Marcus Aurelius bust heads up auction
A Roman hoard of ancient treasures, including a bronze bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, found in Yorkshire smashed
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Antiquities
Iron Age horse harness from car boot could make thousands
A car boot sale buy – which languished in a box for years – has turned out to be an
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Celtic chariot brooch races past estimate
An amazing relic of ancient Britain dug up by a metal detectorist – a 2000-year-old Celtic Chieftain’s chariot brooch –
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Grand Tour Roman busts sell for thousands
A flurry of bidding from international buyers saw sales end on a high note at The Canterbury Auction Galleries, with
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Christie’s set for Antiquities sale
Christie’s Classic Week Antiquities sale on December 16, will be led by a rare Roman marble terminal figure of Dionysus,
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Cabinet of curiosities in Christie’s sale
An eclectic ‘cabinet of curiosities’ spanning thousands of years of history comprising antiquities, European sculpture, objects, tribal and ethnographic car,
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Viking gaming pieces make thousands
A complete set of Viking gaming pieces found by a metal-detectorist in Lincolnshire was sold for a total of £3,224 in
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Antiquities in demand in Somerset auctions
Ancient art and antiquities were in demand at a recent sale in Somerset, with a Persian tinned copper bowl, probably
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Swiss Collector sale at Bonhams
Bonhams is to host the sale of the property of an important Swiss collector later this month, with the collection
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Trio of Neo-classical Intaglios sold for thousands
A set of three rare intaglios from the private collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833), nephew of the last King
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