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    Odd what you find in the road, #Roman pot?
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    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Odd what you find in the road, #Roman pot?

    This was a nice find and it literally was a find. After serious flooding in the Upper Thames a few years ago I found this pot in about...
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    Meerschaum Pipes
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    • Oct 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Meerschaum Pipes

    Just in this week a stunning example of a 19th century Meerschaum smoking pipe. Meerschaum has been called as White Goddess, Venus of the...
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    Trench art
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    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    Trench art

    This is a piece of First World War trench art and we can date it to exactly 100 years old give or take 60 days. Trench art was originally...
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    Hallmarks, clowns & silver
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    • Aug 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Hallmarks, clowns & silver

    We have all seen the “experts” on the television look at a piece of British silver and proclaim from the hallmark that it was made in...
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    Direct Line Insurance estimate that we have £222 billion worth of antiques  in our attics, True?
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    • Aug 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Direct Line Insurance estimate that we have £222 billion worth of antiques in our attics, True?

    An interesting article in the “Money” section of #Times of Saturday the 10th of August 2019 states that two thirds of people in the UK...
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    Ever wondered the law if you find treasure in your back garden?
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    • Jun 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ever wondered the law if you find treasure in your back garden?

    Ever wondered about treasure you find? We do not deal in coins before 1600 or any antiquities and there is a reason for that. The...
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    Antique Dealers Bingo
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    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Antique Dealers Bingo

    Although just about everyone in the business thinks that the antiques trade is the best in the world, sitting in a village hall for...
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    It's A Bramah
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    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    It's A Bramah

    We have all heard the term “Bramah” which refers to something of quality. The term seems to have originated in South London in the early...
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    The demise of the high street antiques shop
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    • Mar 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    The demise of the high street antiques shop

    Only about twenty years ago many town and city high streets would have had at least a couple of antique shops but slowly they have...
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    Some are keepers
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    • Mar 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Some are keepers

    Sometimes in life you must step back and review things. I often forget what a fantastic job I have dealing in antiques. We buy some...
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    The Auction Ring
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    • Mar 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Auction Ring

    Have you ever heard of the #auction ring, do you understand how it works and why the seller loses? It is illegal but I have seen it in...
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