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Lucien Pissarro picked out at £8500 in the Simon Hilton collection

04 September 2026

A small landscape by Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944) depicting a scene near Lyme Regis in Dorset was among the lots attracting interest at the sale of the Simon Hilton collection at Sworders (27% buyer’s premium).

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Chinese holy water vessels blessed by a $85,000 bid

04 September 2026

Described as a “pair of Chinese porcelain candlesticks. Late 19th century” and bearing the modest guide of $600-800, a pair of iron red-decorated holy water vessels hammered for $85,000 (£63,375) at Tremont Auctions (19% buyer’s premium).

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Art Nouveau furniture favoured in New Jersey

04 September 2026

The latest sale of Art Nouveau and Art Deco at Rago (28% buyer’s premium) in Lambertville, New Jersey yielded impressive results, totalling $953,938 (£781,450), selling 97% by lot and 165% by value.

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Klimt collotype portfolios clinch top two spots in Chicago

04 September 2026

Collotype portfolios by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) ranked first and second in a Prints & Multiples sale at Toomey & Co (28% buyer’s premium) in Chicago.

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Hits and misses: a look at the football sales that ran this summer as the World Cup juggernaut rolled on

04 September 2026

It was a long, long summer of football – both in terms of the World Cup and the auctions that ran alongside the exhausting, extended extravaganza with a deeply disappointing final game.

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Another Annan photographic record of Glasgow appears

04 September 2026

Thomas Annan’s Photographs of The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow is the earliest and most famous photographic record of the city’s slums.

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Christmas comes early in California as Dickens’ carols tune in at auction

04 September 2026

Full set of seasonal series from the 1840s stars as Californian collection of literature comes for sale in US

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Precious metals prices: issue 2759

04 September 2026

On Thursday, September 3, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4436.39 / €3828.12 / £3286.22

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Previews: issue 2759

04 September 2026

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

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Buyers cock-a-hoop over French rugby shirt and early golf ball

04 September 2026

It is not often that a rugby shirt survives for almost a century.

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Heyhoe Flint and Bird: two top cricket names pitch in with dedicated sales of collections

04 September 2026

Sport specialist auction house offers collections from trailblazing female player and renowned umpire

2759LE OBIT Anthony J Lester

Obituary: Anthony John Lester (1945-2026)

04 September 2026

Born in 1945 at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Anthony’s upbringing was extremely humble.

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Alfred Wallis work given to Bernard Leach by Sven Berlin

04 September 2026

Brilliant backstory linked to a couple of notable St Ives names is huge boon for breezy sea scene

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President Washington portrait put on canvas in China makes 10 times estimate

04 September 2026

George Washington portrait was thought to be a copy of Gilbert Stuart work by Canton artist Foeiqua

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US bidder wins prize of a pugilist cigarette card with famed fighter

04 September 2026

A cigarette card depicting US prize-fighter Tommy Warren sold for £5200 at Loddon Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) on August 5, smashing its estimate of £100-150.

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Christie’s and Bonhams amend buyer’s premium rates as new auction season begins

02 September 2026

Auction houses Christie's and Bonhams have made changes to their buyer’s fees.

Landscape, St. Helena by Cedric Morris

Result in Cheshire shows why Cedric Morris landscapes are quietly blooming

02 September 2026

Over recent years, plenty of the commercially prized flower pictures by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) have made impressive sums in the saleroom. But what of his landscapes?

Luger pistol

Courtesy of Khrushchev: rare Luger pistol emerges at US auction

01 September 2026

This 1906, 9mm Luger semi-automatic pistol has come to Morphy Auctions in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a fascinating back story.

Two men charged over Chipping Norton theft

28 August 2026

Thames Valley Police have charged two men in connection with a burglary at Station Mill Antiques, Chipping Norton.

Easter Island ornament

Scarce Easter Island carving bought for £100 takes £60,000 at auction

28 August 2026

A rare Easter Island pectoral ornament bought at auction earlier this year for under £100 sold for £60,000 at an online sale held by Salisbury’s Woolley & Wallis on August 20.

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