An auction of Scottish art, described as the greatest to come on the market for a quarter of a century, has “exceeded expectations”.
The first day of a sale of items belonging to the MacKinnon family, which owns the whisky liqueur-making firm Drambuie, generated £2.6m.
A still life by Scottish colourist Samuel J Peploe fetched £220,000.
Many of [...]

One of the most recognisable images by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano looks set to fetch about £500,000 at auction.
His oil painting Dance Me To The End Of Love was carried into Edinburgh’s Harvey Nichols store on Friday ahead of a forthcoming public exhibition.
The painting in print form is one of the world’s best selling posters, [...]

A big collection of rare New Zealand stamps will go on sale at Sothebys auctions in London next month.
Experts say the Baillie Collection is the most important collection of stamps to be sold for 50 years.
Leading stamp dealer John Mowbray said from Otaki today that the massive collection to go under the hammer on [...]

February 21st – The Centaur Building, Cheltenham Racecourse.
Viewing 2pm to 7pm on 20th
and from 9am on 21st
Automobilia Sale 10.30am on 21st
Car Sale 4pm on 21st
Motorcycle & Bicycle Sales:
11th & 12th February – The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Viewing 10am to 5pm on 11th
and from 10am on 12th
Motobilia Sale 11.00am on 12th
Bicycle & Motorcycle [...]

The Swedish retailer Ikea has announced it wants to build a major outlet near Belfast, creating 400 jobs.
The firm said it intends to seek planning permission for a “major store” at the Holywood Exchange site, near Belfast City Airport.
The company said it expected a further 100 jobs would be created in outsourced services such as [...]

The Irish Times reports that Myhome.ie, the property portal owned by the main estate agents, may be sold following a strategic review to be carried out by a leading corporate finance house.
It is understood IBI Corporate Finance has started examining the business with a view to recommending future strategic options. A sale or further expansion [...]

American detectives hoping to question Neil Entwistle in person about the murder of his wife and daughter in Massachusetts have also begun inquiries into the Briton’s possible involvement in the murky world of internet pornography.
Officers have until now been only in telephone contact with Mr Entwistle, who has been staying with relatives in Nottinghamshire after [...]

Best’s Northern Ireland shirt and a jersey worn by local hero Jimmy Johnstone are to be auctioned by former Scotland star Willie Morgan.
The ex-winger acquired Best’s number 11 top after the pair swapped jerseys following a 1-0 defeat for the Scots in Belfast.
Auctioneers expect it to fetch up to £5000.
The shirt worn by Lisbon Lion [...]

The Queen’s cousin, the Duke of Gloucester, will this week sell more than 800 royal family treasures for up to £2 million – to pay a tax bill.
The auction of the private collection at Christie’s in London on Thursday and Friday will raise money to pay his father’s death duties.
Among the items up for auction [...]

More than £35,000 has been recouped so far by debt recovery experts Sherforce from the sale of erotic items from the Hustler Hollywood sex chain.Sherforce, the UK’s largest team of High Court Enforcement Officers, were called to remove the goods from the Hustler Hollywood stores in Birmingham and London in November last year.Hustler Hollywood had [...]

The team that fought in vain to save the whale that swam up the River Thames hit out on Tuesday at opportunists trying to sell fake items alleged to have been used in the failed rescue attempt.
An unidentified owner placed a watering can for sale on the internet auction site eBay, with a starting price [...]

The value of goods sold over the internet rose by 50% this Christmas compared with last year, figures out today show, in a sign of the growing power of the internet in the retail sector.The figures, from trade body the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), confirm a prediction the group made before Christmas and [...]

An environmental group has launched a website aimed at reducing landfill in Coventry and Warwickshire by allowing the public to give away “tip-bound” items.
Action 21, a not-for-profit community organisation based in the Warwick District, hopes that communityfreebay.co.uk will rehome more than 4,000 tonnes of unwanted goods this year.
Bikes, trikes, electricals, books, furniture, DVDs, clothing and [...]

Internet auctions for loans are being launched in a bid to drive down mortgage prices.Homebuyers will see lenders bid against each other for the first time in live online sales putting them in charge of the market.The revolutionary free new service is being provided by mortgagebundles.com which is using the growing trend of website auctions [...]

WHITEFISH landings in Shetland continue to rise, largely due to the success of the isles’ electronic auction system.
Shetland Seafood Auction say that while the volume of landings are up 12 per cent, value has risen by 26 percent compared to 2004.
The company, which since August 2003 has operated an electronic auction system at the Lerwick [...]