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Alert after ‘cunning’ thieves snatch clock

08 April 2013

John Nicholson has issued a warning to fellow auctioneers after what he dubbed a “bold and cunning” theft from his Fernhurst saleroom in Sussex on April 1.

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Modern British prints take centre stage

05 April 2013

People sipping wine may be a slightly less familiar subject for Nevinson, but a copy of the print 'Sur La Terrasse, Parnasse' will appear at Bonhams sale of Grosvenor School and Avant Garde British Printmaking in New Bond Street on April 16.

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Gloucester fair revived at the docks

05 April 2013

When Evan Maindonald and Raine Thurston bought the struggling Gloucester Antiques Centre in 2007 they ran the occasional antiques fair on the North Quay. Now, the fairs are back – and with a difference.

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Shoreham aerojumble returns after six-year break

04 April 2013

“If you were looking for Spitfire parts then you would be most likely to find them here,” says aviation historian Andy Saunders about the annual aerojumble he organises at Shoreham Airport.

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The board game that 'taught kids to be anti-semitic'

04 April 2013

Although offensive to 20th century mores, ‘The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew’ was deemed a suitable pastime for children at the turn of the 19th century.

Appeal Court ruling deems Reynolds masterpiece a wasting asset after long-term loan

04 April 2013

How do you convert a £9.4m Old Master painting into a capital gains tax-exempted “wasting asset”?

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Rare Victorian vending machine takes £7500

02 April 2013

Once a common sight on British streets and in public buildings, late Victorian and Edwardian cast-iron vending machines were scrapped for their metal content as they became obsolete or necessary for the war effort.