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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.

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.

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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Auctions show healthy demand for advertising memorabilia

19 December 2025

Sales ranging from enamel signs to petroliana and breweriana generate a booming market

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Richardson's view of St Paul’s inspired by Canaletto doubles estimate at Sworders

08 December 2025

If this view of London by William Richardson (1814-99) looks as if St Paul’s Cathedral has been magically transported to the mouth of the Grand Canal in Venice, that might not be too surprising.

2720 AB Crick Diaries

On a winner in the saleroom with lots relating to Nobel Prizes

24 November 2025

A group of manuscripts that featured letters from 12 Nobel Prize-winning scientists was offered as part of Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) Books and Maps timed online sale ending on November 2.

Volvo

Rare Volvo estate – the archetypal antiques dealer’s car – comes to auction

31 October 2025

An exceptional example of the Volvo estate – the archetypal antiques dealer’s car – comes for sale at Sworders this month.

Edward Bawden's Sunday Times print

Great Bardfield property yields appealing group of modern prints to Sworders sale

13 October 2025

A single owner collection from a house in Great Bardfield, Essex provided a number of good quality prints to Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art.

Francis Crick diaries

DNA pioneer Francis Crick’s diaries emerge at Essex auction

26 September 2025

Diaries written by Francis Crick (1916-2004), the English molecular biologist who played a crucial role in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule, come for sale at Essex firm Sworders this autumn.

Gladiateur Mourant sculpture

After the antique: Three sculptures inspired by ancient works bringing demand at auction

19 September 2025

A number of high prices for works modelled on or inspired by ancient sculpture have been recorded at different auctions this month.

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Frink mosaic stands out in Ken Bolan sale

08 September 2025

Ken Bolan, the retired King’s Road, Chelsea, dealer, is having a second post-retirement auction.

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Shackleton and Buffalo Bill show how name association will boost watch value

01 September 2025

A simple Edwardian open face silver pocket watch used on the Trans-Antarctic Expedition sold for £2600 at Kinghams (26% buyer’s premium) in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Livingstone’s coffin attended by his African servant Jacob Wainwright

Faithful servant of Dr Livingstone in focus at Essex auction

11 August 2025

A rare photograph from the funeral of Victorian explorer Dr David Livingstone (1813-73) comes to auction in Essex this summer.

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.

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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

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.

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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.