The London original print fair

Apollo, April, 2004

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Maurice de Vlaminck. (1876-1958) Maison au bord d'une prairie Watercolor & gouache 15 x 17 3/4 inches. Frost & Reed, London & New York) (New York Fair)

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A watch case, polychrome porcelain and gilt. Made by Meissen, blue swords, 1745, procelain, ht. 36.2 cm. Enrico Caviglia, Lugano (Milan Fair)

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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). The Head of a Tahitian Woman. Pastel and black chalk, heightened with touches of gold. Signed with the monogram P. 310 x 212 mm. Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd, London (New York Fair)

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Giuseppe Zocchi (Florence 1716/17 - 1767 Florence) A view of the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, looking South, with the Palazzo Vecchio and the Logia dei Lanzi. Oil on canvas. 46.6 x 87.2 cm Colnaghi/Bernheimer, London & Munich (New York Fair)

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A carved and gilt wood console. 18th century, 130 x 61 x ht. 87 cm. Bottarel & Foi, Brescia (Milan Fair)

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Gabriel Germain Joncherie (active 1830-44) Eggs cooking on a Stove. Agnews, London (New York Fair)

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Abraham Mignon (Frankfurt 1640-1679 Utrecht). Roses, poppies, a parrot tulip, a carnation, redcurrants, blackberries, morning glories and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone ledge, with a snail, a caterpillar, a butterfly, a spider and other insects. Signed lower right. Oil on panel, 46.7 x 35.9 cm. Colnaghi/Bernheimer, London & Munich (New York Fair)

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THE HARROGATE ANTIQUE & FINE ART FAIR

29th April to 3rd May Harrogate International Centre, Halls A & B

With the arrival of spring comes the opening of the antique season in the north of England. Harrogate has always been predominant in this area and is known for its fine antique shops. This, coupled with the majestic sweep of the surrounding countryside and the fine Victorian architecture, makes Harrogate the ideal place for the continuation of one of the most prestigious antiques fairs in the country.

Illustrated below are a few exhibits with descriptions supplied by the fair organisers

A Regency mahogany sofa table with crossbanded top. Walter Moores & Son, Market Harhorough

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Silver-gilt mounted and engraved glass claret jug made in London 1863-64 by John Figg. Ht. 16 in Nicholas Shaw Antiques, West Sussex

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Copeland Parian bust titled The Veiled Bride by Raphael Monti, signed and dated 1861, 14 in. Socle inscribed Crystal Palace Art Union Kingfisher Antiques, West Sussex

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Escholier du XIVe Siecle. Bronze figure by Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915), French c.1875. 64 cm. Garret and Hazlehurst, East Sussex

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