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McCullough's typewriter and earliest-known manuscript for The Thorn Birds emerges

15 September 2025

The best-selling book in Australian history, with more than 30 million copies purchased is 'The Thorn Birds', a novel by Colleen McCullough published in 1977.

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ATG letter: Anyone seen something similar to my car clock?

15 September 2025

Re: ‘Art and industry’ (Clocks & watches feature, ATG No 2708)– a most interesting article about Guilmet and similarly designed novelty clocks.

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It’s sail day on Isle of Wight

15 September 2025

Forum Auctions won the shield of the annual inter-auction house sailing regatta at Seaview, Isle of Wight.

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Textiles can ‘make a room’, says dealer ahead of big annual specialist London event

15 September 2025

Launched in 2009, the annual 'London Antique & Vintage Textile Fair' run by the Textile Society will welcome 60-plus dealers to Chelsea Old Town Hall on Sunday, October 12, where the room will be crammed with textiles from the sedate 18th century to the swinging 1960s.

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Flea market itching to go at Wembley

15 September 2025

Such a spark has been ignited by Mark Farhall’s pop-up Giant London Fleas held in the car park at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park sports complex in Hackney, east London, that he’s launching another.

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Eccentric Trading: Pieces that found fame as screen props

15 September 2025

On September 24-25, Lyon & Turnbull presents The Secret Life of Props: The Eccentric Trading Collection, a two-day single-owner auction of items that have shaped British film and television for a generation.

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Collection of prominent Perth couple provides a piece of Australian history

15 September 2025

Portrait of first governor of Western Australia stands out in a 745-lot auction offering colonial-era items

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Precious metals prices: issue 2710

15 September 2025

On Friday, September 12, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3661.24 / €3112.06 / £2692.09

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Decorative Fair memories four decades later

15 September 2025

Who best to ask about how the fair has evolved than Wakelin & Linfield, stalwarts since the very first?

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Delftware salt at Salisbury auction is rare survivor

15 September 2025

Altar-like form of an item usually attributed to one of two Southwark makers reflects the reverence that the commodity once held

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Sparks ignites more sale interest

15 September 2025

Artist’s masterpiece sold earlier this year is followed up by plates, prints and paintings from same source

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Previews: issue 2710

15 September 2025

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

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Obituary: John Maas (Jean-Baptiste Marie Josef Maas, 1940-2025)

15 September 2025

An adoring, devoted and brilliant father of two, John Maas passed away on his birthday (of skin cancer).

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London jewellery dealer offers Downton Abbey delights

15 September 2025

Head from your local cinema to London’s Piccadilly: jeweller Bentley & Skinner is offering 13 pieces featured in the new film Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

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Dealers full of praise for new venue in Suffolk

15 September 2025

Lomax Fairs holds several events in schools now and the latest in Suffolk has been warmly welcomed

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Latest fine art auctions in Australia show strong demand

15 September 2025

Auction records are tumbling this year in Australia. Strong property prices, a buoyant stock market and a government with a clear mandate – after a landslide victory for Labor in May – are all contributing to confidence among buyers.

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Rountree Tryon gallery returns to the city from Sussex

15 September 2025

Fine art dealership Rountree Tryon is returning to St James’s, London, its home for many years, after a stint in Petworth.

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Queen of the Waters ended up in Victoria

15 September 2025

Robert Steele and Company was a partnership formed in 1816 in Greenock, Scotland, between shipbuilder Robert Steele (1745-1830) and his two sons, James and Robert, that became associated with the term ‘Clydebuilt’ ships.

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Dieter Rams: Designer whose influence was not left on the shelf

15 September 2025

From electronics to furniture, Dieter Rams laid the foundations for modern industrial design

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News in brief including Sotheby's reporting a $248m annual loss

15 September 2025

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Sotheby's latest results

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