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Rediscovered portraits by Romney and Raeburn emerge at auctions this spring

10 April 2026

Mark the diary for the appearance of two notable British portraits at auction in Paris and in Cambridge.

 A vintage duck model

Next Beccles Antiques Market is in May

10 April 2026

This vintage duck model is on advertising duties for the annual Beccles Antiques Market run since 2009 by dealer Kate Lee.

An item of garden statuary

French brocante in an Essex house

10 April 2026

Every spring and autumn for the past 10 years Francophile dealer Sharon Dallas turns her home into an antiques shop .

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A lucky house clearance find to get your teeth into

02 April 2026

Books from a routine call proved disappointing until a first edition Dracula loomed into view

A Queen Elizabeth II portrait brooch

Queen's centenary turns focus to royal items

02 April 2026

The centenary of the late queen’s birth on April 21, 1926, will be marked by the opening of an exhibition in the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

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Wooden netsuke full of life at auction despite draconian laws on affecting ivory versions

02 April 2026

Despite the strict antique ivory rules, Japanese art can still take big sums - as a Norfolk sale demonstrates

Stepney Tyres sign

Huge automobilia ‘barn find’ was more of a ‘two-barn find’

27 March 2026

A record price will always stand out, but this comprehensive collection also boasted a much wider range of strong prices underlying a buoyant market

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Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of Love made an immediate impression

27 March 2026

First editions of the books that made Nancy Mitford’s name – The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949) – sold for £1600 at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester.

Michael Rand at home with family

Collection from former art editor and director of The Sunday Times Magazine comes to auction

26 March 2026

Part of the private art collection of Michael Rand (1929-2025), the art editor and director of The Sunday Times Magazine, will be offered at Sworders.

Beatrice Campi.

Beatrice Campi joins Essex saleroom Sworders

20 March 2026

Indian and Islamic Art specialist Beatrice Campi has joined auction house Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.

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Pedometer rarity makes the running

20 March 2026

The latest Special Antiques Sale at TW Gaze (22% buyer’s premium) in Diss included this rare Ralph Gout of London gilt brass horse-rider’s pedometer watch.

A decorative creature made from scrap metal

Airliner scrap parts taken to another level

20 March 2026

Commercial airliner parts once destined for the scrapyard are now being upcycled by a Suffolk firm.

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Famous for grand portraits, de László shows a more intimate side

20 March 2026

Paintings of youngsters prove popular but provide a looser, less formal and spontaneous appeal

Chalice

Police appeal after antique silverware stolen from Hertfordshire church

17 March 2026

A large amount of silver objects were taken from a village church in Hertfordshire including two chalices, a silver communion flagon, a silver plate and a box of other silver objects.

Jade Jagger

Designer and former model Jade Jagger auctions items from her Georgian home in Gloucestershire

16 March 2026

British jewellery and interior designer Jade Jagger, the daughter of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and his former wife Bianca, is selling works from her collection at Sworders.

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Buchinger drawing on offer in Cambridge

13 March 2026

A rare drawing by Matthias Buchinger (1674-1740), the remarkable 18th-century German artist born without hands or feet, is going under the hammer at Cheffins on March 25 estimated at £1000-1500.

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Interested in collecting jukeboxes? Give it a Wurlitzer

06 March 2026

The Wurlitzer Company was founded in the US in 1856 and the Centennial 2000 jukebox model was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary.

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'Perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled'

27 February 2026

What is being promoted as “perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled” is coming to market with two separate auction houses involved.

Village School by Robert Tavener

Kent County Council offloads further artworks at auction

26 February 2026

Auction house Sworders is selling a second tranche of artworks consigned by Kent County Council.

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Gold medal winning performances in the regions

20 February 2026

Spotlight on awards that brought rewards for vendors in three separate sales

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