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A selection of news stories and articles featuring Sworders Fine Art. For press enquiries please contact press@sworder.co.uk

 

  

 

 

Princess Diana: Auction to sell furnishings from prep school

January 2024

Princess Diana: Auction to sell furnishings from prep school

 

 

 

bbc.co.uk

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1905 Tiffany Studios favrile glass grapevine vase leads our five lots to watch

January 2024

1905 Tiffany Studios favrile glass grapevine vase leads our five lots to watch

 

 

liveauctioneers.com

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Sir Rod Stewart sets up auction to sell art and furniture from his Essex mansion

December 2023

Sir Rod Stewart sets up auction to sell art and furniture from his Essex mansion

 

 

essexlive.news

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‘Dick’ Turpin sale at Sworders

December 2023

‘Dick’ Turpin sale at Sworders

 

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Sir Rod Stewart's declutter sees painting fetch £17k

December 2023

Sir Rod Stewart's declutter sees painting fetch £17k

 

bbc.co.uk

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 Fine 18th C. furniture with Churchill family provenance highlights Dec. 12-13 auction

December 2023

Fine 18th C. furniture with Churchill family provenance highlights Dec. 12-13 auction

artdaily.com

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 Dragon box in revered Chinese hardwood sells for $180,480 at UK auction Dragon box in revered Chinese hardwood sells for $180,480 at UK auction

November 2023

Dragon box in revered Chinese hardwood sells for $180,480 at UK auction

 

 

artdaily.com

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 Sworders to auction bronze linking two titans of 20th-century British art

October 2023

Sworders to auction bronze linking two titans of 20th-century British art

 

 

artdaily.com

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Elveden Hall brings back the room bidders

September 2023

Elveden Hall brings back the room bidders

 

 

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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London Book Dealer Paul Bentley's Map Collection to Auction

September 2023

London Book Dealer Paul Bentley's Map Collection to Auction

 

 finebooksmagazine.com

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Malcolm Frazer collection in Essex sale

August 2023

Malcolm Frazer collection in Essex sale

 

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

June 2023

Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

 

 

artsandcollections.com

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The Green Furniture Trade

June 2023

The Green Furniture Trade

 

 

Country Life 

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Huge collection of autographs including Nelson Mandela's could fetch £100k at auction

June 2023

Huge collection of autographs including Nelson Mandela's could fetch £100k at auction

mirror.co.uk

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Adler led avant garde into the British art world

June 2023

Adler led avant garde into the British art world

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette 

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Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

June 2023

Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

 

 

 

artsandcollections.com

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Early 19 century American Sampler with Mayflower Compact Signatory Connection to Auction

June 2023

Early 19 century American Sampler with Mayflower Compact Signatory Connection to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

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The Green Furniture Trade

May 2023

Rare 17 century silver up for auction

 

 

 

 

Eastern Daily Press

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Swansea PorcelaIn Plate Stars In Our Pick Of Five Auction Highlights

May 2023

 

Amy Scanlon, Head Of Modern & Contempoary Art At Sworders... Discusses Her Affection For Bawden Prints 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Pressing Engagement In Essex

May 2023

 

Pressing Engagement In Essex

 

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Lambeth Way

May 2023

 

Lambeth Way

 

 

 

 

Antique Collecting

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Swansea PorcelaIn Plate Stars In Our Pick Of Five Auction Highlights

April 2023

 

Swansea PorcelaIn Plate Stars In Our Pick Of Five Auction Highlights

 

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Great Bardfield art to be auctioned in partnership with Fry Gallery

April 2023

 

Great Bardfield art to be auctioned in partnership with Fry Gallery

 

 

 

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

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A John Aldridge Great Bardfield Picture Is Among Five Lots To Watch

April 2023

 

A John Aldridge Great Bardfield Picture Is Among Five Lots To Watch

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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 Mod Brit artist records broken at Sworders

April 2023

 

Mod Brit artist records broken at Sworders

 

 

 

artdaily.com

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Lewis Carroll Photographs to Auction

April 2023

 

Lewis Carroll Photographs to Auction

 

 

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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Painting by leading British abstract artist John Hoyland bought for £12 due to make thousands at auction

March 2023

 

Painting by leading British abstract artist John Hoyland bought for £12 due to make thousands at auction

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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'A textbook example of the thoughtful mixing of styles'

