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The First World War recruiting poster battle cry of Remember Scarborough

13 September 2017

‘Remember the Alamo’ is the famous battle cry of the Texans after their comrades were overwhelmed by a Mexican force in 1836. But have you heard ‘Remember Scarborough’?

Patera

West London antiques cheat pleads guilty to attempts to defraud auction houses

13 September 2017

A Poundland notebook helped convict a fraudster attempting to sell fake antiques through auction houses in London and Essex.

Silver dealer Robyn Mercer

Boyfriend of murdered dealer Robyn Mercer admits forging her will

12 September 2017

The boyfriend of the late silver dealer Robyn Mercer who was murdered in March last year has appeared in court charged with forging her will.

Lamaison Van Heenvliet collection

Dutch civil servant’s tribal art and militaria collection emerges at Yorkshire auction

12 September 2017

The wide and varied militaria and ethnographica collection of the civil servant and financial expert De Weledg. Heer P. Lamaison Van Heenvliet (1857-1941) will be offered later this month at Tennants of Leyburn.

Rolling Stones

Buyer does get satisfaction at Bushey Auctions after ‘The Rolling Stones’ concert poster sells for £13,000

12 September 2017

A rare concert poster from a 1965 tour by ‘The Rolling Stones’ has been snapped up by a collector after a bidding battle at Bushey Auctions in Hertfordshire.

Aynhoe Park

New auction house holds inaugural sale of sculpture in Oxfordshire

11 September 2017

A new auction company holds its first sale next month with a focus on contemporary sculpture.

Chantal

Irish country house fair unites dealers and restorers

11 September 2017

The Wells House and Gardens Antique Fair takes place this week.