Auction Houses and Dealers to Reopen Premises in June Breakthrough in England Marks Key Step in Return to Full Trading
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To print, your print settings should be ‘fit to page size’ or ‘fit to printable area’ or similar. Problems? See our guide: https://atg.news/2zaGmwp ISSUE 2443 | antiquestradegazette.com | 23 May 2020 | UK £4.99 | USA $7.95 | Europe €5.50 koopman rare art antiques trade KOOPMAN (see Client Templates for issue versions) THE ART M ARKET WEEKLY [email protected] +44 (0)20 7242 7624 www.koopman.art Auction houses and dealers to reopen premises in June Breakthrough in England marks key step in return to full trading Auction houses and art and fairs and markets, may be able We will be antiques dealers in England to reopen in July ahead of some getting back to will be able to open to the indoor public spaces such as “ public from June as long as cinemas. However, there has near normal but government guidelines are not yet been any further it is of course met. clarification on this measure. not actual Following representations by The reopening plan applies the British Art Market to England only at this stage normality Federation (BAMF) and the and is conditional on declining Society of Fine Art Auctioneers rates of infection. And Valuers (SOFAA) to the accept consignments via Department for Digital, A way forward courier, and staff will soon Culture, Media & Sport The latest government guidance restart conducting house visits. (DCMS), auction houses were seeks to sketch out a way He expects dealers to offer more Above: Woolley & Wallis has published a new auction calendar removed from the list of forward for businesses while the stock via auction houses in the beginning with English & European Ceramics & Glass on June 17. businesses that must remain health threat continues. absence of fairs initially. Among the lots is this rare and large Bow figure of a lioness estimated closed. DCMS said antique Between now and the Schooling added: “We are at £15,000-20,000. dealerships will also be able to beginning of June, auction redesigning our saleroom to open premises from June 1. houses and galleries can operate avoid bottlenecks and will and is the direct outcome of our confirmed to ATG that it is the behind closed doors. An follow the relevant precautions. Drafting guidelines lobbying. Sector guidelines are intention to “open non-essential updated document released by The next step will be viewings New guidelines currently being currently being drafted but will retail in phases from June 1, government on May 1 stated by appointment. Room bidding drawn up will detail how art not delay the reopening of when and where it is safe to do that these “businesses and will depend on government market businesses can become business in June.” so and subject to them being venues must remain closed to advice and acceptance by our ‘Covid-19-secure’. This may SOFAA chairman Helen able to follow Covid-19 secure members of the public… staff that it can be done safely. involve using masks, limiting Carless, of Lawrences of guidelines. This includes However, staff may be present to We will be getting back to near the numbers in a venue and Crewkerne, thanked BAMF commercial art galleries and make deliveries or provide normal but it is of course not operating by appointment. and added: “It should not be auction houses”. It is likely that services in response to orders actual normality.” Anthony Browne, chairman underestimated what has been “non-essential retail” will [by] telephone, online, or mail.” Lots Road Auctions in at BAMF, said: “Our main aim achieved. Up to this point the include antiques centres. Guy Schooling, chairman at London held its first online- in recent weeks was to ensure art market was very much The government also stated Essex auction house Sworders, only live auction last week (May DCMS put art market viewed as a leisure industry and in a 50-page document said the firm will now conduct 17). It is now working on how to businesses in the first phase of as such would have been published on May 11 that some probate valuations in vacant reopen to the public safely. non-essential businesses to unlikely to open before July.” outdoor businesses, which properties (that have been reopen. 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It can be recycled. selection also including French sales page 22-25 Chop to it recycle Antiques Trade Gazette, Well-travelled and ornate Harlequin Building, UK Auction Calendar page 26-29 65 Southwark Street, tomahawk war trophy now London SE1 0HR on offer from US saleroom +44 (0)20 3725 5500 A Lawyer Writes page 31 page 24 antiquestradegazette.com Printed by Buxton Press Ltd SK17 6AE Welcome to the fourth special digital-only issue of Antiques Trade Gazette This edition is being distributed in four ways: as an e-Paper, as an We are hopeful this initiative will mark the point at which all parts of the interactive issue in the ATG app, as content on our website and as a trade will be able to find the best way to move forward in the coming PDF* which you can view and print. We have emailed all subscribers to weeks, although some, such as fairs and markets, may take a little alert them that it is available to view. 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Matt Ball One part of the UK, at least, appears to be taking steps to come out of Publishing Director lockdown with a key government department confirming to ATG last week that auction houses and art galleries in England will be on the list of non-essential retail firms able to reopen premises to the public in * If you missed any of our previous PDFs and want to catch up, you’ll find June – with the usual caveats. a link to them on our website in the dropdown menu under ‘Print Edition’ 2 | 23 May 2020 antiquestradegazette.com PAGE 002 2443.indd 1 15/05/2020 15:30:41 ATGFP_ATG D-Spread 12/05/2020 14:56 Page 1 Ancient Art & Antiquities 2 - 7 June 2020 ONLINE ONLY www.timelineauctions.com Lot No. 0007 Lot No. 0023 Lot No. 0028 Lot No. 0061 Lot No. 0075 Large Egyptian Egyptian Bronze Egyptian Diorite Scythian Gold 'Arm Ring' Hellenistic or Thracian Resting Sacred Ibis Pharaoh Head Bust of a Dignitary with Wolf Terminals Libation Dish Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 Estimate: £80,000 - 100,000 Lot No. 0103 Lot No. 0131 Lot No. 0145 Lot No. 0169 Lot No. 0200 Greek Marble Heavy Roman Gold Ring Etruscan Gold Roman Life-Size Roman Marble Head of a Youth with Rhea-Cybele Gemstone Brooch with Birds Gesturing Statue Arm Muscular Torso of Bacchus Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 Estimate: £80,000 - 100,000 Lot No.