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A case containing plumes from the Duke of Wellington’s hat was central to a lot offered by Hannams (25% buyer’s premium) in Hampshire on March 11.

Consigned from a private collection in Oxfordshire, a Wanli (1572-1620) mark and period blue and white jardinière sold for £40,000 at Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium).

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Glittering displays of glass will be on show at the upcoming Premier Fairs’ dedicated event at Himley Hall near Dudley in the West Midlands on Sunday, May 18.

Sad news last week as ceramics firm W Moorcroft Ltd announced that it had ceased trading as of April 30. It appointed Moore Recovery to assist with placing the company into voluntary liquidation.

A well-documented George II astronomical walnut longcase made by James Gandy of Cockermouth was the highlight of a recent sale at Mitchells’ (22% buyer’s premium) in Cumbria.

Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair stages its 11th edition from May 16-18 in the grounds of the National Trust’s Petworth House and Park.

A floral still-life by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, discovered only recently in a European private collection, was one of the stars at a recent sale at Koller (25/22% buyer’s premium) in Zurich.

The Age of Oak sale at Woolley & Wallis (26% buyer’s premium) on April 9 was built around the collection formed by antiques dealers Bruce and Margaret Howard.

The top price of the recent sale of the Philip Astley-Jones collection came for a portrait with a strong Indian connection.

An RAF uniform, log book and medals that belonged to one of ‘The Few’ was a highlight when Cornish saleroom Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) dispersed the contents of Flambards theme park.

Two enticingly estimated, early glasses from a west German private collection were fiercely contested in the online sale held by Wendl (21% buyer’s premium) in Rudolstadt.

On Friday, May 2, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3264.44 / 2892.59 / £2454.47

The Jewellery department at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham is celebrating three new qualifications for its team.

Piece of furniture mentioned in reference books is just of the potential purchases at Dec Fair

Both parts of the excellent Jason Pilalas collection delivered suitably impressive results for London auction house Noonans

Result for album of watercolours underlines the current demand in salerooms for such subjects

An embroidered glove understood to have been worn by Charles II at his Scottish Coronation in Scone in 1651 sold for £7000 at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Woking.

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