Buckinghamshire

Following the recent trend of 18th and 19th century helmets making strong prices at auction, this striking example hammered at £5200.

The weird and wonderful brass, bronze and marble clocks produced by French inventor Guilmet take many forms that are all highly collectable

The Longines Weems stainless steel cased pilot’s wristwatch was invented in 1935 by US naval officer and navigation pioneer Philip van Horn Weems.

During his career at Doulton Lambeth, George Tinworth was celebrated for his series of New Testament scenes modelled in terracotta.

The ‘T’ on the front of this rather grand Victorian or Edwardian fire brigade helmet probably proved the difference when it came to demand.

John Smart (1838-99) was one of the first artists to focus on golf courses themselves rather than the actual players.

An early clockwork model wheeled into a Buckinghamshire saleroom to get bidders into gear for an estimate-busting result

A recent sale at Claydon Auctioneers (21.5% buyer’s premium) in Buckinghamshire included a suite of aluminium bedroom furniture by the HG Hawker Engineering Company.

'Five Run Away Together' was the third of the Famous Five titles but today the most elusive.

For Amersham Auction Rooms, it was just another house clearance.

As Hidden Treasures, Neil Payne organises monthly antique and vintage fairs in Berkhamsted and Haddenham in Hertfordshire, Benson in Oxfordshire and Marlow in Buckinghamshire.

Victorian mountaineering book annotated by the author climbs to 20 times the top estimate

Although easily mistaken for railway or ship lamps, this pair of brass and iron lanterns were made for a road locomotive: the steam-driven traction engines that were some of the first powered vehicles to travel on Britain’s highways.