Antiques & Collectables

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The Royal Mint Millennium Falcon 50p has gone on sale. Picture: Royal Mint

Star Wars Millennium Falcon coin revealed by Royal Mint

A LONG time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Or at the Royal Mint right now, a little…

The medals will go up for auction at Charterhouse this month

70-year medal collection going up for sale in Sherborne this month

A COLLECTION of medals put together over 70 years is going up for auction this month. More than 200 medal…

Leonard Martin holds a bundle of miniature New Blackmore Vales - which are in the window of his tiny bookshop

PICTURES: Have a very little read of your New Blackmore Vale!

IT’S a scene we’re all familiar with, wandering down the street and checking out the latest edition of the…

The collection of classic motorbikes was found in a Southampton garage. Picture: Charterhouse

Classic motorbikes found in a garage valued at £80,000

IT’S the classic list of contents in a garage: Garden tools, dusty photo albums, an open bag of cement,…

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…