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The need for speed - toy tributes to the record breakers

11 August 2025

A trio of racing car models captures the excitement of 20th century land speed record attempts.

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Sandoz rabbit hops into Kent sale

04 August 2025

Along with Francois Pompon and Rembrandt Bugatti, Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) was one of the leading animal sculptors of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods.

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Pre-20th century dolls delight today’s collectors

21 July 2025

Described as “rare and exquisite” when it came up for auction at C&T (22% buyer’s premium), an early painted carved wooden doll lived up to her billing.

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.

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Arranging a vintage fair in a brewery

14 July 2025

The Docker Brewery and Tap Room on the Five Acre Estate in Folkestone is the chosen easy-going venue for vintage clothing dealer Claire Burns’ new venture.

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Hundreds of dealers at Kent event

07 July 2025

Showground extravaganza run until recently by B2B continues to be a success under the new organiser

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Premier Fairs launches Penshurst event

09 June 2025

Midlands-based Richard Burtonshaw, organiser of glass and ceramic fairs under the banner Premier Fairs, is moving south for the second of his three events this year.

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Pick of the week: Call in the cavalry for an Indian toy soldier at auction

02 June 2025

The sale of a private collection of arms and armour at C&T Auctions in Kent, on May 13 included a brass figure of a cavalryman from a small but well-known group of Indian toy soldiers.

Need for a bigger venue in Bromley

19 May 2025

The two events launched in Kent earlier this year by organiser Paul Ellison of Needful Things Antique Fairs were busy that he has changed to a larger venue.

Country house car boot comes to Eridge Park

12 May 2025

Who can fail to love a country house car boot?

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Do the Locomotion with C&T

24 March 2025

This year marks the 200th anniversary of a major milestone in the railway age: the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR).

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Lockdown event still going strong

24 March 2025

Dealer duo started online showcase during the pandemic but around 20 traders continue to feature

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Camouflage airborne smock concealed remarkable secret

24 February 2025

A British airborne forces smock offered in the C&T (22% buyer’s premium) February 12-13 auction told its own tale thanks to a remarkable discovery concealed within.

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Against the odds – honours for the doomed Wilson's Patrol

24 February 2025

Although much less well known than many ‘last stands’, medals for the Wilson’s Patrol in 1893 are prized by collectors

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Kent dealer Paul Ellison detects need for fresh fairs

27 January 2025

After standing at numerous events for a year, trader with marketing and sales background starts his own

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The Noah’s Ark animals came in two by two – until there were an astonishing 115 pairs of them

16 December 2024

The production of carved and painted pine toys in Erzgebirge, Bavaria, became a thriving cottage industry.

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Pick of the Week: Bond girl Kissy is the main attraction in doll form

02 December 2024

It was overshadowed by the James Bond doll when it was released in 1966 and was granted a shorter production run, but the Kissy Suzuki doll from the film 'You Only Live Twice' was star of the show at C&T Auctioneers.

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Solar power suited special forces navigating in the desert

11 November 2024

“The Long Range Desert Group were masters of navigation and one of Britain’s most famous special forces. They owed much of their success to the scientific talents of their first commander, Major Ralph Bagnold, whose sun-compass invention revolutionised desert travel.” (National Army Museum.)

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It’s looking good for new shop in bustling Old Town

11 November 2024

A shop in the characterful area of the East Sussex town of Hastings known as the Old Town, with deeds that date to 1511, has opened as a small antiques centre.

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Venetian glass bead industry explored in exhibition

31 October 2024

For many centuries, Venetian glass beads were at the core of global trade and were the inspiration for a critically acclaimed book exploring that legacy