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Tempting tazze courtesy of maker Ker take £16,000

21 August 2026

Estimated at £10,000-15,000, a pair of Scottish Queen Anne tazze hammered for £16,000 at Dawsons (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Maidenhead, Berkshire on July 23.

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Lot of Love: Detling Showground Antiques & Vintage Fair's summer success

21 August 2026

Traders – both newcomers and regulars – enjoy good sales at bustling fair in Kent

Stolen silver

Suspects charged after Chipping Norton antiques centre theft

20 August 2026

Thames Valley Police have charged two men in connection with a burglary at Station Mill Antiques, Chipping Norton.

Walking cane

Fresh-to-market walking canes stroll to Surrey sale

14 August 2026

A unique collection of carved novelty walking canes comes to auction at Ewbank’s of Send, Surrey, on September 25, for the first time a century after they were made.

The Tent Family by David Bomberg

Demand for ‘Tents’ reflects rising prices for Bomberg

14 August 2026

Underlining the growing demand for David Bomberg (1890-1957) over recent years, a work on paper titled ‘The Tent Family’ recently appeared at auction for the third time in 10 years, selling for a greater amount on each occasion.

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Biccy and nookie: a taste of the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair

14 August 2026

If you would like to take a look at a copulating couple in the bushes then The Petersfield Antiques Fair is a good place to start.

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Dunhill cigar box smokin’ hot at £7500

14 August 2026

A popular lot at Jacobs & Hunt (25% buyer’s premium) in Liss, Hampshire, on July 16 was this Alfred Dunhill Aquarium walnut and lucite cigar or cigarette box.

Alexander ‘Sandy’ Rich

Dealers' collection of the Glorious Peace of 1814 comes to auction

14 August 2026

Dealer about to sell his collection at auction explains his fascination with events a year before Waterloo

A cigarette card with boxer Tommy Warren

Rare design helps boxer’s cigarette card punch well above estimate

12 August 2026

A cigarette card depicting US prize-fighter Tommy Warren sold for £5200 at Loddon Auctions on August 5, smashing its estimate of £100-150.

2755 Firmin Sale Bagpuss £1850

Bagpuss, Ivor, Noggin and friends star at auction

06 August 2026

Around 500 original artworks by the late Peter Firmin (1928-2018) – co-creator of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers and Basil Brush – were sold in a remarkable sale at Canterbury Auction Galleries.

The Artist's Mother by Harold Gilman

Harold Gilman’s portrait of his mother quadruples estimate at Gorringe’s

03 August 2026

If close personal connections between artist and sitter can raise the value of a portrait, then you might expect a picture by a celebrated artist of his mother to do rather well when offered on the market.

Triqueti Campbell Medallion

Oxfordshire country house buys Triqueti portrait sculpture of a scandalous Victorian heiress after successful fundraising campaign

31 July 2026

A rare portrait sculpture of a scandalous Victorian heiress that sold at auction has been acquired by Buscot Park following a temporary export bar.

John Singer Sargent watercolour

Why the John Singer Sargent market remains a trans-Atlantic affair

24 July 2026

Artistically and commercially, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is a giant that straddles the Atlantic.

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Dent ‘explorer’ owned by Rhodes came via his batman

17 July 2026

A silver Dent ‘explorers’ watch once owned by the imperialist Cecil Rhodes sold for £7200 at a recent sale at Hansons Holloways (28% buyer’s premium) in Banbury.

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Do harp on about famous connections when selling musical instruments

17 July 2026

Two 19th century harps with interesting ownership histories emerged at different salerooms in the space of two days.

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Howard Terpning: the poster period

17 July 2026

American artist Howard Terpning (b.1927) is regarded as a master of Western art, best known for his paintings of Native Americans which can sell at auction well into six figures.

2752PV Canterbury Emily And Bagpuss

Largest collection of artworks by illustrator of Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and The Clangers comes to auction in Canterbury

08 July 2026

Around 500 original artworks by Peter Firmin (1928-2018) – creator of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Basil Brush and many other TV favourites – have been uncovered at the artist’s home in Kent where the family have lived since 1959.

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William De Morgan ships come sailing in

03 July 2026

A pair of William De Morgan ruby lustre four tile panels depicting galleons in full sail with fish swimming in sea sold for a top estimate £6000 at Martel Maides (20% buyer’s premium) in St Peter Port, Guernsey.

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Architect’s collection draws in furniture fans

26 June 2026

Items from the collection of architect Christopher Smallwood (1937-2024) were offered for sale at Dreweatts on May 13.

Dolls’ houses pictured at the specialist fair run in Cobham which is about to expand to the west of England.

Second home for dolls’ houses

26 June 2026

Dolls’ houses, these tiny homes and their teensy furniture, create passionate collectors.

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