Issue 2044 | 9th June 2012 UK £2.00 – USA $6.50 – Europe €3.95
art market page 30 |
Modern British sees Cadell still life sold at a record price
Portobello in plea for more protection
■ Violent robberies lead to call for extra police and CCTV help
Tom Derbyshire reports
AN alarming rise in violent robberies on antiques dealers in Portobello Road has spurred them into action to call for better police cover, CCTV cameras and even private security guards.
But it seems that any extra measures
will probably have to be funded by local fi rms. While there is a longstanding problem
with theft, recent attacks are thought to be the work of a ruthless gang. Traders have been followed and threatened
by robbers brandishing a machete on occasion, and such incidents are becoming commonplace. Christopher Hickey of Central Gallery
and ward councillor Carol Caruana organised a meeting on Tuesday, May 22, so traders could raise concerns with the police. The results were described as very
positive. A public meeting with the police is now mooted for June 13 at Lighthouse West London in Lancaster Road, near Ladbroke Grove Tube. Police funding cuts have already
led to the number of offi cers patrolling Portobello on a Saturday being reduced, with risks of further cuts if major sporting events need extra cover. Costas Kleanthous, chairman of the
Portobello Antiques Dealers’ Association, said: “I understand they only have four police, who have to patrol in pairs. A
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Above: William Burges silver-mounted fl ask, £42,000 at Jubilee Auction Rooms of Pewsey.
How Burges remembered a star pupil…
THE small Wiltshire fi rm Jubilee Auction Rooms – opened in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee year in 2002 and soon to move to larger premises in Pewsey – received inquiries from all over the world when it emerged they had unearthed a remarkable jewel-decorated fl ask by William Burges (1827-81) in a routine house clearance. As an antiquarian and an avid
collector as well as an architect- designer, Burges often successfully incorporated classical gems, coins, Oriental carvings and porcelain into the art objects he created for himself and his clients. For this newly-discovered
7½in (19cm) tall vessel he used two Chinese works of art – a robin’s-egg-glazed blue vase with elephant-mask handles and a domed cloisonné cover – mounted in silver set with cut and cabochon semi-precious stones. The original watercolour
design for the fl ask survives in the collection of the Victoria & Albert
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