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Some of the biggest hotshot dealers in classic arms will soon be loading up their cars and vans ready for the Classic Arms Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse on Sunday, September 1.

Auction house Rogers Jones said its debut at Gregynog Hall in Powys experienced a greater turn-out of room bidders than for any Welsh Sale since before Covid.

One of the more unusual items on offer at Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Summer Fine Sale was a lock of hair from the 19th century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was thought to have been cut in 1883 when she was 63 years old.

A selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

In recent years, there has been an upsurge in interest for works by Adolph Menzel (see also ATG No 2649), whose works often go way above the guides and achieve unexpected six-figure prices.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Sometime c.1900, a craftsman or accomplished amateur spent a lot of time building or converting a 6ft 7in (2m) cupboard into a fully fitted dolls’ house.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the news of upcoming dedicated auctions at separate salerooms

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy being published, Bayliss Rare Books has offered one of the most revealing and intimate JRR Tolkien collections to come to market recently.

When Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) and Evelyn St George began their well-documented love affair in 1908, it became the subject of a certain amount of scandal in Edwardian England and beyond.

This Celtic silver ‘ribbon’ torc, or armlet was made – perhaps in Ireland – sometime in the period between c.500BC-500AD.

While the famous railway poster featuring the Jolly Fisherman (see ATG No 2653) promoted Skegness, the example shown here was intended to tempt holidaymaker to another Lincolnshire seaside resort.

On Friday, August 9, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2430.74 / €2213.88 / £1899.02

Since 1963 Guinevere Antiques has been trading in Chelsea but now the renowned shop is to close

Leading several modestly pitched highlights at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Surrey last month was this signed charcoal portrait of a girl by Welsh painter Augustus John (1878-1961).

Swiss collectors were in a generous mood at Koller’s (25/22/15% buyer’s premium) recent Zurich auction.