March 2023

 

'A textbook example of the thoughtful mixing of styles'

 

 

the-saleroom.com

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Single owner collection of holy land paintings to be put up for auction by Sworders

March 2023

 

Single owner collection of holy land paintings to be put up for auction by Sworders

 

artdaily.com

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Out of the Ordinary

March 2023

 

Tunic belonging to English soldier and friend of poets Byron and Shelley goes under the hammer at Sworders in Stansted

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Heart & Sole

March 2023

 

Heart and Soul

 

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette 

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Heart & Sole

February 2023

 

The rare, the strange and the baffling

 

 

Financial Times

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February 2023

 

One of two rare flags made in 1937 for the corination of King Edward VIII

The Times 

Out of the Ordinary

February 2023

 

Out of the Ordinary : Under the Hammer

 

Kent Live

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Out of the Ordinary

February 2023

 

Out of the Ordinary : Curiosities

 

Hertfordshire Live 

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Head of the State

January 2023

 

Head of the State

 

 

The Times

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Gifts given to Margaret Thatcher rescued from skip and put up for auction

February 2023

 

Gifts given to Margaret Thatcher rescued from skip and put up for auction

 

msn.com

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Five Good Things: what to taste, see and do this February

February 2023

 

Five Good Things: what to taste, see and do this February

 

 

inigo.com

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Detective's meticulous files on the Kray twins put up for sale by his widow

February 2023

 

Detective's meticulous files on the Kray twins put up for sale by his widow

 

 

mirror.co.uk

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Mrs Thatcher portrait saved from the scrapheap sells for hundreds of pounds

February 2023

 

Mrs Thatcher portrait saved from the scrapheap sells for hundreds of pounds

 

standard.co.uk

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The gadgets spies used before James Bond was even born: Concealed weapons and escape items used by British operatives in WW2 - from bladed coins to a dagger hidden in a Gillette razor - go up for auction

February 2023

 

The gadgets spies used before James Bond was even born

 

 

dailymail.co.uk

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Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers annual Out of the Ordinary sale

January 2023

 

Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers annual Out of the Ordinary sale

 

 

greatbritishlife.co.uk

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Sale’s top lots are Out of the Ordinary

January 2023

 

Sale’s top lots are Out of the Ordinary

 

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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 Rare Second World War helmet from Hull Blitz up for auction

January 2023

 

Rare Second World War helmet from Hull Blitz up for auction

 

hulldailymail.co.uk

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 The Story Behind a Set of Beatles Signatures

January 2023

 

The Story Behind a Set of Beatles Signatures

 

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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 The Beatles: Autographs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr up for auction

January 2023

 

The Beatles: Autographs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr up for auction 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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 Beatles autographs could be a fab buy

January 2023

 

Beatles autographs could be a fab buy

 

 

 

antiquecollecting.co.uk

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‘Out Of The Ordinary’ Objects From  The Gary Pyper Collection

January 2023

 

‘Out Of The Ordinary’ Objects From The Gary Pyper Collection

 

 

Antiques and The Arts Weekly 

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 From his own gripping notebooks: How Scotland Yard detective Leonard 'Nipper' Read - whose meticulous work helped put away the notorious Kray twins - snared the East End gangsters as his widow shares his secret police files for the first time

December 2022

 

From his own gripping notebooks:

 

dailymail.co.uk

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How Nipper of the Yard Turned the Thumbscrews on the Kray Twins

December 2022

 

How Nipper of the Yard Turned the Thumbscrews on the Kray Twins

Mail on Sunday 

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Touch of the Toadstone

December 2022

 

Touch of the Toadstone

 

 

Country Life 

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Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

December 2022

 

Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

 

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

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Ugly, venomous but proves so precious

December 2022

 

Ugly, venomous but proves so precious

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Review of the year

December 2022

 

Review of the year

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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 Toadstone prized for magical properties

November 2022

 

Royal Tiffany gift stars in our pick of six auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

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 Toadstone prized for magical properties

November 2022

 

Toadstone prized for magical properties

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

November 2022

 

Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Around the Houses

November 2022

 

Around the Houses

 

Antique Collecting

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Top of the Lots

November 2022

 

Top of the Lots

 

Antique Collecting

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Farewell to a giantess of the trade

November 2022

 

Farewell to a giantess of the trade

Country Life

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Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

November 2022

 

Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

 

antiquesandthearts.com

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Amazing story of 18-inch duelling dwarf who was loved by royals until he killed a man

November 2022

 

Amazing story of 18-inch duelling dwarf who was loved by royals

mirror.co.uk

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Pick of the week: Court dwarf’s trousers – or just a tall story?

