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News
- Horseracing museum acquires trio of Wootton works
- Hong Kong auctions get off to an auspicious start
- Search for Scandinavian fishing villages also nets unrecorded photo of Oscar Wilde
- Antique glass and Islamic astrolabe set records in spring sales
- New fair sprinkles stardust to revive north London scene
News Digest
- Pick of the week: Morris makes it to £180,000 with help of 27 species
- Descendant consigns two prime minister portraits to Essex auction
- News in brief including an appeal from the Garden Museum to help secure a rare portrait
- Bid Barometer: issue 2743
- Precious metals prices: issue 2743
Auction Reports
- A trunk call for traditional cast lead and tinplate toys
- Hornby trains building up a head of steam at auction
- Vichy automaton bears fruit in the saleroom
- Scalextric Bugattis slot into the highest auction price bracket
- Dressed to kilt, a £15,000 Highlander
- Taken up a peg or two: early 19th century wooden doll makes a record
- Answering the siren’s call: tinplate police car bid to five times estimate
- ART MARKET: Tunnard toasted by new admirers
Books & Works On Paper
- Works with a licence to thrill: book collectors' first editions in demand at auction
- Quentin Blake originals bring back fond memories at auction
- Books and works on paper auction calendar, May 13-June 2, 2026
Previews
Books, Maps & Prints 2026
- Sponsor’s message: Celebrating 10 years of growth with anniversary auctions in July
- First days of the US and much more
- Bindings: Judging a book by its cover
- Keeping it in the Fleming family
- No to Dr No: ‘basically very old-fashioned Fu Manchu stuff’
- Dealer interview: ‘Interest is far, far bigger than even I imagined’
- Novelty maps: From Alehouse to Away End
- Collector interview: Book buying is such a blast
- Samuel Palmer and printmaking: the other side of his creativity
- Books, maps and prints auction previews
Dealers’ Diary
- Quirky and eclectic is what the new Cotswolds homeowners want
- Heron spotting at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert
- Dealer news in brief including Grosvenor Gallery now representing the estate of George Claessen
- Lucius Books at a new location
International
- Actor star value pushes up prices
- Roman torso and ‘Cycladic’ figure stand out for bidders
- Sixteenth century Old Master sleepers awake in Switzerland
- Cracking price for rare crackled Primavera glass
Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres
- Antiques shops: 8 + 61 = a successful business launch
- Rummage paradise ready to go
- Push the boat out in Henley
- Joining offer from the Ephemera Society packed with promise
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