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Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions

The weird and wonderful brass, bronze and marble clocks produced by French inventor Guilmet take many forms that are all highly collectable

An unexpected assist from the Richard Strauss Institute helped Clarke Auction Gallery (25% buyer’s premium) to hammer down a musical manuscript page for $9500 (£6970) against a guide of $800-1200.

On Friday, August 29, MichaeI Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $3413.75 / €2927.49 / £2528.71

The artist was an intrepid – and rare female – visitor to Welsh deep coal mines to record the final days

With the current series of BBC TV show Fake or Fortune? having finished its run, it’s time to check ATG readers’ predictions of the outcome for each picture.

A pair of panoramic oil on canvas landscapes by French artist Raymond Thibésart (1874-1963) makes for a stand-out item at fine art dealership Gladwell & Patterson’s next exhibition, Treasures.

Koopman Rare Art’s jewellery division is to show on its own in a debut fair appearance.

Among the logistical challenges many fair organisers face is the scheduling and sometimes rescheduling of dates at their chosen venues.

The British engineering company formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds can trace its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the industrial revolution

A fine George II period bracket clock by Gray and Vulliamy came for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester as part of a summer auction.

The horology sale at Dreweatts on September 9 features the Michael Finnemore collection of clocks, barometers, scientific instruments and mechanical music.

A silver snuffbox presented as a token of gratitude to a ship captain involved in the rescue of passengers from one of the most significant maritime disasters of the 19th century is on offer at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester on September 9.

I do hope that a good home will be found for the manuscript of Bernard Romans’ chart of Florida (‘Museum buyer sought to keep ‘outstanding’ £6m maritime chart collection in the UK’, News, ATG No 2706).

An 1858 portrait by Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-81), arguably the most important Jewish painter in England in the 19th century, more than doubled its high estimate in a sale in Clarence, New York.

Jubilee Market in Covent Garden is marking a half-century in business.

A rare US trench watch emerged for sale at Eastbourne Auctions (27% buyer’s premium) in East Sussex.

A Swarovski crystal collection assembled over four decades will be auctioned at Potteries Auctions in Newcastle-under-Lyme following the death of its 90-year-old owner in December 2024.

Rare vinyl such as demos and limited editions can generate significant demand at auction, but sometimes it is the personal touch that matters as well.

The Longines Weems stainless steel cased pilot’s wristwatch was invented in 1935 by US naval officer and navigation pioneer Philip van Horn Weems.