Stamp designs masterpieces make big money
A collection of tiny ‘masterpiece’ bank note and stamp designs, which were rediscovered after being hidden in a wardrobe for
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Harold and Mary Wilson collection to sell in Staffordshire
Treasured items once owned by former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary – including his iconic pipe
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Rothschild family collection celebrates sumptuous style
A collection of sumptuous items that once belonged to one of the world’s most prominent families is to go under
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Dunhill table lighter lights up saleroom
A sought-after Dunhill ‘Aquarium’ table cigarette lighter lit up a recent auction in a Somerset saleroom when it was bought
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Charles I Silver Spoon leads Sale
A rare Charles I East Anglian spoon by Arthur Haslewood of Norwich (1635) has been sold for £11,250 in a
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Hand-painted stamp collection in Derbyshire sale
Hundreds of unique, hand-painted stamp designs by artist Leonard Fryer are to go under the hammer in Derbyshire next month.
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Wiener Werkstätte spoon creates stir in Staffordshire
A rare silver spoon, designed by Josef Hoffmann the Austrian architect and designer who co-founded the influential Wiener Werkstätte in Vienna,
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Artist’s studio archive set to draw in bidders in Dorset
The studio archive of pictures by late Victorian and Edwardian artist George Hodgson is to be sold in a Dorset
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Polo auction celebrates anniversary
A timed auction devoted to the sport of polo, which is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first polo game
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Pre-Raphaelite painting leads Old Masters sale
A watercolour by Edward Burne-Jones’s longest serving assistant, Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842-1942), was the star attraction in a sale of
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