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Interesting things can be picked up at auctions – like lost Rembrandts and biscuit tins decorated with surreptitiously rude pictures. Agent Pete has written about both of these, and much, much, more.
TV antiques expert gives roof appeal a boost
A campaign to repair the roof of an historic building in Cricklade is being given a boost by TV antiques expert Philip Allwood and his team from Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester. In December the trustees of the 359-year-old … Continue reading
Hammers fall on antique vases at smashing prices
The determination of Chinese art collectors to reclaim their heritage led to an incredible sale price being achieved at a Cotswolds antiques auction last week. A 19th century blue and white hexagonal vase, standing at a metre tall, which carried … Continue reading
£50,000 of antique toys sold at auction
A rare teddy was the star lot at a Cotswolds auction of antique toys yesterday (Thursday, September 29) when he was sold for £900. There was stiff competition for the handsome 1950’s Deans Rag Book Co, Tru-to-Life bear designed by … Continue reading
Bear-eaking news – latest news from Cirencester toy auction
For members of the press following today’s auction of antique toys at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester, the highlights so far are: £900 paid for a rare 1950’s Deans Rag Book Co, “Tru-to-Life” bear designed by Sylvia Wilgoss, with … Continue reading
Russians want antiques Back in the USSR
The Russians are coming – and they want their antiques Back in the USSR. That’s the message from auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent who are expecting significant interest from Russian collectors when antiques from the motherland go under the hammer … Continue reading
Blast from the past makes top price
Auctioneers in Cirencester knew they were on target for a high hammer price when determined bidders set their sights on on an early 19th century shotgun by the renowned gunsmith James Purdy. The 16 bore muzzle-loading side-by-side double-barrelled shotgun came … Continue reading
Losing your job doesn’t have to be a horror story
REDUNDANCY might be some people’s worst nightmare, but after losing his job one man is following his dream of writing horror stories for a living. And 33-year-old author Jim Clift says the Wiltshire-based outplacement specialist who helped him through the … Continue reading
Rare rhino horn artefacts go under hammer
RARE antiques made from precious rhino horn are expected to be the star lot at an auction of sporting ephemera in the Cotswolds next week. The rhino horn ashtray and lighter are expected to achieve between £5,000 and £8,000 when … Continue reading
Auction marks final chapter of toy story
A HUGE collection of antique and vintage toys, amassed over almost 25 years, will be sold by auction in the Cotswolds this autumn. Until June this year, thousands of individual teddy bears, dolls, puppets, train sets model cars and tin … Continue reading
Children’s book illustrator scoops award
The adventures of a hare, a turtle and a duck have won a professional illustrator an accolade from international book publisher PanMacmillan. Gone Fishing, by Chantal Bourgonje, has been Highly Commended by the judges in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s … Continue reading