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Plate committee step in to halt sale of silver whistles

12 May 2008

A rare intervention by the London Assay Office has resulted in the wholesale withdrawal of a 124-lot collection of silver bosun’s calls scheduled to be sold in London last week.

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£30,000 candid Cameron

12 May 2008

Photo from 1866 rescued from the attic sells in Nottingham...

BADA accepts Hobbs resignation

12 May 2008

AFTER suspending the membership of London dealer John Hobbs following allegations made against him in the press in early April, the British Antique Dealers’ Association have announced that Mr Hobbs has resigned from the association.

The Mall is ‘jewel in the crown’ says council leader

12 May 2008

The leader of Islington Council has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the dealers in The Mall in Camden Passage. This follows the decision by the planning committee to reject the landlord’s proposals to redevelop the antiques centre in the North London thoroughfare.

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Napoleon arrives twice – but size is everything

12 May 2008

Two auctioneers, two Gérôme sculptures, but two very different estimates

Stair to hold Salander sale

12 May 2008

After weeks of legal wrangling, permission has finally been granted to sell property from the bankrupt Manhattan Old Master dealership Salander-O'Reilly Gallery.

Talbot antiques centre moves to Dorking

12 May 2008

Talbot Walk Antique Centre of Ripley, Surrey is to relocate to Dorking where it will take over the building currently trading as Great Grooms Antique Centre at 51-52 West Street.