South-west England


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Antiques grace elegant room sets in dealers' tie-up

01 September 2025

Brownrigg, a furniture and decorative dealer in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is partnering with Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler of Pimlico Road.

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Guilmet clock creations bring art and industry to design

01 September 2025

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

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Buyer goes nuts about engineering trade display case

01 September 2025

The British engineering company formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds can trace its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the industrial revolution

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Vulliamy bracket clock triples estimate in Dorset

01 September 2025

A fine George II period bracket clock by Gray and Vulliamy came for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester as part of a summer auction.

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Centre hit by thieves closes but hopes to reopen soon

01 September 2025

Although Old Bank Antiques in Royal Wootton Bassett closed on August 25, this is “likely to be a short-term measure, maybe six months,” says owner Jon White.

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Dealer trio revive Wilton event

01 September 2025

Fair near Salisbury launched in 2022 has come to an end but regular exhibitors are stepping in for fresh stagings

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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.

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Jukebox became a space-age design classic

01 September 2025

The AMI Continental II jukebox appeared in 1962, a time when space race excitement was gripping the US.

Charles Haslewood Shannon portrait

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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Royal mail that doesn’t need a stamp

25 August 2025

While modern communications would appear to have diminished the role of the King’s or Queen’s Messengers in the 21st century, the job and title remains.

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George II mirror measures up nicely to take £20,000 at auction

25 August 2025

This George II giltwood mirror in the Chippendale rococo taste c.1755 sold well over hopes for £20,000 at Moore Allen & Innocent (21% buyer’s premium).

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Attic amphora displays the god Dionysus

25 August 2025

From a deceased estate in Christchurch, this Attic black-figured terracotta neck amphora sold at £23,000 (estimate £3000-5000) at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester.

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Egyptian sculptural fragments are big hitters in a wide-ranging worldwide selection of lots

25 August 2025

Biannual sale at Gloucestershire firm once again provides eclectic range of lots from across the globe

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Creature comforts: desirable Doulton stoneware with the George Tinworth touch

25 August 2025

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

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Exeter museum acquires Anglo Saxon coin with first mention of city's name

21 August 2025

An Anglo-Saxon silver penny with the first recorded use of the name ‘Exeter’ has been acquired by that city’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.

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Signs of the times: collectors to bid for piece of British retail history at auction of WH Smith archive

18 August 2025

The sale ends on August 31 at Chorley’s in Prinknash Abbey Park, Cheltenham.

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Scarce Wemyss bulldog surfaces in the Cotswolds

18 August 2025

Wemyss Ware bulldogs decorated with cabbage roses were first made by Robert Heron’s Kirkcaldy factory in the early years of the 20th century.

Chris Barrie with some of his signs

Red Dwarf star’s automobilia collection heads to auction

15 August 2025

Enamel signs are among the items from actor Chris Barrie that will be sold in September in Dorset.

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US space age jukebox inspired by Cold War rival shoots to £5000 top estimate result

15 August 2025

The AMI Continental II jukebox appeared in 1962, a time when space race excitement was gripping the US.

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Duchess nameplate steams off at £18,200 hammer

11 August 2025

Railway locomotive nameplates can bring large sums in the saleroom, even when they are included in general rather than specialist auctions.

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