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Toy specialist Aston’s to hold its last auction
14 September 2020Aston’s Auctioneers & Valuers in Dudley is to close and its final sale – a sci-fi toy collection – will be held next month.

Omega watch: a speedy way to pay for a wedding
15 June 2020This ‘pre-Moon’ Omega Speedmaster purchased new in Berlin in 1960, came for sale at Aston’s (24% buyer’s premium) in Dudley on June 11.

Pow! Batman poster and toy are hits
04 May 2020Well before the darker Batman film versions of directors Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan there was a more innocent era of Batman on the big and small screens.

Gripping money-makers beyond Bond and Star Wars
17 February 2020Not all the posters making four figures at auction fall into the usual Star Wars/James Bond/Hammer/early horror bracket.

James Bond Moonraker laser rifle stuns at auction taking £22,000
22 January 2019A ‘Moonraker’ laser rifle and letter from Roger Moore are among sales highlights at a James Bond auction in the Midlands as Surrey auction house Ewbank’s prepares for its Bond and Beyond memorabilia sale.

James Bond memorabilia auctions include shocking letter from the saintly Roger Moore
11 January 2019Suave and sophisticated are the terms that come to mind when referring to the late, great and saintly James Bond actor Roger Moore. A raised eyebrow perhaps. But certainly not the word ‘bollocks’.

‘Only Fools and Horses’ fans dressed as Batman and Robin win Midlands auction to buy prop from TV series
21 September 2018A prop that featured in the BBC comedy ‘Only Fools and Horses’ has sold for a hammer price of £28,000 (plus 24% buyer's premium including VAT) at Dudley auction house Aston's. The winning bidders arrived at the saleroom suitably attired – in a Batman and Robin costume.

Fine chalice choice at Stourbridge auction
17 September 2018Two Worcester ‘Limoges’ chalices were the star lots at Stourbridge auction house Fieldings (21% buyer’s premium).

Soviet spy camera disguised as fag packet sells for £29,000 house record at Dudley auction
12 July 2018The cost of smoking is going crazy – someone has just paid £29,000 for a packet of cigarettes in the West Midlands.

Soviet hidden spy cameras set to click at West Midlands auction
26 June 2018Ah, nostalgia. Hear the words ‘Russian’ and ‘spying’ these days and ‘Novichok’ and ‘Polonium’ will come to mind. Try looking back instead to the 1970s-80s with the help of a large collection of Soviet cameras coming up at auction.

First Doctor Who script up at auction
05 March 2018The script for the very first Doctor Who episode owned by the first actor to play the role is coming up at auction in the West Midlands.

Rolex made famous by Steve McQueen makes house record hammer price at Dudley saleroom Aston's
01 March 2018A Rolex of the model made famous after being worn by King of Cool Steve McQueen has set a house record at West Midlands saleroom Aston’s Auctioneers.

Doctor Who script for very first episode owned by William Hartnell comes up at auction
27 February 2018The original Doctor Who script for the first-ever Doctor Who episode is something always likely to attract high demand at auction. Chuck in the fact that it was used and owned by the very first Doctor Who actor, William Hartnell, and it just gets better and better.

Wigan artist shines through
11 September 2017Fieldings’ picture consultant William Lacey said he could remember a time 30 years ago when works by Wigan artist James Lawrence Isherwood (1917-89) could be bought for £30-40.

Punch’s cartoonist Partridge plays his part as theatre artist
11 September 2017One of the less commonly known facts about Sir John Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), the lead cartoonist at Punch magazine, was that he had a spell as an actor in his youth.

WATCH: Auctioneer Chris Aston on amazing film memorabilia treasure trove
20 July 2017It’s all about Facebook. Oh no, hang on, it’s Instagram. But what about Tweeting? Where does YouTube fit into all this? We ask West Midlands auctioneer Chris Aston about his video tips.

Lego HO scale plastic cars roar into Astons West Midlands auction
06 December 2016Star Wars, Action Man and plastic soldiers are just three of the toy collectable fields growing in demand as buyers get all nostalgic about their childhoods. Another biggie in this market is Lego.

War of the Worlds film poster from 1953 on offer at Dudley auction
25 November 2016The War of the Worlds 1953 British quad film poster is regarded as a scarce must-have in that collecting market.

Memorabilia from rock band The Who to be auctioned
11 September 2016A gold watch given by The Who drummer Keith Moon and John Entwistle’s Anello & Davide tan suede heeled boots are among the lots up for sale in the Film & Music Memorabilia Auction at Aston’s Auctioneers on September 15.

Selling at £34,000, Limehouse at its absolute best
23 January 2012THE small factory at Limehouse, operating on the banks of the Thames just to the east of the Tower of London from 1745-1748, was one of the pioneers of English porcelain manufacture.

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- 21 Jan 2021 - 10:00 AM
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- 22 Jan 2021 - 09:00 AM
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- 22 Jan 2021 - 10:00 AM
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