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Portcullis brooches boost value of Suffragette hunger strike medal sold in Somerset saleroom
With so many Suffragette medals on the market during the past year and a half, coinciding in 2018 with the centenary of votes for women in the UK, it is the added extras that can make all the difference to auction price. 24 May 2019
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Manchester City first ever FA Cup win in 1904 marked by Billy Meredith gold watch coming up for auction
24 May 2019
‘A Cricket Match’ by LS Lowry
Five works raising the bar for LS Lowry since ‘A Cricket Match’ last appeared at auction 23 years ago
23 May 2019
  • Gandhi bronze valued on Antiques Roadshow by Philip Mould to be sold at auction next month
    23 May 2019
  • Dates for TEFAF Maastricht 2020 announced
    23 May 2019
  • Post-war Irish art: Five pictures to be offered at upcoming Whyte’s auction in Dublin
    23 May 2019
  • Madness donates costumes and memorabilia to Victoria and Albert Museum for theatre gallery
    23 May 2019

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NewsOld Master still-life brings £300,000 in Wiltshire sale
A major price for an Old Master in the English regions came in Wiltshire last week when a still-life by Flemish painter Frans Snyders (1579-1657) caught the eye of multiple bidders.
NewsMoorcroft charity shop donation delivers £9000
The recent art and design sale at Cheffins in Cambridge included these two 1930s Moorcroft tubelined vases decorated with fish – a pattern from the later years of the William Moorcroft era.
News DigestPick of the week: Baseball ale poster is big hit with a US bidder
NewsWilson and Thatcher – a week in political memorabilia sales
Fairs & MarketsFawley Decorative Fair bookings flourish as dealers sign up amid blooming international interest
The Back PageObituary: Furniture dealer George Floyd
The Back PageA lawyer writes: Philatelist’s fight highlights the issue of authorative bodies and their judgments
The Back PageBellmans party marks 30 years in the business
Dealers’ DiaryAlan Davie and all that jazz in London gallery
InternationalWell-preserved example of the improved Second World War coding machine is up for sale

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JewelleryGold ring dedicated to the Crimean War commander heads to the front
It was on the battlefield of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 that the name of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868) first became etched into public memory.
JewelleryVictorian gold necklace shows cutting edge of the Grand Tour
A Victorian hardstone and gold necklace and similar brooch sold for an unexpected £7500 (estimate £600-800) at Lawrences of Crewkerne.
JewelleryFouquet fresh as a daisy
JewelleryFarnham’s fragrant bloom points to late 19th century Tiffany
JewelleryGrima and Kutchinsky move into the mainstream
JewelleryBrooches: major players in 2019
JewelleryRemarkable pieces of Australian gold rush era jewellery at UK sales
JewelleryAlfred Jewel discovered again
JewelleryThe rivière’s endless flow at auction
JewelleryRare timepieces from wartime in Penzance and West Sussex

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Arms & ArmourSinking the Tirpitz
Historical weapons from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan will be offered for sale in Oxfordshire in the spring.
Arms & ArmourSnaring the Scharnhorst
Once the Tirpitz had been damaged by midget submarines, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was left to tackle British convoys to Russia alone. A trap was set by the Royal Navy in December 1943.
Arms & ArmourThe clasps that make the difference for the NGSM
Arms & ArmourBids for Albert Ball VC’s crash landing
Arms & ArmourPrivate Trickett’s very lucky penny
Arms & ArmourSaleroom glory for the 17th Lancers
Arms & ArmourPenning an escape from the Battle of Arnhem
Arms & ArmourThe special ops striptease
Arms & ArmourProtecting the monarch since the days of Henry VIII
Arms & ArmourContinental call to arms

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Modern British ArtCollection bought by county council sells in a white-glove auction
Once enthusiastic buyers on the art market, today’s cash-strapped councils have taken on the role of vendor, pushed in an age of austerity to sell their collections and other assets to balance the books.
Modern British ArtDealer sells Arctic Convoy pictures to Imperial War Museum
Dealer Andrew Sim has sold 14 Second World War pictures by Polish-born artist Feliks Topolski (1907-89) to the Imperial War Museum.
Modern British ArtTwo Bawden pier versions appear at auction a day apart
Modern British ArtFirst solo show of modern British painter Dorothy Rendell
Modern British ArtFemale artists coming to the fore
Modern British ArtCupboard opens up interest in Frederick Gore and Frank Avary Wilson
Modern British ArtLS Lowry teenage group takes £65,000 in Welsh auction
Modern British ArtCatching the Gosse in Ipswich auction
Modern British ArtBurmese scene by Gerald Kelly draws interest
Modern British ArtEdward Seago captures East Anglian atmosphere

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