Antiques Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2286
Date Released
26 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lofthouse Colliery Disaster
  2. 2Antiques Fair
  3. 3Consul Race and Race of Champions
  4. 4Spring Equinox
  5. 5Tribal Dances

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Antiques Fair. DESCRIPTION: Many valuable exhibits were on display at the First International Antiques Fair in Britain held at Earl’s Court, London, which provides a new shop window for European dealers. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Antiques Fair at Earl’s Court. LV interior various antique clocks. SV astronomical clock made by Barker of Wigan, 1780, priced at £15,000. CU clock face. SV two repeater clocks showing a cord being pulled, the clocks then repeat the hour and quarter - late 17th century, £3,000 and £2,500. SV clock face. CU another clock face. AS inverted clock in form of cage container with two birds inside which move & sing, made by Bonna Freres of Geneva, 18th century priced at £18,000. SV birds in cage. SV people looking at wooden figureheads from Africa. SV 2 wooden figures from Cameroon. CU figurehead. CU animal figurehead from Africa. SV 2 wooden Torchieres from Venice, 16th century, £1,900. CU pan 2 wooden animal heads. CU Chinese porcelain cat, about 1800. SV pair of Chinese porcelain cats £25,000. CU head of cat. AS Madonna & child, 14th century from Northern Spain, £12,000. CU child. CU Madonna. SV bone model of French warship Venguer made by French POW in England about 1795, priced at £9,000. SV showing bow of the warship. SV a hand opening up small flaps revealing cannons. SV cylinder desk 18th century made for Catherine the Great of Russia by Freudi sold by Soviet Government in Berlin in 1928, priced at £14,000. STV girl opening up transformation table 18th century priced at £32,000. CU pulling drawer out. Five scenes showing Victorian Music Box figure playing violin, priced at £250.
Keywords
History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Earls Court
Card file number
98963
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:

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