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Trafalgar and Spartan add up to £9100 result

13 February 2026

The clasps (metal bars across the ribbons) signifying participation in particular actions are a key factor driving value when it comes to the Naval General Service medal 1793-1840 awarded retrospectively for Royal navy service.

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Royal Doulton figures add touch of character from the 1920s

13 February 2026

Although he chose to work as a freelancer from a small home studio in Luton, Leslie Harradine (1887-1965) provided a regular supply of figures to Royal Doulton for almost 40 years.

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Modern era gold coins: The battle of the giants

13 February 2026

A Ferdinand III (1608-57) 100-ducat gold piece briefly became the most expensive ‘modern era’ European gold coin ever sold at auction when it hammered for SFr1.95m (£1.83m) in Geneva.

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‘Car boot’ badge find makes major windfall for owners – twice

13 February 2026

Established in 1687 by James II (also James VII of Scotland), membership of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is in the personal gift of the sovereign, just as it is with the Order of the Garter and the Order of Merit.

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Plenty to bite into at The Winter Decorative Fair in Battersea

13 February 2026

From huge sharks to chocolate pots, The Decorative Fair offered a tempting range to suit all tastes

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English silver impresses at two US salerooms on the same day

13 February 2026

Two lots of antique English silver trounced their estimates on the same day at New York state auction houses located less than 30 miles apart.

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Precious metals prices: issue 2731

13 February 2026

On Thursday, February 12, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $5047.44 / €4266.58 / £3711.36

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Madge pops down to Margate

13 February 2026

Visit from ‘Queen of Pop’ underlines just how much there is to see in Kent town including art and antiques

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Right riveting reads from the art and antiques world

13 February 2026

Forget the biblical rain for a while, keep indoors and look forward to these books to bury your head in – with more to follow soon

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Medal marks arrival of a princess escaping as civil war looms

13 February 2026

This 1642 silver medal by the German medallist Sebastian Dadler (1586-1657) celebrates the arrival in the Netherlands of Princess Mary (1631-60), eldest daughter of Charles I and sister of the future Charles II.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 18 to March 10, 2026

13 February 2026

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Gallery triumphant after €200,000 sale at BRAFA

13 February 2026

Among the standout sales at BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels was The Triumph of the Eucharist, an oil by Flemish Old Master Jacob Jordaens.

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Sitting comfortably as online bidding boosts number of new year auctions

13 February 2026

Along with August, January is traditionally the quietest month in terms of regional auctions.

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Winter in Chester fuels warm feeling

13 February 2026

The February Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair marks the event’s first winter outing at Chester Racecourse since 2023.

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An unlikely but warm friendship revealed in a fascinating archive

13 February 2026

Group lot shows how a shared interest in communication linked Louis Mountbatten and a telegraphist

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News in brief including former Trinity House Paintings director Steven Beale charged

13 February 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including former Trinity House Paintings director Steven Beale charged with theft and fraud

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Bidder demonstrates a burning desire to own a mining model pithead

13 February 2026

‘Coal’ is a dirty word in today’s world of increasingly clean energy but in terms of a model offered at auction it can still generate a strong price.

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Parks highlighted fight for civil rights

13 February 2026

Few photographers were as explicit about the purpose of their work as Gordon Parks (1912-2006), who in 1967 described the camera as his “choice of weapon” against racism, discrimination and poverty.

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Killed over Germany

13 February 2026

The citation for a Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to Act F/Sgt BG Tucker RAF stated he had “completed many outstanding sorties against such heavily defended localities as Berlin, Essen and Hanover.

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Classic Antique Fairs doubles its dates with the addition of two fairs and another in the works

12 February 2026

Classic Antique Fairs has announced that it will launch events in Manchester and Perth this year.

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