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A portrait of Caroline Herschel

Bath museum buys visitor book of astronomer Caroline Herschel

09 March 2022

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath has bought Caroline Herschel’s visitor book dating from her time living near Windsor.

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A Tunbridgeware writing slope and a John Betjeman watercolour are among seven lots to watch

07 March 2022

With estimates from £160-8000, here are seven previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week – including news of stolen props from The Crown TV series

06 March 2022

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a plea to the antiques trade for help to track down a group of props from the Netflix series The Crown that were taken from a lorry.

Chastleton House in Oxfordshire

National Trust seeks missing portrait of Catholic saint from Oxfordshire home

05 March 2022

The National Trust is hoping to find a missing picture that was on display at Chastleton House in Oxfordshire.

Mechelen alabaster sculptures

Exceptional alabaster reliefs star in our pick of six auction highlights sold this week

04 March 2022

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of Mechelen alabaster sculptures that made five-times estimate in Doncaster.

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Plea to help find stolen René Lalique car mascot

03 March 2022

A dealer whose René Lalique car mascot was stolen from a fair is offering a reward for its return.