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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.
Antiques come with fascinating histories
With the Queen’s visit to Ireland making headlines around the world this week, an unusual piece of Irish political history is attracting interest from antiques collectors. Being offered for sale by auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester is a … Continue reading
Traces of Roman history at 17th century property
Traces of the two periods from which modern day Cirencester inherited its wealth and status are evident at one of the town’s oldest residential properties, for sale through estate agent Moore Allen & Innocent. Number 7 Gloucester Street was built … Continue reading
Chance to snap up a Damien Hirst shark
As brush-offs go, a visit to an artist’s studio led to a stroke of luck for a budding artist. A hastily-scribbled, signed sketch by one of the world’s most prolific and successful artists is expected to sell for between £3,000 … Continue reading
Diamond Dust Marilyn among charity auction lots
Limited edition pieces by some of the biggest names in contemporary art will go under the hammer in the Cotswolds for charity next month. Prints, photographs and original paintings by pop artists Sir Peter Blake and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, sculptor … Continue reading
Teens take crash course in street arts
Forty teenagers took a crash course in street dancing, graffiti art painting and film making as part of the recent Street Dance Marlborough event. During the event, which was organised by We Love Marlborough, teenagers aged eleven to eighteen from … Continue reading
Medal celebrates Swindon’s unsung hero
A medal celebrating the achievements of one of Swindon’s unsung heroes will go under the hammer in the Cotswolds next month. Educated at Swindon High School and trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, Sir Thomas Horder – later Baron … Continue reading
Auctioneers point finger at gold for rising prices
Auctioneers in the Cotswolds are pointing the finger at gold to explain the high prices being achieved by antiques this year. After the last sale at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester on Friday, March 18, the cumulative total made … Continue reading
A chance to snap up iconic pup Nipper
With profits plunging 25 percent this year and the proposed closure of 40 retail outlets, the future looks bleak for music group HMV. Yet the company’s mascot – who in 2000 earned himself a place in the Top 10 Famous … Continue reading
Collection of toys makes £45,000 at auction
Auctioneers made selling antiques look like child’s play when a collection of toys achieved £45,000 in the Cotswolds on Friday. The top prices from the 157 toy lots at Moore Allen & Innocent’s Selected Antique Sale were all achieved by … Continue reading
Creative workers learn about co-operative model
Members of the South West’s creative industries came together in Bristol last week to find out if setting up a co-operative was a good way of launching or growing a business. Creative Co-operatives, organised by Co-operatives South West and supported … Continue reading