Antiques & Collectables

Latest (and oldest) news, curios and tales relating to antiques from The New Blackmore Vale. Got a story for us?

Life in miniature with diecast cars

THREE large private collections of diecast Dinky, Corgi and larger scale cars and commercial vehicles from the 1950s to…

Queen Victoria's Sketchbook up for auction at Charterhouse

Queen Victoria’s sketchbook up for auction in Sherborne next month

A DRAWING of a dog curled up for a snooze, and a watercolour of a view from a Windsor…

Silk top hats from renowned makers

DUKE’S upcoming Sporting & Natural History auction has been creating quite a stir in sporting communities. The auction, on 15…

Amazing American cars at auction

FOUR vintage American cars dating from 1924 to 1930 are looking for new garages in the Charterhouse specialist auction…

£3,500 estimate on Cartier watch Acreman St Auctioneers

ACREMAN St. Auctioneers & Valuers Sherborne is holding its monthly auctions over two days in 2023, always the last…

Taxidermy and top, bowler and equestrian hats

THE second part of the hugely popular Single Owner Sporting Collection of 2022 is coming to auction at Duke’s…

Honda RC45’s in Charterhouse Auction

TWO iconic 1990s Honda RC45s are estimated to sell for towards £100,000 in the Charterhouse auction of classic and…

200 years of Duke’s

This year marks 200 years of Duke’s, founded less than a decade after Napoleon was defeated at the Battle…

2,200 lots on offer in three-day sale with something for everyone

CLARKE’S Auctions at Semley would like to wish its clients a happy Christmas and is looking forward to seeing…

Highlights of the year: ‘Beggar’s Ballad’, picture sold for £429,000

DUKE’S of Dorchester would like to wish all its clients and friends a happy and healthy festive season. 2022 has…