November 2022

 

Pick of the week: Court dwarf’s trousers – or just a tall story?

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Tiny trousers of 'Queen's dwarf' sell for almost £10k at auction

November 2022

 

Tiny trousers of 'Queen's dwarf' sell for almost £10k at auction

 

bbc.co.uk

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Sir Jeffrey Hudson's 'Tom Thumb' trousers sold at auction

November 2022

 

Sir Jeffrey Hudson's 'Tom Thumb' trousers sold at auction

 

stamfordmercury.co.uk

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Auction highlights – Christie’s first billion-dollar sale

November 2022

 

Auction highlights – Christie’s first billion-dollar sale

 

apollo-magazine.com

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Thatcher Depictions Tick The Box For Bidders

November 2022

 

Thatcher Depictions Tick The Box For Bidders

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Court Short

November 2022

 

Court Short 

 

 

 

Telegraph 

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Rare toadstone ring, once believed to hold magical powers, expected to fetch up to £5,000 after it was found in box of jewellery at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers in Stansted

November 2022

 

Rare toadstone ring, once believed to hold magical powers, expected to fetch up to £5,000 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

November 2022

 

Prince of Wales’ royal Tiffany gift stars in our pick of six auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

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Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

November 2022

 

Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

 

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Great British Bake-Off host Prue Leith selling weaving by Peter Collingwood through Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers

October 2022

 

Great British Bake-Off host Prue Leith selling weaving by Peter Collingwood 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Instinct, Scholarship and Curiosity: The Jan Finch Collection

October 2022

 

Instinct, Scholarship and Curiosity: The Jan Finch Collection

 

Homes & Antiques

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Prue Leith selling off bedroom wall-hanging from Cotswolds home

October 2022

 

Prue Leith selling off bedroom wall-hanging from Cotswolds home

 

leicestermercury.co.uk

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'Poet's Pots' dating back to 15th century to go under the hammer

October 2022

 

'Poet's Pots' dating back to 15th century to go under the hammer

 

edp24.co.uk

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Lamps from Glen and Julio's hairdressers in York in Essex auction

October 2022

 

Lamps from Glen and Julio's hairdressers in York in Essex auction

 

yorkpress.co.uk

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US bidder wins Margaret Thatcher painting at Sworders auction

 October 2022

 

US bidder wins Margaret Thatcher painting at Sworders auction

 

liveauctioneers.com

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Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands

 October 2022

 

Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands

 

walesonline.co.uk

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Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands hull daily

 October 2022

 

Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands

 

hulldailymail.co.uk

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Chinese brush pot stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week

October 2022

 

Chinese brush pot stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Peter Collingwood wall hanging consigned to auction by Prue Leith

October 2022

 

Peter Collingwood wall hanging consigned to auction by Prue Leith

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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 Sworders sells pictures from the collection of art dealer Sir Jack Baer

October 2022

 

Sworders sells pictures from the collection of art dealer Sir Jack Baer

 

artdaily.com

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Gwen John Drawing High

October 2022

 

Gwen John Drawing High

 

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Baer Collection Comes To Market

October 2022

 

Baer Collection Comes To Market

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Two Sets Of Signed First Editions Of Lord Of The Rings

September 2022

 

Two Sets Of Signed First Editions Of Tolkiens 'Lord Of The Rings'

Country Life

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Five Good Things: what to watch, visit, do and read this September

September 2022

 

Five Good Things: what to watch, visit, do and read this September

inigo.com

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Sale of Second World War nurse's cape to benefit Royal British Legion

September 2022

 

Sale of Second World War nurse's cape to benefit Royal British Legion

 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Blue and white Chinese vase stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights

September 2022

 

Blue and white Chinese vase stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

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Treasures from British showjumping’s “godfather” up for auction

September 2022

 

Treasures from British showjumping’s “godfather” up for auction

 

horsetalk.co.nz

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Soldiers’ thanks  to nurse Esme

September 2022

 

Soldiers’ Thanks To Nurse Esme

Antiques Trade Gazette

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In The Red

September 2022

 

