Early view: our pick of auction lots on offer this summer

This summer, a diverse range of noteworthy lots will go under the hammer at auction houses across the UK. Here we turn a spotlight to some of these – from a first vampire novel and Titanic launch tickets to a Duke of Wellington portrait and a Ravilious watercolour

The ancient Waterloo Elm stood on elevated ground overlooking the fields of the Battle of Waterloo…

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