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From Antiques Roadshow UK specialist Marc Allum comes a new annual almanac that keeps you up-to-date with the stories, facts, and often-amusing idiosyncrasies of the ever-changing global art and antiques market.
Allum's Antiques Almanac 2015 reveals such fascinating nuggets as:
- What Lee Harvey Oswald's wedding ring sold for
- How much the world's most expensive printed book cost per word
- The Victorian dolls' house which joined the soaring property market, sold by the owner with some very odd pre-conditions
- Why someone was prepared to pay over $4 million for the miniature effigy of a dashing bodyguard
Allum's anecdotal and irreverent style gives a unique insider's insight into a world fuelled by history, avarice, and passion. Allum's Antiques Almanac is set to become the annual must-read for the collector in all of us.
Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques writer and consultant based in Wiltshire, England. Marc has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow program—broadcast in the United States by PBS—since 1998. He is also the author of The Antiques Magpie.
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Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques writer, broadcaster, consultant and lecturer based in Wiltshire. He has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow since 1998. He writes regularly for magazines, has contributed to numerous books and is the author of The Antiques Magpie (Icon, 2013).
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'The essential guide for all ardent fans of art, antiques and collectables.' * Antiques Diary *
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- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1848317344
- ISBN 13 9781848317345
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -From the BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist and author who brought you The Antiques Magpie comes the first annual almanac keeping you bang up to date with the vibrant, pacey and often amusingly idiosyncratic global art and antiques market.Find out:\* How much the wedding ring of Lee Harvey Oswald sold for\* What the world's most expensive printed book cost per word\* Which First World War artefacts have enthused collectors amid the centenary commemorations.and much moreWritten with Marc's trademark blend of knowledge, enthusiasm, irreverence and wit, Allum's Antiques Almanac 2015 provides a unique insight into a boundless world fuelled by history, avarice and passion, making it a must-read for the inherent collector in all of us. 256 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9781848317345
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