Collectables

The 1970 World Cup was the breakthrough year for Panini.

The growth in the market for vintage football tops connected to popular players continues apace

First printing of a guide first written in the 11th century achieves second-highest auction price

A large collection of corkscrews and all things vernacular were major features of the two-day sale held by Wilkinson’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Doncaster.

The magic of the cup helped to sell a sizeable scene showing a Corinthians v Manchester City game offered as part of an extensive selection of works on a football theme which featured at Bonhams (28% buyer’s premium).

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Freddie Mercury mania in 2023 was not confined to Sotheby’s in London.

These days you have to pay for the privilege of spending the night at the former House of Correction in Folkingham, Lincolnshire.

‘Substantial’ was certainly the description to use when it came to an archive related to the Barrington family of Beckett Hall, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.

In 1585 English colonists Thomas Hariot and John White recorded their first impressions of life on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina.

Printing of abolitionist Douglass’ famous speech on a ‘rich inheritance’ not shared takes nearly $70,000

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Sending the old year out with a bang, a George III brass mortar by Jan Verbruggen took £49,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Sworders.