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Rolex

Original 1960s Rolex Submariner watch clocks up £80,000 at auction

24 May 2018

A rare and original 1960s Rolex Submariner watch, bought new from a jewellery shop in Doncaster for £69 in 1966, sold in a Wiltshire auction for £80,000.

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A photograph of Mary Ryan by Julia Margaret Cameron

Forum Auctions set to hold first photographs sale

24 May 2018

The inaugural photography sale staged by Forum Auctions will take place in London on June 1.

‘Dundas sofas’ by of Thomas Chippendale

“One of his greatest designs and beautifully executed” – Christie’s to offer Dundas sofas in Chippendale auction

23 May 2018

Christie’s will offer a pair of ‘Dundas sofas’ at a sale dedicated to Thomas Chippendale furniture in London this summer.

Gove

Government launches bill for “one of the toughest bans on ivory sales in the world”

23 May 2018

The government will launch its Ivory Bill in parliament today in a move that environment secretary Michael Gove described as “one of the toughest bans on ivory sales in the world”.

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Matt Busby first Manchester United contract acquired by the club for Old Trafford museum

23 May 2018

Sir Matt Busby’s first contract as Manchester United manager will be going on display at the club’s Old Trafford museum after a deal was agreed as it was about to be auctioned.

Imperial Qianlong yangcai famille-rose porcelain vase

Chinese vase brought into Sotheby’s in a shoebox now valued at up to £600,000

23 May 2018

A Chinese vase discovered in the attic of French family home and bearing a mark for the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795) will be offered at Sotheby’s Paris next month.