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Scam guides target trade yet again

09 August 2010

AFTER more than a decade of targeting unsuspecting dealers, scam advertising company European City Guide have struck again.

Resolving the Lester question

09 August 2010

IS David Lester co-owner of the Olympia summer fair or not?

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Early Millais drawings found inside Led Zeppelin LP

09 August 2010

Led Zeppelin, Robert Burns and a 14-year-old John Everett Millais might seem unlikely bedfellows. But a group of four pencil drawings which have surfaced at the Devon auctioneers Chilcotts of Tiverton appear to link the three.

New review for export service

09 August 2010

THE future of the Export Review Licensing service is under review again after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the scrapping of the Museums and Libraries Association (MLA) which administers it.

Gildings launch in Leicester

09 August 2010

THE family firm of Gildings Auctioneers, established since 1987 in Market Harborough, are to open additional premises on the edge of Leicester.

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£240,000 tribute to Fred Dibnah

09 August 2010

The late Fred Dibnah's 1912 Aveling and Porter Ltd steam tractor fetched £240,000 at Cheffins vintage auction on July 24, selling to Michael Oliver, chairman of Knutsford-based manufacturer Oliver Valves.

National Antiques Week – 20% off with BBC Homes & Antiques

09 August 2010

THIS year’s National Antiques Week (November 15-21) will see offers of 20 per cent discounts from dealers all over the country.