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A RECORD CERAMICS COLLECTION PEMBROKE TABLES UK’S BEST COLUMNISTS

ANTIQUE

COLLECTING

NOV 2021

THE ASIAN ART ISSUE

IMPERIAL

REINS The mighty Tang horse and its unstoppable

pulling power for Western collectors

DIFFICULT CHARACTERS

DECIPHERNG CHINESE MARKS

Plus:

MING’S DYNASTY: CHINA’S LEADING CERAMICIST

APPRECIATING THE SCHOLAR’S DESK MOSCOW MULES DISCOVER FABERGÉ’S CHARMING CARVED HARDSTONE ANIMALS

YEARS OF ASIAN ART IN THE UK 100

Celebrating the pioneering collectors through the decades

ALSO INSIDE Reflections on antique mirrors • Country house sale • Latest listings