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The evolution of antiques! Darwin’s 140-year-old desk could fetch up to £50,000 at auction
An antique desk given by Charles Darwin to his son more than 130 years ago is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction.
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Derby County legend Alan Hinton’s shirt could fetch thousands at auction
A football shirt worn by a Derby County legend in the season when the Rams won their first ever Football League Championship has been unearthed. A number 11 shirt worn by Alan Hinton in the 1971-72 season had been tucked away in…
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True romance! One of the world’s oldest Valentine’s cards sells for 36 TIMES ESTIMATE
True romance triumphed today when one of the world’s oldest surviving Valentine cards sold for 36 times its estimate at auction The 230-year-old card, which…
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Incredible football find – FA Cup winner’s medal given to West Brom legend after tragic accident up for auction
A rare football treasure, an FA Cup winner’s medal given to a Midlands footballer in the saddest of circumstances, is expected to fetch thousands…
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Metal detecting expert to lead Hansons’ Historica Department
A man with decades of metal detecting experience and expertise has been appointed head of Hansons Auctioneers’ Historica Department. Mark Becher is now keen to…
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The Derbyshire ‘super models’ everyone wants to take home
Two pristine vintage Italian scooters which have been gathering dust in a South Derbyshire garage are expected to spark international interest when they…
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Could Pelé’s magic rub off on you? Star’s match-worn Brazil shirt up for auction
A Brazil shirt worn by Pelé, one of the greatest footballers of all time, is coming up for auction. The number 10 shirt, which dates…
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Important 20th Century Art up for Auction
Adrian Rathbone, Head of Fine Art at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire, has been appointed to market an impressive collection of 20th Century artwork which has…
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Your Royal Crown Derby, Beswick, Wedgwood or Moorcroft delights could be worth more than you think
In need of some spring colour in your life? Bold and beautiful pottery is brightening up our saleroom right now. Everything from Moorcroft ornaments,…
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Hundreds of Anglo-Saxon antiquities – including tweezers, scissors and jewellery – to be sold
IMPORTANT: Hansons Auctioneers wish to make it clear that no human remains are to be sold from the Anglo Saxon Collection. One man’s discovery of…
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Bold 20th century art adds spring colour to our saleroom – so what type of paintings do you love?
Art is very personal. Are you into traditional paintings from the 19th Century or do you prefer something more contemporary? Some say you either love…
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Keen to unleash a spring windfall? New FREE antique valuation events to launch in BANBURY
Antiques experts are hoping the people of Oxfordshire will dig out some treasures to unleash a spring windfall. Steven Bruce, from Hansons Auctioneers, is launching…
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Hot date! Lovestruck Romeos can bid on one of world’s oldest Valentines on February 14
A newly discovered centuries-old Valentine message is to be auctioned on February 14 to give old romantics the opportunity of a lifetime. The message of…
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Ancient Egyptian treasure up for auction believed to be ‘prince who failed to be king’ 3,000 years ago
A mysterious Shabti figure believed to be ‘the Egyptian prince that failed to become king’ after plotting to murder his father 3,000 years ago has…
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Tales of the unexpected … Chinese vase under the bed, 1930s necklace in a beans tin and more house clearance discoveries
Would you like to see my bright and breezy face outside your door one day? It’s a distinct possibility because I regularly visit people’s…
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Jewellery expert keen to unearth dazzling finds in Lichfield at FREE valuation event in aid of city charity
A jewellery expert whose career blossomed in Lichfield is heading to the city to offer free valuations and help charity. Helen Smith, head of…
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Sheffield-bound! Charles Hanson to launch new FREE valuation event in city
Charles Hanson, a popular face on TV antiques shows, is coming to Sheffield to launch a new event to help people ‘unleash a windfall’ –…
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Trains and football – how hobbies that last a lifetime can live on to give pleasure to others
David Bayliss had two all-important hobbies in his life – football and trains, writes Charles Hanson. Many Rams fans will be able…
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Ancient book featuring ‘first pornographic prose’ sells for nine times estimate
A copy of one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history – regarded as the first English pornographic prose – sold for…
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Strange Book of Beasts and ‘ghost’ photograph discovered
Weird monsters in a newly discovered Edwardian children’s Book of Beasts are worthy of a Harry Pottery novel, according to an antiquarian books expert.
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Explore Ancient Egypt – FREE chance to see treasures from Land of the Pharaohs at Hansons
Ancient Egyptian antiquities which are more than 3,000 years old are coming up for auction – and will be on public view in Derbyshire at…
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