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Hunger strike medal for suffragette well backed at auction

25 June 2024

The medal awarded to twice-arrested Rona Robinson knocked down for £17,000 at Bonhams

2650 NEDI Wimbledon Auctions Monkey Painting

Cheeky monkey painting climbs high at auction

24 June 2024

Dating back to ancient Egypt and peaking in popularity in western Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, the ‘singerie’ (French for ‘monkey trick’) is a genre of satirical art depicting fashionably attired monkeys, humorously imitating human behaviour.

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Leroy & Fils carriage clock is among six lots to watch this week

24 June 2024

With estimates from £300, here are six previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a Defra crackdown on marine ivory trade

23 June 2024

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the news that most antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks will be effectively banned.

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Olympic gold medal for Great Britain footballer a winner at auction

21 June 2024

Purnell was one of Great Britain’s few Olympic football players and one of a smaller pool of gold medal winners

2650 AR Gildings Bird

Whieldon type creamware bird rules the roost at auction

21 June 2024

At Gildings of Market Harborough, one little, or rather big bird took flight.

Pop rendition of Amy Winehouse kissing Blake Fielder-Civil

Fine Art Society hosts a major exhibition of British pop artist Gerald Laing

21 June 2024

Pulling together the works of Gerald Laing (1936-2011) from 1962-2011, an exhibition at the Fine Art Society has a focus on the illusions of stardom and the fabled creation of muses.