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Churchill’s Land Rover takes £129,000 at auction

05 November 2012

A Series 1 Land Rover presented to Sir Winston Churchill on his 80th birthday was sold for £129,000 by Cheffins of Cambridge, more than double the top estimate – an auction record for a Land Rover, say the auctioneers.

Auction Reports

Superior motorbike takes record sum at auction

29 October 2012

Setting an auction record for a motorcycle, this 1922 Brough Superior, known to all as ‘Old Bill’, sold for £260,000 last week.

Auction Reports

Chris Evans teams up with Jonathan Humbert for charity sale

03 September 2012

Jonathan Humbert teamed up with Chris Evans for a sale of 90 classic cars in aid of Children in Need.

News

Classic Ford van with saleroom connections

29 August 2012

A Ford van dating from 1922 with advertising promoting it as a carrier to Sotheby’s and Christie’s is to be offered for sale at Frank Marshall auctioneers of Knutsford, Cheshire, on September 5.

Masterpiece focuses on making money for exhibitors

20 June 2012

Glamorous, imaginative, fresh, unashamedly expensive and just a bit OTT – ‘Masterpiece London’ is back for a third time.

Dealer News

New auction house for Silverstone

21 March 2011

A NEW auction house based at the Silverstone race track opened for business in February.

Chinese bonanza brings rising turnovers for provincial rooms

17 January 2011

LARGELY thanks to the voracity of Chinese buyers, four of the UK’s heavyweight regional auctioneers enjoyed record sales figures in 2010.

Industry holds its breath over changes to Capital Gains Tax

01 June 2010

INDUSTRY specialists are keeping a sharp eye on developments in the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) debate – and especially on whether any rise will be accompanied by a reintroduction of taper relief.

NAVA conference set for June 15

06 April 2009

THE National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers will hold their annual summer conference between 10am and 5pm on June 15 at Manor House Golf Club, Castle Combe in Wiltshire.

Chancellor scraps all plans for art SIPPs

06 December 2005

Art, antiques, wine, classic cars – pension hopes disappear