Hansons

Post-war and Contemporary art is increasingly boosting revenue at regional salerooms

Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) designed a number of daring light fittings for his architectural projects – all of them rare and desirable objects.

It was second time lucky for a 17th century ring made to commemorate the death of King Charles I.

New York sale maintains run of high JK Rowling prices while Dr Seuss surfaces also in UK

Such is the recent appeal of dolls’ house accessories that you do not even need the ‘house’ to put them in, it seems.

A single coffee can from the Baltic Service was among the highlights of Hansons’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale on June 9, selling to a collector at £2000.

A group of naive oils found boxed up during a house move drew strong interest at Hanson Holloway’s Ross (25% buyer’s premium), making a combined £36,000.

The Library Auction at Hansons (Bishton Hall, Staffordshire) on June 15 includes this autograph letter by Roald Dahl.

From 1932-34 Clarice Cliff was the art director for a project involving nearly 30 artists of the day to promote good design on tableware.

A hoard of Romano-British bronzes discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire last year will be offered at auction.

They sang about a Champagne Supernova but ‘24 large cans of quality lager’ were more to their taste when Oasis stipulated their needs for band and crew at an early gig.

This copper alloy and champleve enamel brooch would once have graced the chariot of an Iron Age chieftain.

A row has erupted over the circumstances surrounding the auction of a collection of Modern British art in Derbyshire in December.

Influential Moses Harris work had made no appearance in auction records and sparked vibrant bidding at Hansons.