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Thimble used for “three card trick”
by Oldies News February 6, 2019
by Oldies News February 6, 2019
Thimble is a favourite with collectors. For example, they are tiny and subsequently easy to display in small cabinets or tables with glass lids. Furthermore, there are so many varieties,…
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Prime ministers’ auctions: British political memorabilia goes under the hammer April 20, 2019
Take a break from the high-stress business of reading about British politics and take a look at some of the lots relating to former prime ministers coming up for auction.
James I silver box, Lucie Rie bowl and a mahogany side table – six auction highlights that caught bidders’ eyes in the last week April 19, 2019
ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a James I silver shell box, a stoneware footed bowl by Lucie Rie and a George II mahogany side table.
Search for UK buyer to pay £11.5m for Old Master drawing blocked from export April 19, 2019
A sketch by Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533) has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope of finding a UK buyer.
19th century French genre interior scene doubles estimate in Paris auction April 19, 2019
An early 19th century painting by the artist Martin Drölling (1752-1817), which came to auction with a preparatory drawing and its companion pendant work has sold in Paris for €235,000 (£200,855), more than double the estimate.
Top stories this week – including news of the ‘biggest house contents auction’ in the regions for a decade April 18, 2019
The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of the announcement of what promises to be the biggest house contents sale of the year and the largest by a UK regional auction house for more than a decade.
Notebooks of Charles Darwin’s mentor blocked from export by government in hope of finding UK buyer April 18, 2019
The notebooks of Charles Darwin’s mentor, the Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), have been temporarily blocked from export in the hope of finding a UK buyer.

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embroidery

Thimble used for “three card trick”