In The Red 

 

The Telegraph

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Saleroom Spotlight

August 2022

 

Saleroom Spotlight

 

Antique Collecting

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Rare manuscript sells for £70,000 at Wisbech auction

August 2022

 

Rare manuscript sells for £70,000 at Wisbech auction

 

fenlandcitizen.co.uk

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Second World War nurse's cloak is among five lots to watch this week

August 2022

 

Second World War nurse's cloak is among five lots to watch this week

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Pick of the week: Large bill – swans book flies away for £54,000

August 2022

 

Pick of the week: Large bill – swans book flies away for £54,000

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Rare signed copy of JK Rowling’s crime novel is among five lots to watch

August 2022

 

Rare signed copy of JK Rowling’s crime novel is among five lots to watch

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Rare Tudor Norfolk and Suffolk swan-marking guide sold for £70,000

August 2022

 

Rare Tudor Norfolk and Suffolk swan-marking guide sold for £70,000

 

edp24.co.uk

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Swan Identification Manuscript

August 2022

 

Rare Tudor manuscript owned by Wisbech antique collector set to go under the hammer

 fenlandcitizen.co.uk

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Rare first edition sets of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

August 2022

 

Rare first edition sets of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, are up for auction at Sworders in Stansted

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Pitch in at Essex auction to buy Colman family cricket book and much more

August 2022

 

Pitch in at Essex auction to buy Colman family cricket book and much more

 

the-saleroom.com

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Owzat! Rare cricket book by Colman's Mustard boss to go under the hammer

August 2022

 

Owzat! Rare cricket book by Colman's Mustard boss to go under the hammer

 

edp24.co.uk

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First Edition Sets of Tolkien Come to Auction

August 2022

 

First Edition Sets of Tolkien Come to Auction

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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  This article is more than 3 months old 16th-century log of swan ownership goes up for auction

August 2022

 

16th-century log of swan ownership goes up for auction

theguardian.com

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Tudor-era swan-keeping book to take flight

August 2022

 

Tudor-era swan-keeping book to take flight at Sworders

liveauctioneers.com

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From a Niki de Saint Phalle fountain to a splashy David Hockney print: our pick of the highlights from September's sales

August 2022

 

 

 

theartnewspaper.com

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Swan Identification Manuscript

August 2022

 

Wisbech collectors antique Tudor manuscript going up for auction

 

wisbechstandard.co.uk

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Jewellery of distinction made in Newlyn

July 2022

 

Jewellery of distinction made in Newlyn

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Swan Engravings Fine Books Mag Aug 22

July 2022

 

Tudor Manuscript on Swan-Keeping to be Offered at Sworders

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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Swan Engravings EDP Jul 2022

July 2022

 

Tudor document sheds light on one of the great swan 'myths'

 

edp24.co.uk

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Signed Tolkien Trilogy in Oxford Mail

July 2022

 

Two first edition sets of Lord Of The Rings trilogy go to auction

 

oxfordmail.co.uk

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Essex auction house to offer sea freight delivery option

July 2022

 

Essex Auction House to Offer Sea Freight Option

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Newlyn Craft Revival ATG Jul 2022

July 2022

 

Jewellery of distinction made in Newlyn

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Goddess Shines Her Light

June 2022

 

Goddess Shines Her Light 

Homes & Antiques 

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Inigo 5 Good Things in June

June 2022

 

Five Good Things: what to do, read, book and buy this June

 

inigo.com

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Photos of Christian The Lion at Sworders

June 2022

 

Images of Christian The Lion in Chelsea to sell at Sworders

 

dailymail.co.uk

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Colman Treasures at Sworders EDP

June 2022

 

Colman family treasures fetch £200,000 at auction

 

 

edp24.co.uk

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Colman Family Treasures

May 2022

 

Colman family treasures to go under the hammer

 

edp24.co.uk

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Buddha in the hand ATG May 2022

May 2022

 

A Buddha in the hand at 350-times estimate

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Collingwood Design May 2022

May 2022

 

Wall hanging donated to Suffolk fund-raising event sells for record sum

artdaily.com

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The Times Christian The Lion

June 2022

 

Maine Attraction: Photos of a Lion that lived in West London up for auction 

The Times

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Reclaim Magazine Auction Etiquette June 2022

June 2022

 

Auction Etiquette 

 

