Collectables
The term ‘collectables’ (or collectibles) encompasses a vast range of items in fields as diverse as arms, armour and militaria, bank notes, cameras, coins, entertainment and sporting memorabilia, stamps, taxidermy, wines and writing equipment.
Some collectables are antiques, others are classed as retro, vintage or curios but all are of value to the collector. In any of these fields, buyers seek out rarities and items with specific associations.

Big game rifles – a short history
18 August 2012An interesting sporting gun found its way into Wallis & Wallis’s (17.5% buyer's premium) predominantly militaria sale in Lewes on June 12.

The not-so-humble airgun
18 August 2012To most people air guns are the low-powered toys that little boys play about with in the back garden, but the air rifle has a surprisingly long history and at one time they were among the most feared weapons on the battlefield.

Jane Austen’s ring fetches £126,000
17 August 2012“My dear Caroline, The enclosed Ring once belonged to your Aunt Jane. It was given to me by your Aunt Cassandra as soon as she knew that I was engaged to your Uncle. I bequeath it to you. God bless you.”

Ducat from Carl Vogel collection sparks international competition
16 August 2012A Prussian ducat from 1803 is considered one of the greatest rarities among 19th century German coins.

Bolt boost in Birmingham
13 August 2012A pair of running spikes that belonged to double Olympic 100m and 200m gold medallist Usain Bolt sped to a £25,000 price at a Birmingham charity auction.

Derby now hit in spate of museum thefts
13 August 2012Coins, medals and watches worth over £50,000 have been stolen as a series of museum break-ins continues.

Gymnast’s Olympic blazer up for sale
01 August 2012An Olympic blazer and a painted diploma belonging to Ada Smith, a bronze medal-winning gymnast from Leigh near Wigan, will be up for auction on August 16-17 at Adam Partridge auctioneers of Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Murder trial documents at Ryedale
01 August 2012A group of items belonging to Inspector Black, the arresting officer in the 1950s murder trial of Timothy Evans, is to be offered for sale on August 4 at Ryedale Auctioneers in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.

Heyde toy figures spark bidding battles
27 July 2012Dealer, collector, author, military historian – Shamus Wade amassed the remarkable collection of toy soldiers and figures which was recently sold at Special Auction Services of Greenham, near Newbury.

Märklin paddle steamer brings record as Claus sale sails to $1.8m
27 July 2012Documented in the book ‘The Allure of Toy Ships: American & European Nautical Toys from the 19th and 20th Centuries’, the Richard T. Claus collection is widely acknowledged as the best toy boat collection in America and, some say, rivals the very best in Europe.

Railway nameplate with sporting appeal
25 July 2012A small collection of railwayana from the estate of the late Stephen Crook, a Carlisle-based collector and railway photographer, will be included at Thomson, Roddick & Medcalf’s sale on August 2 in Carlisle.

Titanic postcard in Wiltshire
25 July 2012This Titanic postcard has been consigned to White Star Line specialists Henry Aldridge & Son to be included in their sale on July 28 in Devizes, Wiltshire.

The world’s biggest binoculars?
18 July 2012What could well be the largest binoculars ever produced, this one-off commission was consigned to Cirencester auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent following a house clearance in Cheltenham.

Advertising the key to sale’s success
18 July 2012This Eglentine Metal sign has never come to the open market before but is on offer among about 250 lots of advertising including showcards, packaging, mirrors and over 300-400 enamel signs to be sold at The Chippenham Auction Rooms on July 21.

Denver sale is a real firecracker
17 July 2012George Moyer is ranked among the world’s foremost collectors of fireworks-related items.
Fall-out from New York coin auction raid
16 July 2012When police raided one of the most prominent January coin sales in New York no-one was quite sure why.

You wait ages for a Prince, then two come along at once
13 July 2012Just three copies of the 1640, first English edition of Nicholas Machiavelli’s short treatise on political leadership have come to auction in this century, the last of them in 2005.

The collection of ‘the penalty king’
12 July 2012Two England caps awarded to West Ham goalkeeper Ted Hufton (1892-1967) are to be sold at Plymouth Auction Rooms on July 18.

Big beasts of the saleroom
12 July 2012Taxidermy is notoriously difficult and expensive to repair so condition is key.

The collection of Conan Doyle’s maid
06 July 2012At their country house sale on July 10 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex auctioneers Sworders will include 11 lots from the collection of Mary Jakeman, a lady’s maid to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife at the turn of the 20th century.

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