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UNDISCOVERED JAZZ AGE ARTISTS SCI-FI FIRST EDITIONS BEST COLUMNISTS

ANTIQUE

COLLECTING

SEPTEMBER 2020

4-PAGE TRAVEL SPECIAL

The Grand Tour

this Autumn

Discover the places where you can

still bag an antique bargain

The Finest Hour

The enduring appeal of the

military watch

Plus:

GOING NATIVE:

COLLECTING NORTH AMERICAN TREASURES

THE COTSWOLDS SCHOOL

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CAPITAL IDEA HISTORIC MAPS

OF LONDON

CONTEMPORARY

CHINESE INK PAINTERS TO

WATCH

ALSO INSIDE Up-to-date auction listings • Book offers • Inside a tribal art collection

COVERAn antique chair, Christina Wilson, Gap Interiors

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THIS MONTH

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

50 Saleroom Spotlight: John Black

considers the work of the arts and crafts designer Stanley Webb Davies ahead of a sale this month

6 Antique News: All the latest from

the world of antiques and fine art as well as three exhibitions to see which are not online

10 Your Letters: Praise for an article

on Ladybird books and a warning from a newbie online bidder

56 Top of the Lots: Garden statuary,

art deco rings and a vesta case are among this month’s hot lots

58 Subscription Offer: Save 50

per cent on an annual subscription and receive a free book worth £65

12 Around the Houses: Sofas are

selling well as more and more of us look to revamp our interiors in lockdown times

20 Saleroom Spotlight: Will Hobbs

shines a light on a single owner collection of North American Art going under the hammer this month

22 Cool and Collectable: 300

years on from the South Sea Bubble, expert Paul Fraser looks at stock market crash memorabilia

28 Why I Collect: Behind the scenes

with celebrated tribal art collector Noberto Izquierdo

37 An Auctioneer’s Lot: Charles

Hanson is enchanted by a textile fragment that crossed continents to reach his saleroom

38 Waxing Lyrical: David Harvey

celebrates the underrated work of the 17th-century furniture designer Thomas Pistor

48 Book Offer: Save 30 per cent on

the latest titles from our sister publisher ACC Art Books

61 Fairs calendar: Not all events

have cancelled – take a look at the all the latest event dates

62 Auction calendar: Up-to-date

listings from all of the UK’s

leading salesrooms

FEATURES 16 Fairing Well: Nicolas Martin

reveals the European antique fairs going ahead (if you can get there and back)

24 The Finest Hour: Laura Smith

considers the enduring appeal of military watches beyond the iconic ‘Dirty Dozen’

32 Sister Act: Holly Johnson reveals

the incredible artistic careers of Doris and Zinkeisen – the ‘it’ girls of inter-war London

40 Capital Idea: Antique maps

of London are both decorative and informative, writes May Geolot

44 Future Perfect: Book specialist

Sammy Jay considers the market for collecting modern sci-fi

52 Ink Well: Lazarus Halstead

introduces the world of contemporary Chinese ink painting – collectors’ next big thing

66 Marc my Words: A sideways look

at the world of antiques from Antiques Roadshow specialist Marc Allum

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