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With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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.

Among the most eye-catching pictures that emerged at the summer auctions around the country were a couple of early 20th century portraits of young women.