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London fleamarket: take it to the bridge

27 March 2026

Christian Scrimgeour of Flea London in Vinegar Yard and Flat Iron Square is returning to canalside Hackney Bridge for her permanent weekend fleamarket.

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Previews: issue 2737

27 March 2026

Our selection of stand-out lots from seven upcoming auctions

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Precious metals prices: issue 2737

27 March 2026

On Thursday, March 26, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4455.48 / €3856.99 / £3324.99

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Lalique car mascots out of financial reach? Maybe try an Ashay instead

27 March 2026

With the most sought-after Lalique glass car mascots making prices up to tens of thousands of pounds at auction, collecting in that market can become very expensive very quickly if you want a wide range.

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Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of Love made an immediate impression

27 March 2026

First editions of the books that made Nancy Mitford’s name – The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949) – sold for £1600 at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester.

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Be a BAFTA winner without even having to put in a performance

27 March 2026

Would you rather a blue or a bronze BAFTA? Even if you haven’t made a stand-out screen performance this year – and even if you didn’t know a blue BAFTA was an option – they could still be yours.

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Chinese art firm shuts its London gallery but duo will carry on operating in the trade

27 March 2026

Priestley & Ferraro closed the doors to its London gallery permanently on March 23 and ceased trading on March 31.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2737

27 March 2026

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

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News in brief including a national treasure uncovered ahead of an auction in Paris

27 March 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of an unpublished drawing by Hans Baldung being declared a National Treasure.

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Not just steam - diesel engines pull in collectors

27 March 2026

First introduced by British Railways in 1962-64 and withdrawn between 1973-77, the short-lived Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotive has gained something of a cult status among enthusiasts.

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The collection of dealer Paul Fitzsimmons: a life in oak told across 700 lots in a Salisbury saleroom

27 March 2026

Specialist dealer sells items from his collection in two-day auction as he heads towards semi-retirement

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Liquidation auction disperses stock from first Pimlico Road antiques shop Ossowski

20 March 2026

Longstanding Pimlico Road dealer Ossowski is thought to have closed, with a liquidation auction held on the premises. Insolvency specialist GJ Wisdom & Co Auctioneers & Valuers of Orpington, Kent, conducted the sale as a timed online auction on the afternoon of March 12.

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Portobello Road dealers set for further disruption in arcade refurb

20 March 2026

Further disruption will hit dealers on Portobello Road with plans for a “comprehensive refurbishment” of one of the street’s antiques arcades.

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Work confirmed as Constable Cornfield study is up for sale

20 March 2026

A previously unknown study for The Cornfield by John Constable is being offered by Heritage Auctions in June.

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Pick of the week: Bullock table boasts quite a tale

20 March 2026

A Regency table that probably featured in George Bullock’s ‘Finished Stock’ dispersal of 1819 sold for £80,000 (plus 26.5% buyer’s premium) at Sloane Street Auctions just over two centuries later.

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Rackham art originals deliver deluxe qualities at Stockport auction

20 March 2026

The sale of Antiquarian & Collectable Books at Capes Dunn in Stockport on March 17 included a group of deluxe editions of popular classics illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939).

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Huge comics collection comes to light after Stockholm basement discovery

20 March 2026

An archive of over 90,000 comic books amassed over five decades by an “eccentric collector and publisher” and unearthed in a Stockholm basement is being sold via a series of auctions held by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s (SGB).

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Beatrice Campi joins Essex saleroom Sworders

20 March 2026

Indian and Islamic Art specialist Beatrice Campi has joined auction house Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.

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Fenzoni drawing fires up professor’s selection

20 March 2026

The specialist sale of Prints & Works on Paper at Forum Auctions in London on March 31 includes nine lots from the collection of the late Prof David Davies (1937-2022), an expert in Spanish Old Masters.

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Newcastle silver tankards toasted as ‘a real pleasure’ by west London auctioneer

20 March 2026

Specialist from west London saleroom delighted to handle not one but two Newcastle rarities in a year

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