Collectables

Traders – both newcomers and regulars – enjoy good sales at bustling fair in Kent

Safavid examples from the north London dealer's collection find their latest homes after palace demolition

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As you can guess by their very nature, souvenir chocolate boxes commissioned by royalty dating from around the early 20th century are not rare.

A unique collection of carved novelty walking canes comes to auction at Ewbank’s of Send, Surrey, on September 25, for the first time a century after they were made.

North East Museums (NEM) has acquired a Union Flag that was flown from HMS Royal Sovereign, flagship of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, after it was barred from export.

Clare Jameson founded her firm Potterton Books more than 45 years ago.

While the Elsecar Heritage Centre in Barnsley is undergoing major restoration work and drainage improvements, many contractors on site have had cause to thank the staff at bottle and advertising specialist BBR Auctions (20% buyer’s premium).

Our second report covering the auction that made the highest total for a UK various-owner book sale

A popular lot at Jacobs & Hunt (25% buyer’s premium) in Liss, Hampshire, on July 16 was this Alfred Dunhill Aquarium walnut and lucite cigar or cigarette box.

Dealer about to sell his collection at auction explains his fascination with events a year before Waterloo

Bryan Faussett (1720-76) was a clergyman and amateur historian in the grand tradition who spent much of his time opening tumuli in his native county of Kent.

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