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Coin dealer killed

05 August 2013

The British Numismatic Trade Association is in mourning after member Giuseppe Miceli was killed at his home in Northampton.

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The ‘finest fighting’ medal takes £115,000 at Spink

05 August 2013

A medal given to a remarkable sailor who was given the honour of conveying Napoleon to exile in Elba in 1813 as a reward for his daring exploits in the Royal Navy has made a record price.

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A second saleroom appearance for the original GI Joe

02 August 2013

For the second time in a decade, on August 10, Heritage in Dallas will offer for sale the prototype of the original GI Joe figure.

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Kelly Clarkson banned from taking Jane Austen’s ring out of Britain

02 August 2013

The British government has placed a temporary export bar on a rare piece of jewellery that belonged to Jane Austen.

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Dealers give strong showing for horology at summer fairs

01 August 2013

As single disciplines go, English clocks are among the London summer fairs’ strongest suits.

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Early Knibb discovery puts Golden Age clocks at the top of the league

31 July 2013

While there were plenty of high-end clocks on offer in the London auction rooms and fairs over the summer season, Bonhams were the only house to offer dedicated clock sales.

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Demand for early Poole resurfacing

31 July 2013

Arousing more immediate interest than anything when Shapes’ catalogue went online, this 16in (40cm) tall Deco period Poole pottery vase bore the impressed mark of Carter Stabler and Adams and the monogram of Truda Carter.