Missing Lynn Chadwick Maquette Discovered An unassuming sculpture subjected to years of natural wear and tear that had stood forgotten on a mantelpiece for over 50 years has been identified by Fine Art Valuation Ltd and sold at Sothebys in London. The sculpture by Lynn Chadwick, R.A (1914 – 2003) entitled ‘Maquette I Inner Eye’…
“We have discovered the secret of life” was the most bizarre announcement made in the Eagle pub in Cambridge on the 28th of February 1953 by Cavendish Laboratory scientist Francis Crick. He was, as we now know, referring to the discovery of the structure of DNA (the genetic code) by himself, and fellow scientist James…
The July book auction at Dominic Winter’s rooms at South Cerney was given over to the second portion of the rare book collection consigned by the Birmingham Medical Institute. Most of the books and pamphlets were published proir to 1820 and were on medical topics. We received commissions from clients for a number of items…
One of our specialists recently visited a client where an interesting story emerged. The conversation turned to the film world and eventually to “The Third Man” released in 1949 starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime. The screenplay was written by Graham Greene and the film became a block-buster. The theme music, played on a zither,…
Alongside other commodities (notably oil and gold) silver has seen a steady rise again this month, unavoidably tempting dealers with ever-increasing overheads to liquidate their stock via the refineries. To me, this suggests that posterity will benefit from a higher density of fine quality antique silver compared to ‘ordinary’ quality stock, most of which will…