Documents of Cornish history 21 March 2013 For those with Cornish ancestors or a general interest in the area’s history, David Lay’s sale of Part I of the Pendarve archive on March 26 in Penzance may well be of interest.
ABA bid to trace serial forger’s work 05 November 2012 The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is taking the fight to forgers after one of its members was instrumental in bringing serial forger Allan Formhals to justice. News
‘Elizabeth I’ saddlecloth in Newbury sale 17 September 2012 A saddlecloth reputedly used by Queen Elizabeth I during her state visit to Bristol in 1574 is to be offered at auction.
Big ticket sales for UK dealers at TEFAF 19 March 2012 THE incomparable TEFAF Maastricht opened to the usual streams of visitors at the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre but, unusually for the Dutch fair, an early big ticket sale came for a British picture. Dealer News
Early measures raised to the level of works of art 19 March 2012 “THERE shall be one measure of wine throughout our whole realm, and one measure of ale and one measure of corn – namely, the London quart.” Auction Reports
A winning formula on the fields of Cowdray 01 October 2011 THE thwack of the polo mallet was replaced by the repeated thud of the gavel earlier this month at the Cowdray estate in West Sussex, celebrated as one of the great British polo venues and the seat of the Viscount Cowdray. Auction Reports
£6.4m for Cowdray Sale 20 September 2011 BILLED as the largest and most important country house auction of the year, Christie's three-day sale at Cowdray Park in West Sussex, netted £6.4m hammer against a £5m top estimate.
Collectors gather to pick up Vaughan inheritance 27 December 2008 AT points, the catalogue of items from the Vaughan family collection sounded like the script for ‘Monty Python and The Holy Grail’. Auction Reports
Vessel sails onward in Salisbury 02 February 2008 SILVER sales at the Woolley and Wallis’ Castle Street Salerooms – that last year totalled an impressive £1.9m – are tailored to catch the prevailing winds of the marketplace. Auction Reports
Selling Silver: Here’s How 17 November 2007 As one dealer put it: “The How name is a little insurance policy for the future.” Auction Reports
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