Ogden longcase draws timely bidding 28 February 2013 It was not the oak case that made this George III eight-day longcase clock such an attractive lot at Batemans of Stamford – it was the movement and face which bore the magic name of Thomas Ogden of Halifax. Auction Reports
Meissen collection uncovered in Derbyshire 18 October 2012 A house visit in north Derbyshire unearthed a treasure trove, with every room cluttered with porcelain figures.
British auction houses announce ambitious expansion plans 14 August 2012 Regional auctioneers are showing their confidence in the future as they embark upon new building projects. News
Hansons move to new rooms 06 January 2012 Hansons Auctioneers have opened a new permanent saleroom in Etwall, five miles from Derby city centre. The inaugural sale in the new premises will take place on Thursday, January 19. News
Paul de Lamerie silver salts take £19,000 in Derby 21 March 2011 A SET of four George II silver salts by the celebrated Huguenot silversmith Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) sold for a double-estimate £19,000 at Hansons' latest sale at the Mackworth Hotel in Derby.
Diary discovery unearths the horrors and delights of the trenches 22 October 2010 THIS watercolour sketch comes from a remarkable 120-page First World War journal penned by Lieutenant Kenneth Edwin Wootton of the 1/21 Battalion, London Regt Tank Corps.
An American icon in Derbyshire 17 April 2009 THERE was high drama at the Mackworth Hotel, Derbyshire on April 15 when a creamware teapot and cover carrying a telling political message sold for £69,000.
Thieves attend view then pounce hours before sale 17 March 2008 Thieves deactivated an alarm before breaking through a roof and two doors to steal 92 items from the view of Hansons Auctions’ Old School Mackworth Saturday auction on March 27.
…as Hanson opens in Derbyshire hall 23 August 2005 Charles Hanson, formerly of Wintertons, launches his own auction business next month.
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