REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe
introduces the May issue, with the portraitist Mary Beale and Scottish Colourist JD Fergusson in the spotlight
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6 Antiques News: Make a plan this month
to immerse yourself in the world of fine art and antiques with our four-page guide
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ContentsVOL 59 NO 1 MAY 2024
AUCTION PREVIEWS TONKA TOYS IN THE SPOTLIGHT BEST COLUMNISTS
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PAINT PRAISE
Why the Georgians embraced colourful interiors
Inside: FOCUS ON THE SILVERSMITH STUART DEVLIN PICTURE THIS PORTRAITS BY THE 17TH-CENTURY ARTIST MARY BEALE
TTUNNEL VISION
GREAT ESCAPE MEMORABILIA
UNDER THE
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Treen Tops
A lifetime collection is up for sale in North Yorkshire
Coins 5
Historic
Every collector
should know
Golden Anniversary
Celebrating the work of the influential Scottish Colourist
JD Fergusson 150 years after he was born
ALSO INSIDE 3 Pioneering French Designers • Top Puzzles • Book Offers
COVERJohn Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) Eastre (Hymn to the Sun), 1924, bronze, cast dated 1991 and numbered 5/10, image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull
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10 Your Letters: Correspondence this
month includes the ongoing debate regarding two clocks and an insight into the work of the furniture maker Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson
12 Around the Houses: Our round-up
of antique sales making the headlines around the UK, including jewellery owned by 101 Dalmatians author Dodie Smith and ceramics by Clarice Cliff
16 Waxing Lyrical: Antique furniture
expert David Harvey takes the temperature on a pair of 19th-century apothecary’s cabinets
26 Lots of Love: Irita Marriott is bowled
over when a collection of 1,500 Tonka Toys drives into her saleroom
28 Saleroom Spotlight: We shine a light
on a lifetime collection of treen going under the hammer in North Yorkshire
30 In the Knowles: On the 80th
anniversary of the Great Escape, Eric Knowles discovers a swagger stick owned by one of the offi cers who played a major role in the audacious plan
38 Puzzle Pages: Invigorate a sluggish
brain by going head-to-head with our champion quiz editor Peter Wade-Wright
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41 Lots to Talk About: Catherine Southon sings the praises of the celebrated midcentury silversmith Stuart Devlin whose
work is up for sale this month
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48 Book Offers: Boost your knowledge with
a selec publish rangin inspira
a selection of titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books, with topics ranging from Tibetan rugs to Monet’s inspirational garden
50 Top of the Lots: Work by three
pioneering French female designers go under the hammer in Paris, while chairs from the coronation of George VI appear on the rostrum in London
58 Fairs News: Details of the popular
Decorative Fair which returns to a pavilion in Battersea Park this month,
59 Fairs Calendar: Never miss another event with our up-to-date listings
60 Auctions Calendar: Discover sale
dates even before they are offi cially announced with our guide
66 Marc My Words: Life in the fast lane
of the business as seen by Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum
FEATURES 20 A Family Affair: We go behind the
scenes at an exhibition of the work by the 17th-century portraitist Mary Beale whose artistic endeavours were assisted by her husband and sons
32 The Face of Histor y: Coins tell a
country’s history like no other artefact, as shown by the lifetime collection of Geoffrey Cope which goes under the hammer this month
42 Scot Free: On the 150th anniversary of
his birth, art expert Alice Strang delves into the life and career of the Scottish Colourist JD Fergusson
52 Boldly Go: We go behind the scenes at
an exhibition at Harewood House to discover the colourful interiors loved by its Georgian owners – a far cry from the muted shades we associate with them today
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