Auction Reports

'Freedom is in Peril Defend it with all your Might' was a British propaganda poster published by the Ministry of Information.

Highlights from the estate of Max Clendinning and Ralph Adron sold at Sworders

One of the more unusual items on offer at Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Summer Fine Sale was a lock of hair from the 19th century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was thought to have been cut in 1883 when she was 63 years old.

While the famous railway poster featuring the Jolly Fisherman (see ATG No 2653) promoted Skegness, the example shown here was intended to tempt holidaymaker to another Lincolnshire seaside resort.

Huge Roger Hensman collection sale in Stourbridge featured up to 10,000 examples sold in 859 lots

A surprise at a Hampshire saleroom on June 18 came in the form of a fine pair of early 19th century Chamberlain Worcester ‘Regent China’ cabinet cups in the French Empire style.

A medal awarded to a Suffragette for going on hunger strike hammered down for £17,000 on June 7 at Bonhams (plus 28% buyer’s premium).

Bumper collection of the 18th century creations sold at auction 42 years ago re-emerges in south London

The 1908 Olympic Games in London included duels with wax bullets, tug of war and the world’s oldest Olympic champion.

An FA Cup winner’s medal belonging to a Newcastle United goalkeeper who won the trophy with the Magpies 100 years ago sold for £7800 on June 27.

The sale of Indian and Islamic art at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in London on June 5 included two fine private collections of Iznik pottery.

Metal-detecting finds often prove valuable both in terms of heritage and a healthy sum at auction.

Storing a bottle of carbonised mineral water upright often caused the cork to dry out, the gas to escape and the drink to go flat. Persuading a chemist or grocer to store them horizontally proved difficult until the adoption of William Hamilton’s egg-shaped or torpedo bottle.