Antique Collecting

In this month′s issue: Tomb Raiders: 100 years after the discovery of Tutankhamun, Ben Hinson considers the lasting legacy of Egyptmania on Western designers Grave Concerns: Collectors have been fascinated by Egyptian funerary shabtis for centuries. Discover more about this fascinating field The Drawing Board: Theodora Robinson reveals how the collaboration between children’s authors and illustrators can transform a book’s collectability Mabel Ware While the work of the 20th-century ceramicist Mabel Leigh may be under the radar, it is both charming and affordable, writes Graham Fitzpatrick Sister Act: The three pioneering women behind the ground-breaking jewellery of the French House of Boivin are put in the spotlight Desert Hands: A mythical Cartier watch awarded to the twice winner of the iconic Paris-Dakar rally goes under the hammer in Geneva Sweet Petit: Philip Modiano gives the out-of-favour British Impressionist, John Louis Petit, whose work has been compared to JMW Turner, the credit he deserves All the latest news from the salerooms, fairs and events