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SYDNEY RARE BOOK FAIR

Presented by ANZAAB

24-26 October 2024
MacLaurin Hall, the University of Sydney

This unmissable event will bring together Australia’s finest antiquarian book dealers, who are eager to showcase their rare books, prints, and ephemera. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or simply curious, you’re sure to discover something extraordinary.

Don’t miss out on this unique celebration of books and all…

ENGLISH TABLE GLASS & ITS DECORATION

BY BILL DAVIS, THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION

The Dutch excelled in engraving glass with a diamond point, both with line engraving where the image was scratched in lines on the glass surface, and with stipple engraving where the image was developed by pitting the glass surface.

There are some examples of line engraving on 17th century English glass, but unlike Continental practice, little English glass was decorated during the early…

High-footed sauceboat

High-footed sauceboat, rococo in style, after silver models of the period, c.1754. The decoration is highly unusual, being European in style, rather than the more usual Chinoiserie. The decoration is exceptionally fine, and has the feeling of Chelsea or Giles rather than Worcester; probably Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale at the Giles workshop. $8,000   ETRURIA ANTIQUES GALLERY 

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