Derbyshire

A mysterious 2000-year-old relic found in the Derbyshire Peak District by a local metal detectorist goes under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers next week.

Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire will offer a Yongzheng (1723-35) mark and period dish as part of its Fine Arts and Asian auction on September 29.

The eye-watering sums that footballer Neymar is set to earn as part of his £200m record transfer from Barcelona to Paris St Germain are put into perspective by another contract from a different era (in so many senses).

A very early police ‘truncheon’ up at auction on July 25 was more about the short arm of the law than long.

Militaria archive material such as documents, letters and log books has been delivering strong results at auction recently, aided by cross-over appeal to photography enthusiasts.

An auction of a banjolele at Hansons Auctioneers will be music to the ears of George Formby fans later this month.

For classic car collectors, a genuine ‘barn find’ to restore is the holy grail: a cobwebbed, dust-covered vehicle which has lain undisturbed for many, many years and is calling out for a restoration project.

A police ordeal for a Derbyshire antiques dealer following a “draconian” swoop over a Victorian ivory thermometer has finally been resolved.

A Derbyshire antiques centre has suffered damage to its façade after a car collided with it last month.

Derbyshire-based Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers has announced it will no longer sell solid ivory objects.

Derbyshire based Hansons Auctioneers are expanding into coins and antiquities with a new department called Historica.

An archive telling the poignant story of one of the 300 nurses who lost their lives during the First World War sold for £11,200 at Hansons of Etwall latest sale.

A skull and crossbones ring or a skeleton on a chain are now likely to be seen hanging from a Goth looking like they have just stepped out of a Tim Burton film or heading for the biannual Whitby music fest.