Collectables

The first part of Christopher Saunders’ stock will be offered on September 13

A silver snuffbox presented as a token of gratitude to a ship captain involved in the rescue of passengers from one of the most significant maritime disasters of the 19th century is on offer at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of actor Chris Barrie consigning items to Charterhouse’s specialist automobilia sale

Letters to fellwalking pen pal to be sold in Cumbria

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s Medals and Militaria Auction on September 17 features a collection of items from Squadron Leader Peter Cairns, who took part in the Great Escape breakout plot during the Second World War.

A crystal collection assembled over four decades will be offered at Potteries Auctions following the death of its 90-year-old owner in December.

Book and ephemera fairs organiser Etc Fairs’ usual London venue, Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, is closed until February 2026 for refurbishment.

A manuscript linked to a Spanish conquistador and believed stolen in the 1980s has been given to the Mexican government.

In a poignant tribute to one of track and field's most revolutionary figures, items once owned by Olympic high jump gold medallist Dick Fosbury have been sold by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.

Four top secret Second World War documents are to go on public display at a Jersey museum after being sold at auction by Hansons.

‘The Lawes Resolutions of Women’s Rights: or the Lawes Provision for Women’, attributed to the English lawyer Thomas Edgar and printed in 1632 by John More, is recognised as the earliest book in the English language to compile laws relating to women.

An Anglo-Saxon silver penny with the first recorded use of the name ‘Exeter’ has been acquired by that city’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.