Contents

VOL 58 NO 1 MAY 2023

COVER

Inside the legendary King’s Road antiques shop Guinevere, image courtesy of Dreweatts, see the feature on page 28

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  • Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe introduces the issue with a special coronation theme
  • Antique News: What the month of May has in store for antiques and ÿne art lovers
  • Your Letters: A plea for information about a mystery candlestick and memories of a fair set to close
  • Around the Houses: A 2007 iPhone creates a storm in the US while the bowl that ceramicist Lucie Rie gave to her cleaner fetches thousands
  • Waxing Lyrical: David Harvey is enchanted by a very special Chippendale-period chest with all the hallmarks of being by the ÿnest maker
  • Subscription O˜er: Save more than a third on the annual price and receive a book worth £75 free of charge
  • Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the scenes at the part contents sale of a legendary King’s Road antiques shop celebrating 60 years in the business
  • An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles Hanson comes across a charming textile fragment, one of the designs used on Elizabeth II’s coronation gown
  • Puzzle Pages: Complete Peter Wade-Wright’s ÿendish crossword and win a book
  • Coronation Spotlight: A look at the best of the royal interest pieces on o˛er this month
  • Top of the Lots: We dip into the world of contemporary Chinese ink paintings with an auction taking place this month
  • Book O˜ers: Put your feet up with a good read and save more than a third on the latest titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books
  • Fair News: Details of one of the capital’s most popular events plus a behind-the-scenes look at a prestigious fair in West Sussex
  • Fairs Calendar: Discover all the best events taking place in May
  • Auction Calendar: Never miss another auction with our up-to-date guide to the UK’s salerooms

FEATURES

  • Coronation Seat: Stephanie Connell’s essential low down on coronation furniture through the ages and the most collectable designs
  • Lambeth Way: Art pottery by Doulton Lambeth presents a dizzying array of designs for collectors. On the eve of an important sale, Antique Collecting reports
  • Love is in the Heir: Important marriages in the 15th century were more about political alliance than love, Lucy Whittaker lifts the lid
  • Birthday Bard: On the 400th-anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, book specialist Adam Douglas reveals what it means for collectors
  • Counter Intelligence: As retail goes increasingly online, the demand for antique shop ÿttings has never been greater. Dealers reveal the makers to look for
  • Life in Colour: °e career and work of the pioneering photographer Madame Yevonde is put in focus by Maudji Mendel
  • Crowning Glories: Edward Rycroft looks back on generations of royal commemorative ware and the most sought-after designs

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