Contents
VOL 56 NO 1 MAY 2021
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THIS MONTH
REGULARS 3 Editor’s Welcome: Georgina Wroe
introduces this month’s issue, which
includes the first fairs calendar in
a year
6 Antique News: With galleries
reopening, there is much going on in the world of antiques and fine art
10 Around the Houses: This month’s
sales include a rare Daniel Quare
pocket watch and sought-after James Bond memorabilia
60 Auction Calendar: Never miss
another sale, either online or in the
saleroom, with our essential guide
64 Book Offers: Save up to a third
on the latest must-read titles
from our sister publisher ACC Art Books
66 Marc My Words: Antiques Roadshow’s Marc Allum reflects
on how the ubiquitous Zoom call
may have changed how we learn
about the world forever
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Great Escapes The amazing folk
art created by Napoleonic
PoWs
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
The Majesty of FABERGÉ
Celebrating the Russian master 175 years after the birth of its legendary
founding father
Iconic Paintings9
Discover the artworks
most-viewed online
in lockdown
ALSO INSIDE Collecting first editions • Coming out of lockdown • Latest listings
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COVERRomanov Tercentenary Egg, Fabergé, 1913 © The Moscow Kremlin Museums. On show at the V&A exhibition in November
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13 Lots of Love: Christina Trevanion
praises the ‘Dirty Dozen’ series of wartime watches much loved by today’s collectors
14 Waxing Lyrical: David Harvey is
enchanted by a 17th-century
escritoire hiding a maze of hidden compartments
21 Your Letters: Whether pets and
antiques make good bedfellows and praise for our guide to collecting Victorian pot lids
22 Cool and Collectable: Paul Fraser
considers the Covid-19 ephemera set
to excite collectors of the future
32 Puzzle Pages: Test your antiques
knowledge with our popular
crossword and quiz
38 Without Reserve: Furniture expert
Lennox Cato on what’s not to love
about a whatnot
47 Subscription Offer: Save 33 per
cent on the price of a new
subscription and receive a free book
worth £65
54 Saleroom Spotlight: Behind the
scenes at two celebrity-curated London sales, which are set to get collectors in a flutter
56 Top of the Lots: Could a collection
of West African barbershop signs be
going for a snip?
58 Fairs calendar: After a year in the doldrums, antique fairs are back
FEATURES 16 Separating the Eggs: On the eve
of a new exhibition, Cynthia Coleman Sparke shows there’s much more to Fabergé than its
legendary eggs
24 Alice Aforethought: With the
reopening of the V&A’s Alice in
Wonderland exhibition, Dr Philip W.
Errington reveals the collectability
of works by author Lewis Carroll
28 Sign of the Times: The market
for advertising signs is red hot,
Antique Collecting reports on the
brands leading the field
34 National Treasures: Which were
the paintings that sustained us
throughout lockdown? The National
Gallery reveals nine of our online favourites
40 French Fancies: Mark Littler puts
the spotlight on the lesser-known
French maison of Boucheron
44 The Beagle has Landed: Ever
wondered what an iconic Omega
watch, the space programme and
Snoopy have in common? Our
experts explain all
48 Crowning Glory: How royal
weddings have sparked a return of the antique tiara
50 Sell Mates: Napoleonic prisoners
of war both made and sold an
amazing array of folk art which
excites collectors to this day
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