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Inside the secretive world of the art-fair vetting committee
3 September 2021
Before a fair opens, experts check that every work for sale is exactly what the gallerists say it is
A Conversation with Daniel Crouch
13 July 2021
Books, maps, and globes are all areas that generate emotion for any interested buyer and Daniel Crouch is keenly aware of these connections.
A World of Wonder
14 June 2021
Jenny Oldaker explores the enduring appeal of antique maps, and the compelling stories that reside within them…
Literature's Most Curious Creations
6 April 2021
A new book takes readers into collector Edward Brooke-Hitching’s “madman’s library”
BADA Friends returns to in-person events this summer
27 March 2021
BADA Friends, part of The British Antique Dealers’ Association, ran a virtual schedule through lockdown but is returning to physical events.
Ancient Stargazing Marvel Seeks $1.1 Million at Auction
19 March 2021
This exceptionally rare, gilt brass astrolabe helped orient travelers toward Mecca.
Blended Spirits: A Curious Objects Cocktail Hour at the Winter Show
29 January 2021
From an early Renaissance list of statutes stipulating the amount of wine that every man, woman, and child of Bologna would receive daily, to a chunky twentieth-century cocktail ring, you’ll hear about wacky objects and the wild stories behind them from some of the Winter Show’s most irreverent dealers: Daniel Crouch (Daniel Crouch Rare Books), Carrie Imberman (Kentshire), and Keegan Goepfert (Les Enluminures).
Listen to the podcast here.
Public cash call to help keep Armada maps in the UK
3 November 2020
The National Museum of the Royal Navy hopes to raise £600,000 to stop the export of a group of hand-drawn Armada maps to an overseas buyer.
Can the Spanish Armada maps be saved for the nation?
30 October 2020
Nearly 450 years after the historic battles, a new war is raging over the fate of the treasured documents to stop them leaving the country
Capital Idea
14 September 2020
Maps are both decorative and lend a wonderful historic insight — none more so than those of London