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Dudley Davidson collection

‘Unrivalled’ collection of saltglaze stonewares to be sold at BBR without reserve

29 January 2025

A very fine collection of saltglaze stonewares is coming for sale at BBR Auctions in Elsecar, North Yorkshire.

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Matchbox wreck truck towed away by determined bidder for hefty £11,000 hammer price

29 January 2025

Mass-produced toys need to have something special to rise above the norm when it comes to auction value. A Matchbox vehicle offered at Teesside saleroom Vectis certainly fitted that bill.

Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry

TEFAF Restoration Fund awards €50,000 to book of hours in historic French collection

28 January 2025

This year’s TEFAF Restoration Fund goes to the Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly, which houses a remarkable historic single-owner collection, and specifically to the outstanding medieval manuscript 'Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry'.

Street Life in London book

Early photographs on life in Victorian London to appear at auction

28 January 2025

Street Life in London was one of the first examples of photojournalism, captured by Scottish photographer John Thomson and writer Adolphe Smith in 1877

Bob Dylan Tambourine Man Lyrics

Bob Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man lyrics sell at auction

28 January 2025

Bob Dylan’s draft lyrics for 1965 hit 'Mr Tambourine Man' sold for $400,000 (£320,800) plus 27% buyer’s premium at Julien’s Auctions in Nashville, US, earlier this month.

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Compass used at Battle of Trafalgar is among five lots to watch

27 January 2025

With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

God Save the Queen lp

Withdrawn Sex Pistols record rears its head at Merseyside sale

27 January 2025

A rare A&M Records copy of the Sex Pistols’ 'God Save the Queen' is to appear at Omega Auctions in Merseyside.