A Chinese bowl, estimated at a few hundred pounds, sold for just under £10,000, including buyers premium, when it went under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne on Friday 12th September.
Bidding for the Chinese bowl which is decorated panels painted figures and landscapes, started at £2,000 and then slowed up at £4,000 when a bank of […]

Bonhams will be auctioning the contents of the Cotswold antiques firm H.W Keil.
Over 800 lots of fine furniture, clocks, paintings, books and textiles will be offered as part of A Cotswold Legacy 1932-2008: The Property of H.W Keil on Saturday 25 October 2008. The sale will take place in the grounds of the premises, which […]

A bidder bought a digital camera or £17 which is said to contain images of terror suspects. The Foreign Office has confirmed that the matter is being probed by police.
Officers have now made five visits to the buyers home in the last week to quiz him and his family, according to The Sun newspaper.
A friend […]

The next Vectis Military, Civilian Figures and Equipment Sale will be held on Tuesday November 11th, and will include a wide and varied selection of hollowcast, solid cast, flats, modern issues, printed ephemera from many British, European and US Makers and will feature a large and comprehensive collection of early, rare and desirable plastics.
Auction info […]

The Washington Gallery Welsh Art Auction is a much-anticipated event in the Welsh arts’ calendar. Earlier this spring, the previous auction attracted the attention of the national media and was very well attended by eager collectors.
The Welsh Art Auction has attracted market value prices for leading international contemporary figures such as Will Roberts, Kyffin Williams […]

eBay has announced that it will make a new mobile application - eBay Mobile - available for iPhone and iPod Touch users in Europe. The new free applications give Apple users the freedom to bid, buy and pay for items directly from their mobile devices. Currently available in the U.S., eBay Mobile is among the […]

The early 15th Century alabaster sculpture sold for £7,500, excluding commission, at Dreweatts Auctioneers in Nottingham on September 25th
Richard Madley of Dreweatts said it was an unusual find: “I knew it was rare as soon as I saw it.
“Nottingham sculptures just don’t turn up that often - especially in cosy country cottages,” he said.