Reclaim Magazine

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Paolo Moschino Edit in June Country Life

June 2022

 

Huon Mallaieu's Post Sale Review of The Paolo Moschino Collection

 
Country Life

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Results of Mod Cont Art Art Daily April 2022

April 2022

 

Sworders announces results of sale of Modern and Contemporary art

 

artdaily.com

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Dress worn by Strictly Winner auctioned for charity

April 2022

Dress worn by Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis to be auctioned for charity by Sworders

 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Butterworth Collection Highlights in House & Garden

April 2022

See highlights from Sworders’ sale of the Christopher Butterworth Collection

 

houseandgarden.co.uk

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Butterworth Collection Art Daily

April 2022

 

Sworders' to offer The Christopher Butterworth Collection

artdaily.cc

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KCW Online Auctions April 22

April 2022

 

Smart Lot | Online Auctions on the Up 

Absolutely London

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McPhail Auction record ATG

April 2022

 

McPhail auction record fleshed out to £20,500 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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March 2022

 

Sworders' sale of paintings by Ukrainian artists to help humanitarian aid effort

 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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East Anglian Art - Saffron Walden Reporter March 2022

March 2022

 

Art by Bawden and Aldridge to go under the Sworders auction hammer

 

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

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Second-hand and Sustainable

March 2022

 

Second-hand and Sustainable 

 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Mephistophles OOO Post Sale New Town Bee

March 2022

 

Mephistopheles Figure Leads Sworders' 'Out of the Ordinary' Sale

 

antiquesandthearts.com

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James Pickup Joins the Board

March 2022

 

New Auction Houses & Promotions

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Ukraine Crisis Aided by Auctioneers

March 2022

 

Ukraine Crisis Funds Raised by Art and Antiques Market

  

antiquestradegazette.com

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Douglas Fairbanks Post Sale New Town Bee

March 2022

 

Douglas Fairbanks Jr Sale Gets Tulips For Sworders

 

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

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Fairbanks in Collectors Network

March 2022

 

Grandson of Film Legend Sells off Family Treasures

 

Collectors Network

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Fairbanks full page spread Antiques & The Arts

March 2022

 

Douglas Fairbanks Jr Once Again Headlines at Sworders

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

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Russell Barnes Collection in Jazz Journal Feb 22

February 2022

 

Russell Barnes collection to be auctioned in March

 

 

jazzjournal.co.uk

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House & Garden Auction House Specialist Feb 22

February 2022

 

Auction house specialists on the most remarkable private collections they have ever sold

houseandgarden.co.uk

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Douglas Fairbanks on Live Auctioneers Feb 22

February 2022

 

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Family Collection stars at Sworders, March 2

 

liveauctioneers.com

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OOO Post Sale in New Town Bee Feb 22

February 2022

 

Mephistopheles Figure Leads Sworders 'Out of the Ordinary' sale

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

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February 2022

 

Sworders to sell Douglas Fairbanks Family Collection

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

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Out of The Ordinary - New Town Bee

January 2022

 

Sworders to hold 5th 'Out of the Ordinary' auction

 

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

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Christine Keeler in Antique Collecting

January 2022

 

Christine Keeler photographs out of the ordinary

 

antiquecollecting.com

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Koloman Moser Chair in Metro

January 2022

 

Wicker chair bought for £5 at a junk shop sells for over £16,000

 

metro.co.uk

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Koloman Moser Chair in Daily Mail

January 2022

 

A chair which was purchased at a junk sale for just £5 has made £16,000

dailymail.co.uk

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Alex Froggatt Antique Collecting

January 2021

Auction Feature | Alex Froggatt, Sworders Glass Specialist

Antique Collecting

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Out of the Ordinary in Herts Life

January 2022

Out of the Ordinary Auction News | Herts Life

 

Herts Life 

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Country Life Dec 2011 - Fine Interiors Review

December 2021

Blasts From The Past - Fine Interiors Review

Country Life

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Sarah Biffin Watercolour in The Art Newspaper

December 2021

Rare watercolour by Victorian artist born without arms or legs could sell for up to £5,000

 

theartnewspaper.com

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Sarah Biffin in Smithsonian

December 2021

Miniature by Sarah Biffin, 19th-Century Artist Born With No Arms or Legs, Exceeds Estimates at Auction

smithsonianmag.com

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Biffin in ATG

December 2021

The £9000 tribute to the talented Miss Biffin

 

