Look out! Santa will be at Hansons soon – complete with festive crackers
It’s never too early to dress up as Santa, is it? I hope not because I’ll be sporting a Santa suit courtesy of our…
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One of first and LAST Corbett family Sooty puppets up for auction
Sooty fans have the chance to buy the ultimate toy memorabilia – vintage hand puppets that mark the early years and the end of…
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Your next car? Own a unique piece of Morris Minor and Mini motoring history
A unique model of the Mosquito – the forerunner of famous British car the Morris Minor – is being sold by a man whose…
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Fabulous furniture highlights from the Bishton Hall Country House & Fine Art Auction
Here, Hansons’ furniture valuer Edward Rycroft highlights star lots in Hansons’ Bishton Hall Country House Sale & Fine Art Auction in October. A fantastic…
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London’s hidden secrets revealed: Guide to capital’s brothels and ‘beautiful women’ in 1841 unearthed
A startling insight into London’s secret brothels, prostitutes and ‘the most beautiful women’ in the metropolis has come to light following the discovery…
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Ancient ring hailed ‘find of a lifetime’ by metal detectorist
An ancient gold ring buried in Oxfordshire for hundreds of years has been hailed ‘the find of a lifetime’ by the metal detectorist who…
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Canadians travel 4,394 miles to meet Charles Hanson on a Bargain Hunt tour of UK
Canadian antiques enthusiasts Brian and Dina O’Connor have flown more than 4,000 miles to meet Charles Hanson and visit his auction house near Derby.
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Adrian Rathbone reveals the star lots in Hansons’ Autumn Fine Art and Bishton Hall Contents Auction
Here, Hansons’ Associate Director, Adrian Rathbone, reports on the highlights in our Autumn Fine Art and Bishton Hall Contents Auction, which ran between Oct…
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Jim Spencer on the wealth of treasures in his October Library Auction
ere Jim Spencer, Head of Books and Works on Paper at Hansons Auctioneers, reveals the top lots in his October Library Auction –…
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Ground-breaking Bishton Hall sale delivers £1 million result and smashes all records for Hansons
A decision to merge the latest technology with traditional ideas has delivered a £1 million prize – the best auction result ever –…
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Snakes alive! Rare book from 1704 reveals how to battle UK snakes with onions and radishes!
An extremely scarce English hunting book dating back more than 300 years and unearthed in Buxton could soar at auction – and fascinate the…
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This dazzling Art Deco diamond ring could be the ultimate Christmas gift – unless you know better!
Diamonds always dazzle but even my jewellery experts, who spend every day assessing treasures, were goggle-eyed when an Art Deco ring arrived at our…
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Torn up painting – mended by friend – to be sold at auction
A painting torn up in disgust by a London artist when he was 17 because he didn’t like it is set to go to…
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The unique gift torn from a sketchpad which could make £100,000 at auction
A gift given by one artist to another in 1920s Paris is destined to spark a bidding war in London this week. A small…
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Chrysanthemum gift given by one of the greatest artists of the 20th century could fetch six-figure sum
An original watercolour by one of the finest artists of the 20th century is expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds at auction…
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Wartime toilet paper discovered in cupboard during property clearance
Toilet paper which is believed to date back to the Second World War or even earlier has been discovered during the clearance and auction…
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FIVE hot lots in Hansons London October auction
Treasures unearthed in London and the south are coming up for sale in what Hansons London describes as one…
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Fascinating unseen Fiji images from 1902 emerge as young royals Harry and Meghan prepare to visit Pacific island
As young royals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry prepare to visit Fiji as part of their royal tour, fascinating unseen images of the…
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Totem pole from British sc-fi movie up for auction … after BEES went up its nose
A giant totem pole from a 1978 British sci-fi film is heading for auction 40 years later – after adventures a top screenwriter would…
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Book found by chance in Staffordshire cupboard sells for £65,000
A rare first edition of a ‘masterpiece’ book published in 1776 smashed its auction estimate to sell for tens of thousands of pounds. Inquiry…
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‘Father Time’ honoured: Clock ‘masterpiece’ from 1690 soars to six-figure sum
Clockmaking brilliance from centuries ago was honoured when a 328-year-old timepiece made by England’s most famous clockmaker sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds…
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