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Kangxi – but badly damaged
20 April 2020It is badly damaged, but this large shallow dish offered by Aldridges of Bath (20% buyer’s premium) is an outstanding example of Kangxi mark and period famille verte porcelain.
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Pump action in Wiltshire
20 April 2020Richard Edmonds (20% buyer’s premium) in Chippenham, Wiltshire, has sold some very rare British petrol pump globes in the past year – including a globe for the little-known brand Dominion (£13,000 in November).
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Bloomsbury bohemian rhapsody as Vanessa Bell paintings emerge in Dorchester
20 April 2020The bohemian lives of the Bloomsbury Group of artists have long been a source of fascination for the British public.
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Clive Stewart-Lockhart – My gavel moments
13 April 2020Clive Stewart-Lockhart recalls memorable sales, including one ‘barn find’ with a difference, across his 45-plus years as an auctioneer
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‘I felt more like a YouTuber than an auctioneer’
06 April 2020There were two in the room when British Bespoke Auctions held a four-and-a half hour sale last week. On the rostrum on April 1, in an office rather than the saleroom (which is closed), was Nicholas Granger. Behind him was Bella, a blue-and-gold macaw who has been by his side for 20 years.
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Pick of the week: The Kashmir shawl of a former governor of India
06 April 2020The recent auction held ‘live online’ by Aldridges of Bath included this spectacular hand-woven north Indian long shawl, or dochalla. It came with a colonial provenance.
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Constance Spry wall pockets for flowers rated high by devotees
06 April 2020Responsible for the flowers at the Queen’s coronation, the society florist Constance Spry (1886-1960) is also credited with the ‘democratisation’ of flower arranging.
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Sex Pistols ‘holy grail’ is punk pick
06 April 2020Among a 200-lot list of vinyl records by a galaxy of rock and pop stars, punk provided the outstanding performance at Cottees’ (18% buyer’s premium) specialist sale at Poole.
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Fab Four in ‘ballroom of the stars’
06 April 2020One of the highlights of actor Peter Wyngarde’s estate sale held live, online-only at East Bristol Auctions (18% buyer’s premium) was a Beatles concert poster from 1963.
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British Bespoke Auctions hosts online-only sale with help from a... parrot
01 April 2020British Bespoke Auctions in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire is the latest to proceed with an online-only auction.
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Sense of occasion suits the Peter Wyngarde estate sale perfectly
31 March 2020Peter Wyngarde would surely have appreciated the drama that accompanied the auction of his estate – held with the country in the grip of coronavirus.
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Natural topaz commands a premium at Barbara Kirk
30 March 2020Topaz in its natural state is a golden brown to yellow, a characteristic which means it is sometimes confused with the less valuable gemstone citrine.
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A collection of Georgian and Victorian jewellery to remember
30 March 2020A recent Stroud Auctions sale featured a private collection of more than 120 pieces of Georgian and Victorian jewellery. Most were rings, among them many examples of mourning jewellery in a wide range of forms and materials.
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Pick of the week: Rare The Who poster – once in a Blue Moon chance for collectors
23 March 2020The Blue Moon, a club above Burton’s on Cheltenham High Street, existed for less than two years from July 1965 to May 1967, but in that time the compact 250-capacity venue with a tiny stage hosted Elton John, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds and (on February 11, 1967) Jimi Hendrix.
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The biggest of bids for the biggest of Staite Murray pots
23 March 2020The recent sale of Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury included 27 works by the studio potter William Staite Murray (1881-1962).
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Go With Noakes: Rozenburg collection sold in Dorset
23 March 2020The collection of Rozenburg pottery and porcelain belonging to the late children’s television presenter John Noakes (1934-2017) was sold at a recent auction in Dorchester.
Bank on early financial works
23 March 2020Rare works in South Cerney sale document the formative years of the Bank of England
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Many ways to buy from annual St Ives show
23 March 2020An exhibition of St Ives Modernism is to go ahead with all works available online.
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Cunning plan for Blackadder estate
23 March 2020Houstoun-Boswall consignment includes Robert Adam’s proposal for Scottish country house
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Drawing on expertise of Fitzwilliam director
23 March 2020Two Italian Mannerist chalk drawings emerged as the top sellers in a section of Old Master drawings and prints at Cirencester saleroom Dominic Winter.
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