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Sarah Biffin in The Telegraph

December 2021

Interest soars for the amazing artist who overcame disability 

The Telegraph

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Sarah Biffin front page of ATG

December 2021

The £9000 tribute to the talented Miss Biffin


Antiques Trade Gazette

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Chinese Brush Pot - The Times Dec 2021

December 2021

Family's Everyday Pot is a Chinese Masterpiece 


The Times

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Inigo December Picks

December 2021

Five Good Things: what to do, watch, buy and book this December

 

inigo.com

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MW in London ATG

December 2021

Promotions and new roles – a round up of Movers and Shakers in the UK, US and Europe

antiquestradegazette.com

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Sarah Biffin Watercolour in Telegraph

December 2021

The story of Sarah Biffin, the record-breaking Victorian artist born without arms or legs

telegraph.co.uk

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Chinese Brush Pot Pick in ATG

November 2021

Chinese brush pot stars in our pick of five auction highlights

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Iconastas in Rus Arts Culture

November 2021

ICONASTAS: Fine Russian Art & Antiques – 1 December

 

russianartandculture.com

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Charity Shop Chair The Argus

November 2021

Chair bought for £5 at Brighton junk sale expected to sell for thousands at auction

theargus.co.uk

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William De Morgan Stained Glass at Sworders in The Times

November 2021

Dragon Slayer | William De Morgan Stained Glass Panel to Sell at Sworders 

The Times

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FI Post Sale Review ATG Oct 2021

October 2021

Lots to Fire the Imagination 

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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Jag in Yorkshire Post

October 2021

Classic Cars of 'Proud Yorkshireman' Go Under Hammer

Yorkshire Post

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Wisbech Antique Dealer in Wisbech Standard

October 2021

Antiques dealer's collection to be sold at auction

 

wisbechstandard.co.uk

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Wisbech Antique Dealer in Cambs Times

October 2021

Antiques dealer's collection to be sold at auction

 

cambstimes.co.uk

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Shanghai Silver in Irish Times

October 2021

Shanghai silver stored on Achill Island by Russian noblewoman for sale in London

irishtimes.com

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October 2021

Antique Jewelry to Be Worn and Loved All Over Again

Maine Antiques Digest

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Star Sales in Homes and Antiques

October 2021

Star Sales in Homes & Antiques

 

Homes & Antiques

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The Pearson Silver Collection

October 2021

The Pearson Silver Collection - The Exhibtions

 

Homes & Antiques

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Beatles Demo in Daily Journal

October 2021

Rare Beatles demo goes to auction

 

 

djournal.com

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Scots Deco Poster in Scottish Field

October 2021

Beautiful Scots Art Deco posters under the hammer

 

scottishfield.co.uk

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St Albans Poster in Herts Ad

October 2021

Bid on London Underground poster of French Row in St Albans

 

hertsad.co.uk

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Livingstone Mango Tree BSI

September 2021

‘Dr Livingstone, I presume’ – a slice of the history of the British Empire

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Alex Froggatt - Homes & Antiques

September 2021

Alex Froggatt - Auction Insider

 

Homes & Antiques

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Godwin tables in ATG

September 2021

EW Godwin coffee table stars in our weekly pick

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Captain Bligh lots in BBC

September 2021

Mutiny on the Bounty captain's watch auctioned

 

 

bbc.co.uk

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David Hockney for Dog Trust

September 2021

Dog rescue charity to benefit from sale of signed David Hockney poster

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Mutiny on The Bounty Wine in BBC

September 2021

Mutiny on the Bounty wine bottle fetches £2,200 at auction

 

bbc.co.uk

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MAD HMS Resolute

August 2021

H.M.S Resolute Playbill in Maine Antiques Digest

 

Maine Antiques Digest

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ATG Raynham Settees

August 2021

Raynham Settees in the Antiques Trade Gazette

 

Antiques Trade Gazette

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H.M.S Resolute in BSI

July 2021

H.M.S Resolute Playbill in Bishops Stortford Independent

 Bishops Stortford Independent

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Florence Nightingale signed books

July 2021

Six Books Inscribed by Florence Nightingale to be Offered in UK Auction

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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HMS Resolute Playbill

