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Snuffbox relating to famed shipwreck rescue emerges at Gloucestershire auction

01 September 2025

A silver snuffbox presented as a token of gratitude to a ship captain involved in the rescue of passengers from one of the most significant maritime disasters of the 19th century is on offer at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester.

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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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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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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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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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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.

Wemyss bulldog

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.

William De Morgan sketchbook

William De Morgan strikes twice as sketchbook and charger emerge in Gloucestershire

30 July 2025

Two contrasting works by William De Morgan (1839-1917) – a sketchbook and a triple-lustre charger – were offered for sale by Dominic Winter in consecutive sales this month.

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Obituary: Allan George Hare (1950-2025)

21 July 2025

The family of Allan George Hare are sad to report that Allan passed away on the evening of June 7, 2025 at the age of 74.

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Silver that tells many stories: the Peter Cameron collection comes to the saleroom

30 June 2025

Stock of retiring dealer offered at auction includes items with fascinating backgrounds

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Early Japanese sketches and photos reveal ‘the dress, manners, customs and country of the people’

30 June 2025

Sketches at the Time of the Commencement of British Intercourse with Japan, an album containing 76 watercolours and drawings and 126 wood engravings from the last days of the Edo period, sold for £16,000 at Dominic Winter (22% buyer’s premium).

Edward Seago oil study

Royal approval: Edward Seago works attract interest after emerging from Cotswolds house

25 June 2025

The ‘quintessential’ Cotswolds property Ready Token House near Cirencester has had an interesting recent history.

Bentwood apothecary canisters

'UK's largest private collection of antique apothecary objects' comes to auction

09 June 2025

What is touted as the UK’s largest private collection of antique apothecary objects will be sold by the Cotswold Auction Company as part of a sale in Cirencester on June 24-25.

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Birmingham silver ‘toys’ played with practical objects

09 June 2025

From the late 18th century, Birmingham was the centre for the making of ‘toys’ – small decorative objects including boxes, nutmeg graters, buckles, caddy spoons, vinaigrettes and rattles, fashioned from silver.

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Gloucester antiques centre’s historic home given a makeover

02 June 2025

A medieval timber-framed townhouse that hosts the Gloucester Antiques Centre has recently been restored by heritage specialists.

Freya Simms

Former LAPADA CEO joins Gloucestershire antiques and interiors firm as managing director 

30 May 2025

Freya Simms, the former chief executive of dealer association LAPADA, is joining businessman Toby Lorford to help grow his Gloucestershire based antiques and interiors firm.

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Events that will have you in stitches

19 May 2025

Here we focus on three events this summer of interest to textiles enthusiasts

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Early Hendon aviation archive to appear at Gloucestershire auction

16 May 2025

Hendon was at the forefront of aviation in the early 20th century and many of the pioneering aviators are pictured in an 800-photographic archive being offered at auction next week.

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Barn find: a £40,000 jardinière

05 May 2025

Consigned from a private collection in Oxfordshire, a Wanli (1572-1620) mark and period blue and white jardinière sold for £40,000 at Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium).

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Reform Club acquires William IV clock that appeared at Cirencester auction

28 April 2025

A new addition to the permanent collection of the Reform Club on Pall Mall is a William IV Scottish eight-day painted dial longcase.