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Lots from the extraordinary collection constructed by the McAlpines come to auction in Berkshire

A rare Edwardian silver and enamel cigarette case was the unexpected highlight of a timed online sale held by Bushey Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Hertfordshire.

“We regrettably had to cancel our Great North Decorative Antique Fair at Newcastle Racecourse at the end of August and we won’t be running the third we had announced as being held on November 14 and 15. This is due to issues at the course and it’s such a shame as they have been a big success,” said organiser Ken Besford of Durham Promotions NE.

A recent sale at Moore Allen & Innocent (21% buyer’s premium) in Cirencester included a massive Victorian silver tray or salver by the prominent silversmith Edward Kerr Read (London 1873).

This oak armchair, c.1915, by Arthur W Simpson of Kendal was among the highlight sales at Classic Antique Fairs’ inaugural staging at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Greater Manchester.

Ardingly warfest returns with re-enactors and militaria dealers as well as an ‘unforgettable finale’

Two late 17th century recipe books sold for a surprise £15,000 (estimate £400-600) at Dawsons (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Maidenhead on August 26.

London gallery holds the first joint exhibition of works by ‘titans of the ceramic scene’ for 30 years

A 20in (51cm) transfer printed pearlware dish picturing the Durham Ox sold for £3000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at an Antiques & Interiors sale at Bellmans in Billingshurst, West Sussex, on September 1-2.

According to a typewritten record, this brass cap for a 19-gallon fuel tank was retrieved directly from the crash site of John Alcock and Arthur Brown’s Vickers Vimy biplane in Clifden, County Galway.

For the Bed at Kelmscott was written by William Morris in 1891 as an ode to the oak four-poster at his country home in the Thames Valley.

One of the most renowned names in cricket history scored a high auction result at Knights (20% buyer’s premium) on August 6-9.