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Sihtric I silver coin

Metal detectorist’s 10th century silver penny proves to be a market first

06 August 2025

A previously unknown Anglo-Saxon era silver penny, recently found by a metal detectorist in Lincolnshire, is expected to sell for between £20,000-30,000 at auction in the autumn.

Spanish Roof by Peter Jackson

Large body of work by artist Peter Jackson hits the auction block in Suffolk

06 August 2025

In an auction that helped establish a secondary market for the artist and sculptor Peter Jackson (1930-2019), Suffolk saleroom Lacy Scott & Knight (22.5% buyer’s premium) offered a group of 245 works from the collection of the artist’s widow.

Edward Burne-Jones by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Rossetti sketches including Burne-Jones portrait turn heads in Norfolk auction

04 August 2025

Two works catalogued as ‘circle of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)’ caught the attention at a recent sale at Keys (25% buyer’s premium) in Aylsham, one creeping over estimate but the other smashing it spectacularly.

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Titus rises: Another Roman antiquity success at Essex saleroom

04 August 2025

Bust once thought to be 18th century reassessed as 1st century AD after auction house’s research

Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario

Stolen 16th century painting recovered in Norfolk returns to Italy

21 July 2025

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years.

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Button up for Blackdog’s roster of East Anglian brocante fairs

21 July 2025

Kate Button of Blackdog Events tells us that the first summer brocante held in June in the atmospheric surroundings of the ruins of Creake Abbey in Norfolk was a success.

Art Nouveau brooch

Giants of Art Nouveau reunited in Southend as striking brooch doubles estimate

18 July 2025

A large gold, enamel and gemset jewel combining the talents of two giants of French Art Nouveau has surfaced for sale in Southend-on-Sea.

Covent Garden Fruit Market by Edward Bawden

Bawden prints in demand as artworks from Kent County Council’s collection make over £40,000 at auction

16 July 2025

A group of prints tucked away in the basement of Kent County Council’s County Hall in Maidstone has sold at a Sworders auction.

Silver inkwell

Pick of the week: Renowned collector Dailey adds ear of a war horse to his purchases

14 July 2025

The latest Homes & Interiors sale at Sworders included an extraordinary and highly personal relic from the Waterloo battlefield: a silver-mounted inkwell made from the ear of a war horse.

Heydon village ‘can’t wait’ for August fair

14 July 2025

Zoe Durrant-Keegan is the face behind Little Vintage Lover Fair which launched in 2008 and now runs two or three vintage fairs a year in north Norfolk.

Woodland in Fulbourn

Cambridgeshire woodland opens to mark Cheffins 200th anniversary

09 July 2025

A new swathe of woodland in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire has been planted as part of estate agents and auction house Cheffins’ 200-year anniversary.

Neil Lanham

New book goes behind the scenes in the auction world over the past 70 years

09 July 2025

Auctioneer Neil Lanham publishes a “chronicle of country life, auctioneering and world record prices spanning more than 70 years”

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Lowestoft porcelain collecting focus shifts back to East Anglia

07 July 2025

Two auctions held in the region underline demand for the locally produced ceramics

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Essex glass extra

07 July 2025

A biannual addition to Sworders’ calendar is The Glass Sale - the first on October 28.

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Time for an open weekend at clock dealer's

07 July 2025

A Louis XIV Boulle bracket clock c.1712 features in Olde Time Antique Clocks’ open weekend this month.

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Playing a long game in Suffolk

07 July 2025

Graham Turner’s antiques fairs have an enviable longevity in the Suffolk town of Long Melford.

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Norfolk auction includes big hitters offered with hugely different estimates

30 June 2025

Two separate lots at the recent books and manuscripts sale held by TW Gaze (26.4% inc VAT) in Diss, Norfolk sold at £20,000.

Candlesticks

Candlesticks with Austen link light up auction

23 June 2025

A handsome pair of Regency period Egyptian Revival silver candlesticks with a Jane Austen connection sold well above hopes at Lacy Scott & Knight in Bury St Edmunds.

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Largest Tirzah Garwood group to emerge in one go sets a test of the market

16 June 2025

The most extensive selection of works to come on the open market provides an opportunity to assess the market for the Modern British print specialist

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Illustrator also provides a 007 cover story

16 June 2025

A fine association copy of Ian Fleming’s You Only Live Twice was sold by Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester on April 30.

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