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Dorothy Bohm photograph

Kettle's Yard buys Dorothy Bohm photograph taken in Cambridge museum

12 November 2024

Among a group of works from the estate of the late photographer Dorothy Bohm (1924-2023) offered at a recent Lyon & Turnbull sale was a photo taken at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge in the early 1980s.

Aztec Events hands over reins of Norfolk fair to IACF after 25 years

11 November 2024

Organiser IACF is taking over the antiques and collectors’ fairs held for 25 years by the family owned Aztec Events at the Norfolk Showground, a rural location 10 miles west of Norwich.

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Terence Cuneo works both classic and curious on offer in Essex

11 November 2024

A cross-section of the work of Terence Cuneo (1907-96) featured as part of Sworders’ latest sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Stansted Mountfitchet.

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Ruskin Spear’s sharp social comment in pictorial form

11 November 2024

Modern British painter depicted local life in west London including pub interiors and characters

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Local history in a local saleroom: documents and maps uncover story of a Quaker family

04 November 2024

Maps and documents relating to Quaker family come up at Essex auction house centuries later

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Obituary: Books specialist Andrew Lindsay-Bullock

28 October 2024

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

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Medical journals from East India Company surgeon prove to be the remedy for success

28 October 2024

Comprehensive group of medical records from East India Company surgeon star in eclectic sale

Christopher Dresser teapot

Rediscovered Christopher Dresser teapot hotly pursued at Cambridge auction

24 October 2024

Recently found in a trunk containing the possessions of an Edwardian socialite, an electroplated teapot designed by Christopher Dresser c.1879 sold for £63,000 at auction in Cambridge.

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Bowl in to Boule-In for present buying

21 October 2024

Buyers planning a Christmas shopping spree might include a trip to Suffolk’s many antiques centres and shops including something unusual: Boule-In’s annual festive decorative event.

Ronda, Andalucia by David Bomberg

David Bomberg views of Ronda catch the eye at Sworders

15 October 2024

Works by David Bomberg (1890-1957) are a valuable proposition at auction, especially those with an attractive Spanish subject.

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Pick of the week: Own a Le Mans winner at £5800

14 October 2024

This miniature replica car was built by Frenchman Francis Mortarini.

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Too much violence sounded the death knell for Action comic

14 October 2024

Action comic was withdrawn by publisher IPC before its 37th edition dropped through letterboxes, with 200,000 copies pulped in the process.

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Dolls in demand: a selection of recent highlights

14 October 2024

An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories hammered for £16,000 at Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) teddy dolls and bears timed online sale on September 5, four times the high estimate.

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Dresser design did not descend to the masses

14 October 2024

Despite his pioneering aesthetic, many of Christopher Dresser’s designs were too complex and costly to be easily mass-produced.

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Heyde Antarctic toy set in pole position

14 October 2024

The Heyde Ernest Shackleton 1908 Antarctic Exploration Set is one of the rarest and sought-after productions from the German toy maker.

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Moorcroft pottery collection provides focus on prime period works

07 October 2024

Moorcroft pottery collection offered in Essex saleroom had a great focus on signed wares of the initial Macintyre era when the designer was at his prime

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Mouseman: small character carvings prove to be a cut above

07 October 2024

Small-scale Mouseman carvings were typically made in Kilburn for promotional purposes – attracting custom at the Yorkshire Show or similar trade events. Rarities continue to bring muscular sums in the salerooms.

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Martin face jug ‘we trust you will like’

07 October 2024

Not only was this Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923) stoneware ‘face’ jug deemed an excellent example of its type, but it was sold with a hand-written letter to David Oxen Esq, the original buyer of the jug in 1914.

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Posnet was recent Norfolk detector find

30 September 2024

This medieval (probably 14th century) small bronze cauldron or posnet is a recent detecting find, dug late last year in a field in Norfolk.

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Religious icon stolen from Cambridge college

27 September 2024

A religious icon has been stolen from the chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

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