1) Sir Rod Stewart’s collection under the hammer again – Essex house move means more lots come to auction at Sworders
Auction house Sworders is selling another batch of items from singer Sir Rod Stewart.
Lots being sold by Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny include this 18in (45cm) high 20th century carved and gilt sunburst wall clock estimated at £250-300 at Sworders’ September 10-11 sale.
2) Bought for £1 in a charity shop, will Chinese vase be worth £80,000?
Purchased for £1 from a Hertfordshire charity shop earlier this year, a Qianlong famille rose wall vase will carry an estimate up to £80,000 at Sworders in the autumn.
A Qianlong famille rose wall vase offered at Sworders, estimated at £50,000-80,000.
3) Mask ‘matches Crosby Garrett find’
Roman relic up for auction is believed to be from same workshop as famous helmet.
A Roman mask offered by TimeLine Auctions, estimated at £80,000-100,000.
4) Rare late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman conquest coin hoard discovered in Somerset valued at £4m
A Bath museum hopes to acquire a rare hoard of coins found in a Chew Valley field that could be valued at £4m.
A ‘mule’ coin of Edward the Confessor and William I. Photo: Pippa Pearce. Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum.
5) A new senior valuer at Dreweatts is among the latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques sector
An update on recent appointments across the art and antiques market.
Silas Currie has joined auction house Dreweatts in Donnington Priory in Berkshire.
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