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Former dealer’s remarkable Oscar Wilde collection takes four times the estimated total

13 March 2026

The Oscar Wilde Collection formed over 60 years by bibliophile and former dealer in Oriental antiques Jeremy Mason prompted collectors to come out in force and was 100% sold at Bonhams (28/27% buyer’s premium) in Knightsbridge.

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‘Social history’ always sells well says postcards specialist

13 March 2026

Ahead of a major two-day postcard collector festival, a dealer explains the draw of the most popular types

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Come rain or shine, city or country, peepshow gives glimpse of the UK

13 March 2026

This seven-panel peepshow, an elaborate advertising campaign for Shell Oil, is offered for $2850 by Philip Salmon & Company at the Ephemera Society of America’s annual fair.

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Great Scots regalia on offer at auction

13 March 2026

Georgian regalia from two famous Scottish regiments was sold by Railtons (20% buyer’s premium) in Wooler, Northumberland, on February 20.

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Hunter, Hunt and Hurt... and Forbes

13 March 2026

Among a selection of 19th and early 20th century pictures at Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Art Auction was an attractive painting by Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859-1912).

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Cotswolds showcase comes to London for the second time

13 March 2026

Second CADA Fair held in the capital also acts as a advert for the region

Books and works on paper auction calendar, March 17 to April 8, 2026

13 March 2026

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

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Medal man Mark Smith interview: how keeping it real is key to understanding this market

13 March 2026

Medals expert familiar to millions through the Antiques Roadshow chats about his latest book telling a very personal story.

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Chippendale out, Ive in: Christie’s new rostrum

13 March 2026

Christie’s has replaced its traditional Chippendale-style rostrums with a new version designed by Sir Jony Ive and made by furniture maker Benchmark.

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Sir Barnes Wallis found his marbles and the secret to creating his Dambusters Bouncing Bomb

13 March 2026

The highlight lot offered in an auction of an archive related to Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1979) is a set of marbles that he famously used during his early garden experiments while developing the conceptual principles behind the Dambusters Bouncing Bomb.

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John Hitchens retrospective brings out works surprising even to a dealer friend and neighbour

13 March 2026

Modern and Contemporary dealer Elspeth Bray of Moncrieff-Bray took a gamble recently.

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Peninsular War medal with clasps for nine actions underlines a soldier's dangerous service

13 March 2026

A medal with nine clasps from a soldier who was wounded in the head and twice in the thigh during the Peninsular War stood out in a recent sale held by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (23% buyer’s premium).

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Kelly captures look of a mysterious lady in black

13 March 2026

Eton pupil and Cambridge graduate Sir Gerald Festus Kelly (1879-1972) threw himself into art studies in Paris and ultimately became a successful society portraitist.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2735

13 March 2026

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online

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Precious metals prices: issue 2735

13 March 2026

On Thursday, March 12, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $5185.34 / €4482.23 / £3869.66

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Cloisonné enamel presentation cup by Rückert screams quality right away to a thrilled auctioneer

13 March 2026

Within a matter of a week, two US auction houses sold works of Russian decorative art from the era of Tsar Nicholas II for six-figure sums.

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Maker's mark helps papier-mâché vase fly to 10 times estimate

13 March 2026

Japanned Jennens & Bettridge creation gains value as rare survivor in such good condition

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‘Dora's’ sampler brings demand in Bath auction

13 March 2026

The New Orphan Houses in the Ashley Down district in the north of Bristol were once the largest orphanages in the UK.

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Love is all around (in the south)

13 March 2026

What’s not to love at a couple of Love Fairs’ events which are held at two racecourses in southern England?

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ATG letter: Mystery ‘octopus’ vase holds me in suspense

13 March 2026

I’ve been collecting octopus objects for many years and have some interesting and unusual items, though sadly most of my netsukes, although of the finest craftsmanship, are ivory and no longer buyable or tradeable.

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