Inside the latest issue of Antique Collecting
The latest double issue of Antique Collecting magazine is out now, packed with the latest news, expert articles and advice, and a behind-the-scenes look at the best fairs and events – SUBSCRIBE HERE to get your copy. And keep scrolling to find out what’s inside this month’s magazine.
Taking Flight – On the eve of an exhibition of the Grosvenor School of Art, Samuel Osborne charts the market for linocuts
Standen Delivers – The arts and crafts gem of Standen House and Part in West Sussex opens its doors this June
Paper Chased – Expert May Geolot shines a light on the little-known technique of paper scrolling
Love Struck – What happens when you fall in love with a run-down 18th-century long case clock? David Harvey charts a restoration project undertaken with love
Pot Topic – The market for contemporary studio pottery is booming, says specialist Marijke Varrall-Jones
London Calling – An 11-page behind-the-scenes look at all this summer’s arts and antiques fairs, including Masterpiece and Olympia
Capital Suggestions – 10 antiques specialists reveal their favourite under-the-radar places in London
Made in Chelsea – Ceramics expert Paul Crane considers the effect the Age of Enlightenment had on Chelsea porcelain
Madge of Honour – An exhibition on the outsider artist Madge Gill is helping to put the genre in the spotlight
Regent’s Spark – Jewellery underwent a renaissance in the Georgian due, in part, of George IV’s love of gems
Elsewhere in the magazine:
Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum cautions against ill-fitting shoes on the fairs circuit
TV antiques expert and auctioneer Charles Hanson remembers Princess Diana, as an archive of her letters goes under the hammer
Cool and Collectable – What effect will the bicentenaries of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert have on the collection market? Expert Paul Fraser reports
Saleroom Spotlight – The contents of Alderley House in West Sussex goes under the hammer in an Essex saleroom
Top of the Lots – A look at upcoming sales, including a scarf once owned by Audrey Hepburn
All the latest news from the salesrooms, previews of upcoming auctions and the fairs and events you must not miss