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Fern foundations of photographs used in books were laid by pioneering botanist Anna Atkins

01 October 2025

The botanist, artist and photographer Anna Atkins (1799-1871) is thought to have been the first woman to have created a photograph and the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images.

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Pals team up for Art Deco dealing in Woking

15 September 2025

Visitors will be packing the aisles at Grandma’s Attic’s antiques and collectors’ fair at Woking Leisure Centre on Sunday, October 5, where among the 160 confirmed stallholders, 30-plus are selling specifically Art Deco and Nouveau plus Mid-century stock.

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Second time lucky in Surrey as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac lyrics get away at £19,000

08 September 2025

Peter Green’s lyrics for 'Man Of The World' sell at regional auction house

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European postcard dealers descend on Surrey

08 September 2025

“We’ve had a good year,” said Clive Baker, organiser of the biannual two-day South of England Postcard Fair run on behalf of the Postcard Traders Associatiom (PTA).

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Shannon portrait turns heads at Surrey auction

28 August 2025

Among the most eye-catching pictures that emerged at the summer auctions around the country were a couple of early 20th century portraits of young women.

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Second Louis Vuitton trunk steams into Surrey saleroom

30 July 2025

Following the sale of a rare 1920s Louis Vuitton Explorer trunk for a hammer price of £130,000 at John Nicholson’s on June 11, a second example emerged at the Surrey auction house this month.

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Rosa Bonheur deer study makes 16 times estimate in Surrey auction

23 July 2025

French artist Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is described in the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists as ‘a colourful and formidable character, outspoken in her feminine independence’.

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The Left Bank with dust jacket is just right for buyer

21 July 2025

A first edition copy of 'The Left Bank and Other Stories' by the Dominican author Jean Rhys (1890-1979) and 'Portrait of New York' by Cecil Beaton (1904-80) were offered together at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium).

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Ben Enwonwu paintings bring strong interest at Surrey auction

02 July 2025

Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1917-94) is sometimes described as ‘the first African artist to gain international recognition in the modern art world’.

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Louis Vuitton trunk steams in to the saleroom and takes £130,000

12 June 2025

A scarce Louis Vuitton wardrobe steamer trunk dating from the 1920s or earlier sold for £130,000 hammer (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at John Nicholson’s on June 11.

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A selection of splendid cigarette cases

09 June 2025

Pictured below are three fine silver and enamel cigarette cases dating from the turn of the 20th century sold at auction in recent weeks.

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Tens of thousands of records collected over more than 60 years come to auction

09 June 2025

“This has been the biggest single cataloguing job of my career - an extraordinary experience,” said John Silke, vinyl specialist of Surrey saleroom Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium).

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Prof Zacron/Robert Drew was drawn in by British art exhibition posters

09 June 2025

As part of a Fine Art auction in Surrey on June 25, Catherine Southon is selling a collection of British art exhibition posters from the estate of Professor Zacron (Robert Drew), the maverick artist best known for the album cover of Led Zeppelin III.

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Photos show Maria Callas on and off stage

26 May 2025

Stelios Galatopoulos (1932-2022) was a respected Greek music critic (Cypriot-born) who was based in London.

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David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Mick Rock and even Nasty Nick from EastEnders make for a highly entertaining Surrey auction

15 May 2025

When three teenagers helped Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd’s roadies to lug their gear into Central Hall, Chatham, on December 1, 1967, they found themselves locked in with the stars.

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Charles II glove ‘worn at coronation’

05 May 2025

An embroidered glove understood to have been worn by Charles II at his Scottish Coronation in Scone in 1651 sold for £7000 at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Woking.

Feather golf ball

‘Featherie’ golf balls: ideal to score a birdie?

05 May 2025

An early leather-bound feather golf ball consigned for sale from a house move in Old Woking in Surrey comes for sale at John Nicholson’s in Haslemere on May 14.

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Huge vinyl record collection to appear at Ewbank’s

15 April 2025

A single-owner collection of more than 30,000 vinyl records will appear at Ewbank’s in a two-day auction on April 23-24.

On the Beach by John Lavery

Lavery beach scene creates waves at Surrey auction

28 March 2025

Among a number of works by John Lavery (1856-1941) to emerge on the secondary market recently, a rapidly executed view of the Venice Lido was among those that bought strong competition when it appeared for sale in Farnham, Surrey.

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Traders toast fresh Denbies set-up in Surrey

24 March 2025

Sunbury Antiques Fairs has successfully taken over the running of the event staged in the Surrey hills