World record for Hans Coper pottery
An Exeter auction house has set a new world record for a piece of Hans Coper studio pottery – discovered inside a shoe box
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Asian art dominates Cotswolds sale
Asian art dominated Cirencester auction house Moore Allen & Innocent’s recent sale, with the top lot a cinnabar lacquered box and scent bottle beating its estimate
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Caribbean art heats up sale
Works by Caribbean contemporary artist Llewellyn Xavier hit above estimates in Tennants’ recent sale
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Out of the ordinary results in sale
Essex auction house Sworders’ recent Out of the Ordinary sale saw strong interest – we take a look at the top lots
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Diamonds in demand in Shropshire
Antique diamonds were in demand in time for Valentine’s Day at Shropshire auction house Trevanion and Dean’s recent sale
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Winter sale success in Surrey
Surrey auction house, Ewbank’s, saw strong sales at its recent winter quarterly three-day sale, with estimates beaten across fine art, furniture, jewellery and clocks
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Chinese bowls bring Christmas windfall
A Midlands couple is celebrating an ‘absolutely amazing’ Christmas windfall after three small Chinese bowls they thought might fund a new stair carpet made thousands
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Sweet smell of success in Surrey
A collection of 34 antique perfume bottles achieved the sweet smell of success at Surrey auction house John Nicholson’s when it sold for thousands
Read moreCushion cover causes stir in Shropshire
An early 19th-century Chinese silk cushion cover caused a stir when it sold at a Shropshire auction house recently
Read moreBidders battle for Richard III Bosworth coin
A rare gold coin, which may have been dropped by one of Richard III’s soldiers fleeing from the Battle of Bosworth, has sold over estimate in London
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