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Medal celebrating quashing of tobacco duties makes £4600

05 September 2008

This rare medal by the Glasgow silversmith Robert Gray & Son from c.1807 commemorates a successful campaign of the previous year to resist imposition of duties on the local tobacco trade.

Antiquarius plans rejected for second time

05 September 2008

THE owners of the King’s Road antiques centre Antiquarius have had their plans to redevelop the premises rejected by the council for the second time.

Portobello – officially a Great Street

05 September 2008

Portobello Road is one of three finalists for the Great Street Award 2009.

Four more days for Asian Art

05 September 2008

Asian Art in London 2008 has been extended by four days.

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New book on the furniture of Scottish folk

05 September 2008

With Bernard Cotton's scholarly new book on Scottish Vernacular Furniture coming out soon, where better to promote the event than North of the Border?

Beware of swapped labels says dealer

05 September 2008

A DEALER from Exeter has called on members of the trade to beware of opportunists conning sellers by swapping price labels when they purchase antiques.

Football challenge goes to penalties

05 September 2008

The sixth annual Dealers vs Auctioneers charity football match was the most closely fought yet seen at the Bank of England sports ground, Roehampton, home to the event since its inception.