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VOL 57 NO 10 APRIL 2023

LATEST SPRING FAIRS SCANDINAVIAN MID-CENTURY CHAIRS SALE PREVIEWS

APRIL 2023

Inside:FLORALTRIBUTE VASES BY CONSTANCE SPRY: BACK IN VOGUE WRITE ANGLE THE HISTORY OF EARLY DESKS IN FOCUS

IS THE TIDE TURNING

for MARINE ART?

Discover how the overlooked genre

is floating boats again

Off Piste Pablo Picasso’s

off-the-peg

ski-wear

range

BROOCHING THE SUBJECT ART DECO JEWELLERY

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Bowled Over WHY THIS DISH JUST 11.3CM IN DIAMETER IS SET TO MAKE £21 MILLION AT AUCTION THIS MONTH

ALSO INSIDE Puzzles • Photographs by Lewis Carroll • Contemporary Moorcroft

COVERThe Alice Cheng falangcai bowl has an estimate of £21m at Sotheby’s Hong Kong this month, image courtesy of Sotheby’s

REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe introduces the April issue

6 Antique News: A pot pourri of events and the latest goings on from the world of antiques and fine art

10 Your Letters: A delve into this month’s mailbag reveals memories of a classic car and a meeting with an antiques legend and collector

12 Around the Houses: Possessions owned by the spy writer John le Carré are sold at a UK saleroom as well as a pair of cu inks said to have been made from Cleopatra’s Needle

16 Waxing Lyrical: David Harvey gets write down to it when he puts antique desks in the limelight

29 Subscription Offer: Save 33 per cent on the cover price and receive a free book worth £75 when you take out an annual subscription

30 Saleroom Spotlight: Eight photographs by the author Lewis Carroll go under the hammer in Essex

37 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles Hanson goes behind the scenes at a Georgian townhouse in Derby, the contents of which are up for sale

42 Puzzle Pages: Take on the brain of our quiz editor Peter Wade-Wright with his head-scratching quiz and crossword

54 Top of the Lots: A collection of contemporary Moorcroft pottery is up for sale in Shropshire

56 Book Offers: Make the most of the latest titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books and save more than a third on the recommended price

58 Auction Calendar: Our up-to-date listings from the UK’s leading auction houses in April

63 Fair News: All the latest about which events are still on and which ones have floundered

64 Fairs Calendar: Check out the events taking place in your region and further afield around the UK

66 Marc My Words: Step into the world of our resident columnist, the Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum

FEATURES 18 The Life of Spr y: The amazing career of the florist Constance Spry is put in the spotlight alongside her highly collectable vases

22 All at Sea: A new exhibition on the lives and work of the Dutch-born marine artists the Willem van de Veldes shines a light on a forgotten but highly collectable painting genre

27 Wreck and Roll: Treasures from a 17th-century shipwreck go on show

32 Fashion Icons: The world of textiles and great artists come together in two new exhibitions opening in London this month

38 Pin Your Hopes: Art deco brooches sum up the spirit of the day and are greatly sought after in the saleroom, writes Justin Roberts

44 Bowled Over: Discover why a small Chinese bowl is set to make more than £21m in Hong Kong this month

47 Scandi Style: Think you know Swedish chairs? Discover some surprising mid-century styles which recently sold at auction

50 Venetian Finds: Some 10,000 pieces from one of Venice’s most legendary hotels go under the hammer

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