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Tibet in the frame from golf to gore
11 December 2017Wiltshire auction house Henry Aldridge & Son (17.5% buyer’s premium) has established a reputation for Titanic memorabilia thanks to two specialist sales a year. Thanks to a lot sold in the November 11 auction, the Devizes firm also has a handy sideline in early photographs of Tibet.
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Powder horn from the Battle of Concord 1775 on offer at US dealership
11 December 2017An American dealership is offering a significant relic which highlights the start of the military campaigns leading to independence.
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Could market for modern silver designs get a boost as Pearson collection heads to San Francisco?
27 November 2017Modern designs are not yet booming in price and a mini-golden age remains something of a secret, but that could be about to change as the largest private collection of its kind goes on display in the US...
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Treasure islands – Channel Islands silver on home turf
27 November 2017The sale of a comprehensive collection of Channel Islands silver in Guernsey provides a perfect opportunity to test the market temperature...
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Michael Paint – 50 years of collecting Channel Islands silver
27 November 2017It is possible to have too much of a good thing in a narrow collecting market – a feature amplified when the leading player has left the field.
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Sell-out sale of early spoons in Salisbury
27 November 2017A recent silver sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury included a cache of early spoons from the collection of David Constable. Each had been illustrated and discussed in his magnum opus, 'Silver Spoons of Britain', published in 2016.
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Distinctive style of Maltese silver brings strong competition for coffee jugs
27 November 2017The dual appeal of Maltese silver lies in both a sense of national pride and a very limited supply.
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Regency candelabra take £11,500 at Birmingham auction
27 November 2017Estimated at £12,000-18,000, this impressive pair of Regency four-light candelabra dipped just under hopes to sell for £11,500 at Fellows in Birmingham.
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'Castle top' vinaigrette brings a tale to Canterbury auction
27 November 2017The Canterbury Auction Galleries included this George IV silver vinaigrette by John Lawrence & Co, Birmingham, decorated with a view of St Peter’s Church, Brighton. It sold to an Australian internet bidder for £2300.
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Victorian table salts sell at Gloucestershire auction
27 November 2017A fine pair of Victorian figural table salts in the form of sea maidens on the back of dolphins sold for £4900 (estimate £1500-2000) at Wootton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire on October 17. Weighing 33oz, they carry marks for John Wilmin Figg, London 1841.
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Mourning jewellery makes sales to remember
20 November 2017Anita (1930-2015) and Irvin Garfield Schorsch (1927-2014) were not typical Americana collectors.
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A selection of real gems
20 November 2017A round-up of recent auction highlights from Anglo-Saxon treasure to a magnificent man in his flying machine.
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Pendant marks brief calm before revolutionary storm
20 November 2017In May 1789, as the political and financial situation in France grew ever bleaker, Louis XVI was forced to summon the three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to levy taxes and implement reform.
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Trio of jewellery auction previews
20 November 2017A selection of stand-out lots from auctions in west London, Mayfair and Gloucestershire.
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Jewels of the real-life Lady Chatterley
20 November 2017Twelve items of jewellery belonging to Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938) – the woman who inspired the DH Lawrence character Lady Chatterley – contributed more than £15,000 to the sale conducted by Woolley & Wallis on October 26.
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The name’s Submariner – Rolex Submariner
20 November 2017The first Rolex Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair but it was Ian Fleming’s fictional spy, James Bond, who in 1962 transformed a reliable and rugged dive watch to a status symbol embodying suave masculinity and a sense of adventure.
Top tips on preventing legitimate chargebacks
06 November 2017Tips on staying ahead when it comes to chargebacks...
Buyers: your rights with chargeback facilities
06 November 2017The Consumer Credit Act provisions enable an aggrieved consumer buyer to make a claim against the credit card company for any breach of contract or misrepresentation by the retailer or trader.
What one card provider told us...
06 November 2017The card providers contacted by ATG were reticent on the subject of chargebacks, although we did receive this statement from Mastercard UK:
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Seller beware: auctioneers and dealers tell how they manage the chargeback challenge
06 November 2017The rise of payment using debit and credit cards for art and antiques comes with the challenge of chargebacks. Andrew Saunders reports on how these can be tackled
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