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The most complete sovereigns sale

30 April 2012

BALDWIN’S are to sell the most complete collection of British gold sovereigns, formed over 34 years, with the first tranche being offered on May 8 in London.

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Data match are the key words in security checks

30 April 2012

IT wasn’t a phone bid which caught out Joe Smith of J.S. Auctions when it came to credit card crime – this time the fraudsters left a commission bid.

Ensure card terminal is up to date, says victim

30 April 2012

WHILE auction houses are becoming more aware of the threat from credit card fraud, dealers should also take care over payments, a victim from Crawley, West Sussex has warned.

Card fraud: the battle continues

30 April 2012

CREDIT card fraud affecting auction houses and dealers is on the increase all over the country, say the police.

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At £10,600, another turn of the screw

27 April 2012

THE first corkscrew model designed by Robert Jones and Son of Cheapside, Birmingham in 1840, distinctive for a narrow barrel and a single spike, can usually be bought for around £1000.

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Fitzwilliam loses jades worth millions in raid

23 April 2012

CHINESE hardstone carvings worth millions have been stolen from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

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Gust of Wind helps Spowers to a £94,000 record

23 April 2012

IT was a case of ‘last but not least’ at Bonhams’ latest prints sale in New Bond Street.