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Naming names, Scandinavian style
23 April 2018Unlike other European jewellers, where designers and makers were often shrouded in anonymity, the Georg Jensen Co promoted its craftspeople and encouraged them to become names in their own right.
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Badges of distinction
16 April 2018Military badges offered at Bosleys provided a good snapshot of a niche collecting area.
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Recently from the RAF - hammer highlights
16 April 2018A selection of RAF-related auction results from across the UK.
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Praise for inglorious SAS mission in the Falklands War
16 April 2018A gripping story which, until recently, has remained shrouded in mystery, provides the backdrop for an intriguing test of the market for SAS medals.
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‘I should be dead now – it was a decent shot’
16 April 2018A veteran of the Afghanistan war, a sniper who fought on for 90 minutes after being shot in the neck, is selling his medals in a London auction as he returns to civilian life.
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Second World War Leitz lens clearly a £70 bargain
16 April 2018Bought recently for just £70 in a job lot, this German military-issue Leitz lens below sold for £5500 in Special Auction Services (17.5 buyer’s premium) Photographica sale on March 13. The Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5 lens, offered with an estimate of £4000-6000, sold to the European trade.
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‘The largest collection of its type on the market in memory’
16 April 2018Prof Antony Charles Thomas (1928- 2016) may have been a “towering figure in British academic archaeology during the second half of the 20th century” but another area of interest is betrayed by his Who’s Who entry.
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A time of war
16 April 2018Military issue watches, particular those from the Second World War, are bringing ever stronger prices.
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More faces lined up for Olympia
16 April 2018A charity which has sponsored an armourer, a gunmaker and many other metalworkers is the very appropriate cause being supported by The Antique Arms Fair at Olympia.
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The last samurai are caught on camera
16 April 2018The man in the photo clad in armour has the proud but sad and wistful gaze of someone who knows that while he is young in age, he is also part of the old guard. He comes from a disappearing world.
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Roger Fenton’s pioneering war photography
16 April 2018According to Chris Albury at Cirencester auctioneer Dominic Winter, an “an absolutely A1 example” of Roger Fenton’s (1819-69) famous photo The Valley of the Shadow of Death would make “£50,000-plus at auction, easy peasy”.
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The SAS – from the man who designed the badge
16 April 2018Even in the hugely popular world of SAS medal collecting, where extraordinary deeds and great stories are taken as read, every now and again a consignment will come along with that ‘wow’ factor.
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Surge in market earning its wings
16 April 2018Spink specialist observes extra interest ahead of sale marking centenary of RAF’s founding.
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The latest market forces reflected in Art Basel’s 'The Art Market 2018 Report'
26 March 2018The global report delivers the bigger picture for auctions and dealers but there are findings relevant to the mid- and lower-markets too.
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Polarised market for English ceramics highlighted by single-owner sales in Exeter and Derby
19 March 2018Collecting traditional English ceramics is still a popular pursuit on both sides of the Atlantic – but one where purchases are always tailored to fit the purse strings of the core collecting audience.
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Book review: Downloading the details of the world-class Schkolne collection of early English pottery
19 March 2018“I hesitated to share my collection in this way lest it be perceived as boastful, but I want to leave a record for the future. I hope Obsession… encourages other collectors to share their expertise in a similar manner.”
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Coysh blue and white collection sparks Winchester transfer talk
19 March 2018The name of the late Bill Coysh is instantly recognisable to enthusiasts of transfer printed pottery.
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Joyce Paretti collection of perfume bottles produces sweet-smelling results
19 March 2018Multi-estimate results greeted the Joyce Paretti collection of perfume bottles sold by John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium) of Fernhurst in two instalments before and after the new year.
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Pinxton porcelain bough pots take £7000 at Chorley's auction
19 March 2018The contents of a country house near Tetbury yielded many of the better lots in a Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Prinknash Abbey which included a garniture of three Pinxton porcelain bough pots.
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Bidding for a rare Belgian as Raeren salt-glazed jug takes £5000
19 March 2018The ceramics and glass offering at a recent Chiswick Auctions' (25% buyer’s premium) sale included a particularly fine Raeren salt-glazed jug c.1600.
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