Antiques & Collectables

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The 1966 Morris Minor will go up for sale in March. Picture: Charterhouse

1966 Morris Minor rescued from stables to be sold at auction

A CLASSIC 1960s Morris Minor is set to go under the hammer in March – after spending decades in…

The cloth, made by a descendant of John Adams, is going under the hammer in Dorchester. Picture: Duke's auction house

Mutiny on the Bounty: Item made by John Adams’ descendant up at Dorset auction

AN item from Pitcairn Island – settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty and made by one of their descendants…

Robin Shaw has created the image for the 2023 The Snowman 50p coin. Picture: Royal Mint

Royal Mint unveils 2023 The Snowman coins for Christmas

POPULAR Christmas story The Snowman will feature in a new 50p coin, the Royal Mint has confirmed. The coinmaker has…

Penelope and Euriclea, by Angelica Kauffman, is back on display at Stourhead. Picture: National Trust/Petra Mirosevic-Sorgo

Angelica Kauffman painting returns to Stourhead – 140 years after being sold

A PAINTING that graced the walls of Stourhead more than two centuries ago has returned to the house after…

Annie the Ambulance will go under the hammer at Haynes Motor Museum next week. Picture: Charterhouse

Star of Heartbeat and The Royal up for sale in Somerset

AN ambulance that has appeared in TV shows including Heartbeat and The Royal is going under the hammer in…

Terry Pratchett stamps revealed to mark 40th anniversary of Discworld

DEATH, Mort and Moist von Lipwig are among the characters from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld who feature in a…

Huge map of Sherborne wouldn’t fit in firm’s new offices

A MAP of Sherborne dating back almost 200 years is set to be preserved for the public. The document, compiled…

Spring show and party at Walton House Antiques in Mere

WALTON House Antiques has more than 4,000 square feet of beautiful showrooms in the middle of Mere. It specialises in…

Classic pre-war MG VA car set to go under the hammer

THERE aren’t many pre-war items that look better now, almost 100 years later. But that is the case for an…

Greatest Briton

A small bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill, widely regarded as the greatest Briton to have ever lived, comes…