Yorkshire and the Humber
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How Stan Dodds breathed life into carving
25 July 2022Three lots at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) traced the history of Stan Dodds (1928-2012) – the first and foremost of the Critters.
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Buyers bag onion form bottles
25 July 2022This sealed and dated onion in olive green glass, below, comes with a handwritten scrap of paper inscribed 'George found [this bottle] when he dived into the Thames at Windsor'. The seal reads 'S Slater 1710'.
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Rare 17th century miniature bottle emerges for sale at BBR Auctions
25 July 2022Among the very rarest bottles to appear for sale in recent months was a miniature shaft and globe in dark aqua glass, c.1650, sold in South Yorkshire.
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Hockney stars at Thirsk Hall this summer
18 July 2022Accessible art is the aim of North Yorkshire dealer who hopes to enthuse a younger crowd
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The former mills now grinding out antiques sales
11 July 2022Ex-industrial premises have been brought back by firms relying on heritage interest
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Pick of the week: High demand for rare Hull silver
04 July 2022Abraham Barachin became the last silversmith to use the Hull town mark of three ducal coronets.
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Grand car boot venue in east Yorkshire
04 July 2022The Sykeses of east Yorkshire made their fortunes in the 18th century not only from cloth but from the flourishing Baltic trade in crude iron.
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Fleabag firm scratches an itch with new antiques shop
04 July 2022Event organiser with memory of family antiques shop starts a bricks and mortar venture
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Victorian diamond and pearl brooch emerges at Tennants
04 July 2022Tennants’ Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on July 16 numbers 120 lots.
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News in brief – including the auction of an Antiques Roadshow specialist’s extensive collection
27 June 2022A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the sale of ceramics and collector’s curiosities from David Battie's collection at Tennants.
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Gravesend: three miles beyond Jamaica
20 June 2022Bid to £4000 – 10 times low estimate – in a May 18 sale held by Tennants (22% buyer’s premium) of Leyburn were two albums of what were defined as grotesque-style caricature portraits.
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Giulia gets away successfully
20 June 2022This exciting 1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA 1300 emerged for auction at Tennants (10% buyer’s premium).
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Grodnertal earrings add shine
20 June 2022An early 19th century German Grodnertal doll sold for £2500 (estimate £600-800) in Tennants’ (22% buyers premium) Costume, Accessories and Textiles Sale on May 28.
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York teapot served up in Harrogate
06 June 2022Highland Antiques brings a 19th century silver teapot from York to the second Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair of the year.
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Furniture sits comfortably in the Dales
30 May 2022Pitched at a modest £300-500, a harlequin set of eight Charles II joined oak back stools was one of a number of successes among the furniture offered at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) Leyburn sale.
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European art – Make a continental connection
09 May 2022Focus on 19th century works by continental European artists sold recently
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The web shop window: 1940s railway sign
02 May 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Flying visit to New Guinea
02 May 2022This Victorian cased diorama of birds of paradise native to New Guinea sold for £18,000 to lead Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) Natural History and Taxidermy sale in Leyburn on April 20.
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Treen that’s all it’s cracked up to be
25 April 2022A Queen Anne treen nutcracker proved popular at auction.
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Big day out promised at racecourse festival
18 April 2022York vintage event returns as first to be staged for three years
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