Goodwood the latest victim in spate of trophy thefts 02 April 2013 Sports clubs are being warned to be on their guard after the latest raid targeting trophies took place at the Goodwood Collection in West Sussex. News
London-made lathe takes $190,000 in Massachusetts 10 January 2013 A rare Holtzapffel & Company rose engine lathe turned a few heads at Skinner’s recent Science, Technology and Clocks sale to take $190,000 (£124,185) as the top lot of the day. InternationalAuction Reports
The high art of the weathervane 30 August 2012 Weathervanes have always been at the pinnacle of aspirations for collectors of American folk art. International
Beardsley’s drawing of Chopin knocked down to Maas 13 August 2012 An illustration of the Polish composer Frederic Chopin by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was the star attraction at a recent auction in Wales. Art Market
US regional sales mirror UK booming example 30 May 2012 The auction business often runs counter-cyclical to wider economic fortunes, so it’s no great surprise that the strong results posted in 2011 by many of Britain’s regional auctioneers have been mirrored across the Atlantic. International
Skinner launch online-only fixed-time auction platform 16 April 2012 LEADING US regional saleroom Skinner are to launch an online-only auction platform. International
Two green bottles emerge in Cape Town 05 March 2012 FOUR centuries of social, commercial and military history dictate that South Africa is just occasionally the source of rare European antiques and works of art. Auction Reports
Turning lathe at $55,000 in US sale 15 August 2011 THIS Holtzapffel & Deyerlein ornamental turning lathe made in London c.1827 came up for sale at Skinner in Marlborough, Massachusetts in a Science, Technology and Clocks sale.
The $80,000 Italian Boston tea party 17 January 2011 ESTIMATED at $20,000-30,000, this Vezzi porcelain octagonal teapot and cover attracted great interest among European buyers at the latest sale held by Skinner in Boston.
Mementos of a true high flyer 21 June 2010 THERE can be no more important figure in British inter-War aviation than the aircraft designer Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895-1937).
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