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Political memorabilia suggests not much has changed in the art of electioneering in a century
With The Budget out of the way, the countdown to a General Election in 2015 has, say commentators, begun. And a collection of political memorabilia – which will go under the hammer in the Cotswolds – suggests not much has … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, auction, Politics
Tagged antique, Antiques, auction, autograph, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Millennium collection, Morecambe and Wise, Mr Toadflax, political memorabilia, Rare, Royal Doulton, rude, signed, The Royal Derby Porcelain Company
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Rare bull is 100 percent beef
With the horse meat furore refusing to die – unlike the poor horses – it’s good to know that a black galloway bull being offered for sale by antiques auctioneers in the Cotswolds is 100 percent beef: guaranteed. The rare … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques
Tagged antique, Antiques, auction, Beswick black galloway bull, Chateau Petrus Pomerol 1971, Ginger Nuts, Huntley & Palmer, Moore Allen & Innocent, rude, The Wasa
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Rude and rare biscuit tin goes under the hammer
Auctioneers are used to printing errors turning otherwise mundane items – bank notes, stamps – into collector’s items, but a tin going under the hammer in Cirencester in the new year really takes the biscuit. At first glance all looks … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Art at auction, Vintage
Tagged cheeky, disgruntled, Ginger Nuts, Huntley & Palmers, rude, tin
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