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Tiepolo motivated by motifs Battersea Dec refects the Old Master sheets such as this new way of doing business lively example of satyr and Bacchus studies are believed to The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair have served as a repertoire of (DATF) has announced the launch of motifs used in paintings or prints its latest iteration of the by the artist or their studio. online platform, Digital The 9 x 5¼in (22 x 13cm) Decorative, which was work, made in pen and brown set up in response to the ink and dated to c.1740-50, is by cancellation of its physical Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696- fairs during the pandemic. 1770) and shares similarities More than 70 dealers, with studies by the Italian painter regular participants at in the Musée Atger in France and DATF, are taking part in The the Museo Civico di Storia ed Spring 2021 Edit, which runs Arte in Italy. until July 12 and presents The sheet is among a series a variety of traditional, of Old Master drawings together decorative and modern pieces with early 19th century paintings for sale. featuring in a stock sale at They include this large mid- London dealer Stephen Ongpin 18th century giltwood Venetian Fine Art. mirror from Foster & Gane. Prices for the works range Extra shopping fro around o idfve opportunities are also fgures ih he iepolo draing planned through a series of priced at £38,000. Most of the themed pop-ups. The Spring works are sold framed, and all Above: pen and brown ink studies c.1740-50 Pop-Ups will each take place prices include shipping. by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, priced £38,000 over two days on April 23-24, May 14-15 and June 11-12 stephenongpin.com at Stephen Ongpin Fine Art. with items for sale shared simultaneously on the fair’s Above: mid-18th century Instagram feed and dedicated website page. giltwood Venetian mirror The fair’s organiser, Jane Juran, said: “While dealers with priced at £32,000 from gallery at an auction in Essex last House of Lords on the afairs of the showrooms may be opening again to the public from April Foster & Gane featured year. (For more on this see ATG No East India Company. 12 many do not have shops, and trade only online. So, for on the Decorative 2464). There is also a Hill & Millard iron the time being we are glad to offer a continued web-based Antiques & Textiles Fair Completing the trio are two campaign bed that was slept in by sales and shopping opportunity for the fair’s clients.” online staging. Anglo-Indian teak trunks that John Robert Gladstone (1852-26), the decorativefair.com originally belonged to Lt Col nephew of Prime Minster Gladstone, Caldwell (1763-1839) of the HEIC’s when he was in the Coldstream Bengal Army and Lt Col Gummer Guards. The bed, which retains its (b.1779) of the Madras Native original packing case, would have Infantry. been used by John in the Egyptian The web shop window Caldwell commanded the artillery War of 1882. Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. at the decisive battle of Seringapatam Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week. in 1799, which marked the end of Dover military life Tipu , the Tiger of Mysore, and Ofering a glimpse of military life Guy the (1946-78) was present at the surrender. back in England is an early 19th was one of ’s “The owner of this trunk had a watercolour of Dover’s Grand Shaft most popular residents. rich military history and was heavily Barracks. The Grand Shaft was Named after Guy involved in many of the battles that a series of spiral staircases built Fawkes – he was cemented British rule in India,” says between 1806-09 as a quick means exchanged from Paris Clarke. of communication and movement Zoo with a tiger on “Items belonging to soldiers that between the barracks on the Western onfre igh in were at Seringapatam do not come Heights and the town below should – the lowland gorilla on the market often and hold great Napoleon invade England. attracted some three interest to collectors of the British in With provenance to the personal million visitors a year by India. Caldwell also commanded the collection of the late London dealer the late 1950s (less than artillery for the invasion of Java in Jack Webb (1923-2019), the 14¾ x half that number visit 1811 and there is a good chance that 15¼in (37 x 39cm) work by William the zoo today). he knew Garnham.” Heath (1794-1840) shows young Such was his fame that cricketer Ian Botham, England’s tall and brawny all- Other show highlights include a soldiers in the 5th Northumberland rounder, was nicknamed ‘Guy the Gorilla’. Chinese Export cabinet on stand that Regiment of Foot preparing to parade Despite his morose and intimidating appearance, Guy had a gentle disposition belonged to Richard Alsager (1781- on Dover’s Snargate Street before and as oserved on occasion carefully eaining sall irds ha e ino his 1841), a captain in the East India being sent abroad. cage before letting them go. Company who made several voyages Overall, prices range from £115 for ‘Kitchen Sink’ artist John Bratby (1928-92) developed an interest in the brooding between England, India and China a pint lipped rum measure, which is primate and made several portraits of him. This 9¾ x 14in (25 x 35cm) black trading goods for the company and part of a collection of items relating pencil on paper showing Guy in an energetic mood is priced at £1400 (+ARR) from himself between 1817-26. to the tradition of issuing rum, to Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts. He became an MP in 1835 and £8650 for Lt Col Garnham’s early a detailed account of his journeys campaign chest. ■ riley-smith.com survives in testimony he gave to the campaignfurniture.com antiquestradegazette.com 17 April 2021 | 35

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