All the latest

from the UK’s salerooms, including

the whopping sale of a Chinese vase

and a Georgian apothecary’s box

28 Saleroom Spotlight: Some 80 first

editions annotated by the literary

giants who wrote them go under the

hammer in London

44 Puzzle Pages: Quizzing supremo

Pete Wade-Wright puts us through

our paces

51 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Discover why

Charles Hanson is sweet on a baby’s

blanket knitted by Queen Mary which appeared in his saleroom

53 Top of the Lots: Photographs of three

of the 20th-century’s greatest cultural

icons are up for sale in London and Paris

54 Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the

scenes at the sale of motorcycling

medals belonging to a WWI naval hero

56 Jubilee Showcase: We preview

some very special pieces, all with a royal

connection, up for sale this summer

58 Book Offers: Subscribers can save

more than a third on the latest titles

from our sister publisher ACC Art Books

61 Subscription Offer: Save 33 per cent

on an annual subscription and

receive a free book worth £75

62 Fair News: Two landmark London

fairs return this summer, as well as London Art Week

63 Fairs Calendar:

All the latest listings

from the best events

around the UK in

June and July

66 Auction Calendar:

Never miss

another sale with

five pages of up-todate listings

72 Marc My Word:

Antiques Roadshow’s

Marc Allum reveals the

royal commemorative wares

to buy – and avoid

FEATURES 16 Reigns on Parade: The monarchy’s

need to control their subjects’ opinion

of them dates back to Elizabeth I, writes Andrew Graham-Dixon

22 Time for Tea: Author Gillian

Walkling celebrates that most British

beverage, and the intricate caddies and chests made to house its leaves

30 Grate British Isles: Nutmeg graters

shed light on both the spice’s popularity and the era in which they were used, writes John Reckless

36 White Heat: Why platinum has

been a jewellery lovers’ favourite since

Edwardian times to the present day

40 Royal Watchers: The Queen has

one of the most enviable collections

of timepieces in the world. But which

brands make the monarchy chime?

46 Memory Reign: From the coronation

of Charles II to William and Kate’s wedding, collectors are suckers for royal memorabilia. We separate the duds from the must haves

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