A vase bought for £1 at a car boot sale has sold for £32,450 at a Christie’s auction in London.
The vase was a 1929 work Feuilles Fougeres by the renowned French designer Rene Lalique, 5in high and was made by an ancient process known as cire perdue.
Rene Lalique was born in 1860 and was a […]

Three centuries of British Art on Paper, exemplifying the dramatic power and also calm beauty captured in the best figure and landscape drawings, watercolours and rare pastels, are offered in Christie’s sale on Wednesday, 10 December 2008. Kick starting British Art Week, this auction features a remarkable range of over 90 drawings, many of which […]

Bloomsbury Auctions recent two day sale of Private Press, Limited Editions, Children’s & Illustrated Books and Original Artwork on 6th and 7th November included a private collection of Private Press and Limited Editions.
The Property of Joseph Lehrer was a representative collection of the private press movement in the late 19th and 20th centuries and consisted […]

The diary of British hangman Henry Albert Pierrepoint has sold at auction as part of lot which fetched more than £4,000. The diary was bought by an overseas bidder at Frank Marshall and Co auctioneers in Knutsford.
A case, diary and two black bow ties belonging to Albert’s assistant Harry Bernard Allen sold for £20,231.
Nick Hall, […]

On November 13, 2008 Sotheby’s London will auction a large, finely-engraved map of the northeast part of America, drawn by “The Father of New France”, Samuel de Champlain (est. £30,000-40,000). Champlain’s very rare map of 1612 is considered the most important single map in the history of Canada, and can be regarded as a foundation […]

Tennants Jewellery sale on 20 November, covers all styles and periods.
Lot 454, is the Contemporary 18 Carat White Gold Diamond Three Stone Ring, whose certificated rectangular step cut diamond weighs 1.36 carat, and is excellently proportioned, beautifully polished and flanked by princess cut diamonds. The total diamond weight in this modern design comes to approximately […]

David Sampson, 42, sold deactivated guns and grenades on internet site eBay under the name ‘millsbomber’.
When police raided his home in Sittingbourne, Kent after a tip-off they discovered a £200,000 arsenal of weapons, including a Soviet AT3 anti-tank ‘Sagger’ rocket launcher and a 9mm German Luger.
Judge Charles MacDonald told Sampson: “These were slightly unusual prohibited […]