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This Omega Seamaster 300, issued to members of the British Army in the 1960s, appeared at Fellows (23%/15% buyer’s premium) in Birmingham.

A fine late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table timepiece by the father of English clockmaking, Thomas Tompion, leads Bonhams’ Fine Clocks sale in London on June 22.

The first clocks represented the pinnacle of English technology and often lead the way in fashion.

While the Taylor collection is this summer’s horological focus – “a once in a generation event” is how one dealer described it – plenty of other purchasing opportunities are available for enthusiasts of the best in early English clockmaking.

This walnut longcase, c.1710, by Daniel Quare (1648/49-1724) with a month duration movement is priced at £95,000 by Howard Walwyn.

Tennants’ recent sale of Jewellery, Watches & Silver included, at a top-estimate £9000, a rare Omega aviator’s watch.

After a decade riding a market wave, ‘original owner’ Rolex tool watches are increasingly scarce at auction.

Scarce variations of the classic dress watch come to market as interest rises in vintage Cartier

The first tranche of one of the finest English clock collections in private hands comes for sale in London and Winchester this summer

In these days of the internet search engine and the live bidding platform, it is reassuring to know that bargains are still out there.

This Victorian gilt-brass month-going tripod clock by Thomas Cole is engraved with a dedication dated July 6, 1861, from the Marchioness of Anglesey as a birthday present to her husband, the 2nd Marquess of Anglesey.

With a major photography exhibition under way at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire dedicated to celebrity portraits by Cecil Beaton, two satellite shows open their doors celebrating the British photographer’s costume designs and theatrical pictures.

Green issues are coming to the fore but the focus for art and antiques delivery firms in the past year has been dealing with Brexit and the pandemic.

Much is made about the green credentials of antiques but transporting them can affect their carbon footprint

In the bicentenary year of his death, relics connected to Napoleon will inevitably catch the eye.

'Five Circles' first appeared as part of Ben Nicholson’s (1894-1982) publication 23 Gravures in 1934 and was then released as a limited-edition print. The initial run of approximately 30 signed copies was followed by various reprintings.

A list of upcoming international books auctions.

The great British tradition of celebrating last stands and heroic defeats includes the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.

Among the publishing houses that helped put Modern British prints on the map was The Curwen Studio.

The antiquarian booksellers’ associations of Switzerland, Austria and Germany have joined forces to launch a new online rare book fair.