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Platinum three shilling

Traveller token and coin collection sets the platinum standard

12 June 2026

What is considered the first coin made in platinum was among the highlights of the second tranche of British coins from the so-called Traveller collection.

The BADA Art & Antiques Fair Rutland

BADA makes Rutland debut with its first ever fair outside of London

12 June 2026

The great and the good of Rutland and its surrounding counties descended on the Rutland Hall Hotel for three days of fine art, antiques and design.

Portrait of Pierre Louis Alexandre

Dealer Charles Ede sells portrait of black sitter by woman artist to Canadian museum

12 June 2026

One of only two known portraits of a black sitter by a woman artist in the late 19th century has been acquired by a Canadian museum from a London dealer.

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Ongpin to offer works on paper at Christie’s in anniversary sale

12 June 2026

London dealer Stephen Ongpin has consigned a large group of works on paper to Christie’s for a dedicated auction this summer.

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Restituted Kolbe fountain quadruples estimate and sells to US collection

12 June 2026

In a November sale last year, Grisebach in Berlin set a new record for a bronze sculpture by Georg Kolbe, when it sold Stehende Frau (Standing Woman) for €1.12m (£982,455).

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Silver lining as Shrubsole acquires N&I Franklin

12 June 2026

New York antique silver dealer SJ Shrubsole has bought London specialist N&I Franklin.

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Early Gainsborough drawing emerges drawing in Cambridge

12 June 2026

A drawing by Thomas Gainsborough, dating from 1748 when the artist was 20 years old, will go under the hammer at Cheffins on June 24.

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How Battersea's The Decorative Fair remains a big deal for dealers and buyers

12 June 2026

Exhibitors selling to other traders, alongside decorators and private buyers, is a key feature of The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

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US antique silver dealer buys London firm

12 June 2026

New York silver dealer SJ Shrubsole has bought London business N&I Franklin.

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Bidders of White Star Line collectables prepared to pay for First Class service

12 June 2026

Items associated with the White Star Line, the British shipping company that built its global brand on unmatched passenger comfort, continue to thrive at auction.

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Escher sends birds and bidders into a flap at Hamburg auction

12 June 2026

One of the big surprises at a recent Ketterer (27% buyer’s premium) book auction in Hamburg was the result for a signed lithograph by Maurits Cornelis Escher.

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First World War naval flags reflect fierce engagements

12 June 2026

Motor Launch 397 was one of about 500 of these 37-ton boats built by Elco during the First World War and was heavily involved with the 1918 raids on the German-held ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge.

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Flemish artist’s portrait of a gentleman outperforms expectations

12 June 2026

A work described as an “exciting addition to the oeuvre of Gillis Claeissens (1526-1605)” was the star performer at Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Old Master, British and European art sale.

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Down the straight and into summer

12 June 2026

Stephanie Castell and Ben Cooper, of Two C’s Antique Fairs, are coming down the straight for their antiques fair in Shropshire on Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12.

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A lawyer writes: The three-year window – how some items can escape EU import rules

12 June 2026

Among the labyrinthine difficulties and uncertainties contained in Regulation (EU 2019/880 ), ‘the Import Regulation’, there is one small but important window of optimism.

The fair that runs for almost a week

12 June 2026

Not many antiques fairs run for five days but the regular antiques fair held in the market town of Kingsbridge in south Devon does just that.

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Reflections on a hop market: new record for British pub mirror

12 June 2026

A mirror for an East End brewery set a new record at £33,000 as the breweriana collecting market matures

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Wave of interest as RAF Museum sells off items

12 June 2026

Unusual models brings strong demand as the RAF Museum sold off items it viewed as no longer needed

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‘Off we go for the pole’ wrote doomed Antarctic explorer

12 June 2026

A four-page letter written by Edward ‘Bill’ Wilson to a friend during the early days of the doomed British Antarctic Expedition sold for £19,000 at Fieldings (26% buyer’s premium) in Stourbridge.

Lacy Scott & Knight third saleroom

News in brief including expansion at a Suffolk auction house

12 June 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Lacy Scott & Knight adding a third saleroom to its premises

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