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AUCTION DATES

John Taylors, Louth
Collectables, Antiques, Furniture, Ceramics, Clocks, Pictures and Jewellery, Tue 11th May, 10am

Golding Young, Bourne
Collective Sale, Wed & Thu 5th & 6th May, 10am

Golding Young, Grantham
Collective Sale, Wed & Thu 12th & 13th May, 10am.
Asian Art & Ceramics Sale, Wed 26th May,10am

Golding Young, Lincoln
Collective Sale, Wed & Thu 19th & 20th May, 10am.
Fine Art Sale, Wed 26th May, 2pm

Batemans of Stamford
Fine Art, Antiques and Specialist Collectors, Sat 1st May, 10am.
Jewellery & Watches, Silver & Gold, Fri 21st May, 4pm

Stamford Auction Rooms, Stamford
Fine Art, Jewellery, Silver, Gold, Antiques & Objet d’art, Sat 29th May, 10am. Online only

Unique Auctions, Lincoln
Antiques & Collectors Auction, Fri, Sat & Sun, 21st, 22nd & 23rd May, 9am.

Please refer to the websites of each company to see the most recent updates on auction postponements and cancellations


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May 2021

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer.
Auctioning books has always been an important part of the saleroom. As far back as the 18th century the Georgian gentleman’s library was a representation of wealth and knowledge.

Library collections were amassed by the great and the good, often to be later bequeathed to public galleries and institutions.

Book collectors differ from other auction goers as they have greater experience of buying items unseen.

The convention was that book dealers would produce monthly or quarterly sales catalogues from which collectors would purchase on the understanding that the book would be as catalogued. This sale agreement leads to a form of catalogue description which can be detailed, whilst using abbreviations, often lengthy and rarely succinct – but always a good read, even if the books aren’t.

This also allowed the antique and secondhand book market to trade internationally as early as the Victorian times.

In today’s auction market, with online catalogues plus live internet bidding, the antiques and collectable sectors are all international, but the book collectors’ market with its traditions still has an influence in modern times.

Illustrated are some recent book lots sold at auction.



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