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Mysterious Iron Age find unearthed in the Peak District offered at Hansons
18 August 2017A mysterious 2000-year-old relic found in the Derbyshire Peak District by a local metal detectorist goes under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers next week.
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Chinese dish once valued at Antiques Roadshow heads to auction in Derbyshire
16 August 2017Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire will offer a Yongzheng (1723-35) mark and period dish as part of its Fine Arts and Asian auction on September 29.
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Family flies into Hemswell
14 August 2017With a thriving antiques and retro trade business, Mike and Vicky Mills of Antique Interiors in the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough are also one of the UK’s largest dealers in stained-glass windows.
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Original contracts up at auction reveal Stanley Matthews £5 a week pay
04 August 2017The eye-watering sums that footballer Neymar is set to earn as part of his £200m record transfer from Barcelona to Paris St Germain are put into perspective by another contract from a different era (in so many senses).
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Cadbury's treasure hunt conundrum golden egg sells at auction 34 years later
02 August 2017When 22-carat golden eggs made by the Queen’s jeweller became available to the public for free back in 1983 it inevitably caused a stir. There was a snag, however. A big snag.
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Stirrup cup shows horse sense
24 July 2017Despite their function, stirrup cups in the form of equine heads are a little harder to find than those of dogs and foxes.
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Police 'truncheon' from 1804 coming up at auction is the short arm of the law
18 July 2017A very early police ‘truncheon’ up at auction on July 25 was more about the short arm of the law than long.
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Newark Antiques and Interiors relaunches under new ownership
14 July 2017Dealer Paul Pedley has bought the antiques warehouse where he was a tenant for many years and will rename it Newark Antiques and Interiors.
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Rare early photographs at auction reveal a snapshot of the Second Boer War
05 July 2017Militaria archive material such as documents, letters and log books has been delivering strong results at auction recently, aided by cross-over appeal to photography enthusiasts.
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Shop talk: Steven Kirby
03 July 2017In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ shops in 2017, ATG talks to Steven Kirby. He opened Messingham Farm Shop & Café in Lincolnshire earlier this year, which includes an antiques centre in an historic school house.
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Dambusters bouncing bomb release button on offer at auction for the first time
28 June 2017The bomb release button from the Lancaster bomber of 617 Squadron that released the ‘bouncing bomb’ which destroyed the Möhne Dam on May 17, 1943 is being offered at auction for the first time.
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Banjolele once owned by music hall star George Formby comes to auction in Derbyshire
24 June 2017An auction of a banjolele at Hansons Auctioneers will be music to the ears of George Formby fans later this month.
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A Newark detour for US buyers
19 June 2017Stock-buying trips prove successful for one American as she heads back to Blighty once more...
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Handmade ceramics charging into Nottinghamshire event
12 June 2017Figurative sculptor Christy Keeney from Donegal, Ireland, has been an exhibitor at the Earth and Fire International Ceramic Fair in Nottinghamshire for 16 of the 22 annual events held so far.
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Pack proves to be the big deal at Stamford auction
30 May 2017Coming up trumps at Stamford auctioneers Batemans (20% buyer’s premium) on May 6 was a full pack of 52 Georgian playing cards.
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Auction offers original John Player tobacco adverts artwork
24 May 2017Times change. While tobacco has now assumed a Social Evil status up there with North Korea, not so long ago children would be proudly displayed in an advert clutching a bunch of fags with the words ‘Mummy’s favourite’ underneath.
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Austin pedal cars power to thousands at auctions
09 May 2017For classic car collectors, a genuine ‘barn find’ to restore is the holy grail: a cobwebbed, dust-covered vehicle which has lain undisturbed for many, many years and is calling out for a restoration project.
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Staying serene in modern Stamford
08 May 2017The calm and grassy plain by the River Welland in the middle of the town of Stamford where Field Dog Fairs holds a biannual event was not always so serene.
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Another Fauvist work emerges from Northampton
08 May 2017A painting of St Tropez by the Fauvist painter Charles Camoin (1879-1965) went under the hammer for the first time in more than half a century at Gildings (15% buyer’s premium).
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Timely ivory pays off at auction
02 May 2017A fine collection of Meiji and 19th century Chinese ivory works of art sold at Hansons (17.5% buyer’s premium) offered a window onto a turbulent market.
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