Auctioneers

A tartan deck blanket, a pocket watch and a first-class dinner menu were all top-sellers in the latest auction of Titanic, White Star and Transport Memorabilia at Henry Aldridge & Son (plus 26.4% buyer’s premium).

Auction offered near-complete example of the set that also formed a first pocket atlas of England and Wales

London Transport commissioned publisher Edward Stanford to create the so-called ‘Bubble Map’ in 1934-35.

A huge collection of black and white, celluloid negatives was described by the Lincoln auction house that offered them as a ‘magnificent, massive, eclectic mix of subjects’.

There is a huge disconnect today between the best and rest in the sampler world.

Strand Collectibles Group, the parent company for stamp specialist Stanley Gibbons and coin specialist Baldwin’s, has announced a new structure.

Figural novelty silver-mounted glass claret jugs are a favourite collectable and some of the most popular examples are fashioned as animals.

Some of the artist’s most modern and dramatic works were derived from his social concerns

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

Limoges is regarded as one of the most important centres in the world for fine enamelware.