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Top stories this week including news of Delftware plates that appeared on Antiques Roadshow selling at auction

16 February 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of two English Delftware plates that featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow emerging at Woolley & Wallis

Holkham Hall Sevres Dessert Service

Attic clear-out achieves lofty prices as Holkham Hall provenance powers bidding

14 February 2025

More than 400 lots were offered in Holkham Hall's attic sale held on the premises at the Earl of Leicester's north Norfolk residence

‘Merveilleuse’ gown

Provocative ‘Merveilleuse’ gown from the 1790s flies to 20 times estimate at Kerry Taylor Auctions

14 February 2025

Vintage costume specialist Kerry Taylor has sold the private collection of Napoleonic and Regency dress formed over the last two decades by Cristina Barreto and Martin Lancaster.

13.2.25 Careless Talk Costs Lives Pub Poster

Careless Talk Costs Lives posters appear at auction

14 February 2025

A complete set of 'Careless Talk Saves Lives' posters by Punch cartoonist Fougasse (1887-1965) appeared at Jones & Jacob in Oxfordshire

DD 2682 Panter And Hall 3 Spanish Women

New show taps into trend for Swedish art

13 February 2025

Panter and Hall are hosting an exhibition of Swedish painters in its Pall Mall gallery, the first of its kind in a London dealership for many decades.

Marye The Quene

Mary I’s Wyatt Rebellion response letter doubles estimate

12 February 2025

A letter from Mary I (1516-1558) to privy councillor William Paget on the outbreak of Wyatt's Rebellion doubled its lower estimate at Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull.

Cedric Morris painting

Fresh shoots: ‘Never-before-seen’ Cedric Morris painting to appear at Cheffins

11 February 2025

A market fresh picture by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) has emerged at auction in Cambridge.

Munnings painting

Munnings exhibition lands in Devon

11 February 2025

Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959) was one of England's finest painters of horses and an outspoken critic of Modernism. He is currently the subject of a new show in Devon.

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Lord of the Rings full signed set makes six figures at Forum

10 February 2025

Forum Auctions has set a record for a copy of JRR Tolkien’s 'The Lord of the Rings'.

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Pick of the Week: On the scent of Chanel No 5 classic bottle

10 February 2025

Chanel No 5 was perfected in the late summer and autumn of 1920 by the French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.

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Zilkha collection brings good and bad news for early English silver market

10 February 2025

The collection of Selim Zilkha (1927-2022), founder of Mothercare, represented a stern test of the market for early English silver.

Coins and medals: Roma collapse hits market totals

10 February 2025

The closure of Roma Numismatics and competition from overseas meant total sales across London coins and medals auctions fell to £51.7m in 2024.

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New York Old Masters auctions hit by El Greco withdrawal

10 February 2025

As with last year’s equivalent sales, the winter Old Masters auctions in New York looked a little thin.

Brislington delftware royal plate

Delftware plates that appeared on Antiques Roadshow sold at Salisbury auction

10 February 2025

Two English Delftware plates, described on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow a decade ago as “as rare as you can get”, went under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis on February 5.

Map of Estcourt family estates

Map of influential Gloucestershire family estate makes 10 times estimate

10 February 2025

A decorative 18th century map showing the estate of an influential Gloucestershire family made 10 times its estimate at a recent Dominic Winter sale.

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Mahogany cased stereoscope viewer is among five lots to watch

10 February 2025

With estimates from £80, here are five previews of upcoming items

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News in brief including an artist couple's collection coming to auction without reserve

10 February 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a collection of works by Gwilym Prichard and Claudia Williams offered at Rogers Jones

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Previews: issue 2680

10 February 2025

Our selection of lots from 13 upcoming auctions

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Tech college gigs tempted big names such as Pink Floyd as poster shows

10 February 2025

Farnborough Technical College hosted many memorable bands for gigs it seems, judging from a six-lot selection of posters that appeared at Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium).

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Gallery pitches affordable Mod Brits in new online showcase

10 February 2025

Exhibition follows hot on the heels of the Master Drawings event in the US but with prices at generally lower levels

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