Author Archives: Peter Davison
Reggie Kray’s Rocky Marciano boxing glove goes under the hammer
[Show thumbnails] A boxing glove presented to gangster Reggie Kray by undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano will be sold at a sale of sporting antiques in the Cotswolds next week.
Pebley Beach named Hyundai Aftersales Dealer of the Year
Swindon motor dealer Pebley Beach has been named Aftersales Dealer of the Year by Hyundai UK.
River? Windmill? Maybe, until ICI got there
What do you think of when someone mentions Delftware to you? Blue and white tin-glazed pottery from the Netherlands decorated with river scenes and windmills? There may well have been a river and, indeed, a windmill at Rozenburg in Holland. … Continue reading
Saucy sketches make £1,000 at Cotswold auction
A collection of original sketches by the ‘king of the saucy postcard’ made in excess of £1,000 at an antiques auction in Cirencester last week.
Saucy sketches go under the hammer
A collection of original sketches by the ‘king of the saucy postcard’ will be going under the hammer at an antiques auction early in the Cotswolds in the new year.
New website holds the key to ‘secret club’ of Wiltshire’s independent producers and experiences
The keys to a ‘secret club’ of Wiltshire producers and experiences are being handed to residents and tourists alike, in the form of a new discovery website. Local Uncovered gives visitors information about dozens of independent, small-scale producers, spanning a … Continue reading
Four pound charity shop painting valued at £500
Perhaps it was the way the single eye followed him around the room, but when Eliot Dyer saw the cubist watercolour in a charity shop, he knew he had to own it. Four pounds later, Gefangeme Liebe – or Prisoner … Continue reading