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From Tommy Cooper to James Bond, this magical lot has heaps of star quality
Star signatures often cause a stir at auction and one collection attracting strong bids ahead of its sale date features some of the world’s best-known…
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In the fast-food, tea-on-a-tray world we live in, it’s wonderful to be reminded of the art of dining in style by our ancestors. Picture the scene, a fire roaring in the period drawing room with candelabras aglow on an antique…
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Star signatures often cause a stir at auction and one collection attracting strong bids ahead of its sale date features some of the world’s best-known…
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Hansons Auctioneers are fast becoming the go-to auction house to both buy and sell high-quality transfer-printed British ceramics. Their latest offering, curated by Dr Richard…
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Jewellery and silver prices are buoyant at auction and if you have items to sell TV personality Kate Bliss can value your items for free.
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A rare Henry I silver penny is set to reach for the stars in Hansons’ October 26-27 Historica, Coins, Banknotes and Artefacts Auction because it’s…
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Victorian Italian style has come to the fore thanks to the discovery of an ‘exquisite collection’ of period clothing worn by wealthy Europeans…
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A dad was stunned to discover a book he brought to help his children learn English more than 20 years ago was…
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As a Derbyshire man I’m proud to put my home county on the map and Hansons certainly did that at our September Fine Art…
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Objects from St Mary’s Abbey in Colwich, a centuries-old community of Roman Catholic nuns, are set to be auctioned. Books from the nuns’ extensive library…
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By Adrian Rathbone, Associate Director & head of Fine Arts, Hansons Auctioneers, Bishton Hall, Staffordshire Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers based at their Staffordshire country house…
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By ADRIAN RATHBONE Hansons Auctioneers’ Staffordshire branch at Bishton Hall is delighted to have been appointed to handle the sale of an important corporate collection…
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A tiny Chinese ‘teapot’ found in a Midlands garage during lockdown has sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds at auction. Phone…
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An imperial Chinese wine ewer – boxed up in a Midlands garage and destined for a charity shop – has been described as the ‘ultimate…
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What’s gathering dust in your cellar – or that old drinks cabinet for that matter? We ask because fine wine, whisky and other spirits are…
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If you’ve always wondered if that old painting, vase, vintage watch or piece of jewellery could splash some cash your way at auction you can…
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Bargain Hunt fans can watch the long-running hit TV show being made in Staffordshire this September. Episodes of the hit BBC series will be filmed…
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One of the world’s rarest ‘sign post’ angle barometers – spotted among items in a car boot – has stunned experts at a Derbyshire auction…
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Four exquisite pieces of jewellery that survived the Russian Revolution more than a century ago – including a ring featuring a rare stone – could…
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If your childhood Action Man is in the loft, your garden shed houses a train set or you still cuddle your decades-old teddy, you will…
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As the nights close in and we move into autumn, it’s still a testing time with Covid a concern for us all. Nevertheless, Hansons…
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Sky-high auction prices were achieved at Holloway’s debut sale under new management – and the success of clocks signalled the time was right for a…
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