July 2021

H.M.S Resolute playbill sells for thousands at Sworders auction

 

eppingforestguardian.co.uk

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HMS Resolute Playbill 2

July 2021

Sworders of Stansted auctions £5 charity shop find for £4,750

 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Ed Finnell Photography in The Times

July 2021

Ed Finnell Music Photography in our Summer Design Sale

 

The Times

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Ed Finnell Daily Record 5 July 2021

July 2021

Ed Finnell Music Photography in our Summer Design Sale

 

The Daily Record

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Country Life Art Market Report June 2021

June 2021

Sally Hunter & Ian Posgate Collection Reviewed in Country Life's Art Market Report

 

Country Life

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Ed Finnell photography at Sworders

June 2021

Sworders July 14 Sale Features Ed Finnell’s Photos of '70s Rock Stars

finebooksmagazine.com

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Rock icons at Sworders - Ed Finnell Photography

June 2021

Rock Icons of the ’70s Captured at Sworders Auction

artsandcollections.com

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George Daniels Stained Glass designs at Sworders

June 2021

George Daniels stained glass drawings in sale

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Kurt Heide (1919-85) lots at Sworders Fine Art

June 2021

Items belonging to the German émigré who set up the design store Oscar Woollens

artdaily.cc

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Folly Mill Contents at Sworders

June 2021

Contents from Folly Mill, Thaxted, go under the hammer

 

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

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Hogarth's Dog Painting at Sworders

June 2021

Picture of William Hogarth’s dog are among five lots to watch at auction

antiquestradegazette.com

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Fern Bedaux Archive at Sworders Fine Art

April 2021

Sworders Offers Bedaux Archive

 

finebooksmagazine.com

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Flea Circus in Sworders Out of the Ordinary Sale

April 2021

The UK’s only surviving flea circus in Sworders' Out of the Ordinary sale

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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Sally Hunter sale Henley Standard

March 2021

Home is where the art is

 

 

henleystandard.co.uk

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Choose something out of the Ordinary TSR

March 2021

Choose something Out of The Ordinary

 

www.the-saleroom.com

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Flea Circus at Sworders Fine Art

March 2021

UK's only surviving Flea Circus at Sworders Fine Art

 The Daily Star

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OOO in New Town Bee

March 2021

Sworders Goes Out of the Ordinary

 

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

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Fireworks for Leleu

February 2021

Auction fireworks for Jules Leleu Art Deco furniture

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Norwich School Painters ATG

February 2021

Works by Norwich School artists from single owner bring 'focused interest' at Sworders 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Dalek in Sworders OOO sale

February 2021

A rare Dr Who Dalek features in our Out of the Ordinary sale

 

The Daily Star

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Constable dismissed as fake sells for 91k

December 2020

Undiscovered Constable art dismissed as 'fake' sells for £91k

eadt.co.uk

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Jules Leleu cabinet at Sworders

January 2021

Jules Leleu collection in Essex sale

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Out of The Ordinary Sale January 2021 Art Daily

January 2021

Looking for something 'Out of the Ordinary'

 

artdaily.cc

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Captain Tom portraits at Sworders ITV news

October 2020

Captain Sir Tom portraits to be auctioned for his foundation

 

 

 

itv.com

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Captain Tom portraits raise 21500 at Sworders BBC

November 2020

'Capt Sir Tom inspired' artworks raise £21,500 for foundation

 

 

 

bbc.co.uk

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Constable Dedham Vale at Sworders

November 2020

Newly discovered oil sketch by artist John Constable of his beloved Dedham Vale is tipped to sell at auction for £150,000

dailymail.co.uk

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Captain Oates makes 23,000 ATG

September 2020

Sketch of Captain Oates walking to his death makes £23,000 in Essex

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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John Ward ceramics at Sworders Fine Art

September 2020

Bowl by rising star potter expected to deliver a handsome return on investment

 

artdaily.com

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Peter Collingwood at Sworders ATG

October 2020

Peter Collingwood: an artist-weaver who worked wonders

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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July 2020

British craftsman Peter Collingwood weaves his magic at auction

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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August 2020

Rare chance to purchase pieces by Lake District furniture maker Stanley Webb Davies

 

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

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August 2020

Sworders announces sale of Arts & Crafts & Art Deco

 

 

artdaily.cc

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July 2020

Jacob de Gheyn the Younger sketches make thousands

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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July 2020

Early Cedric Morris works draw interest at Sworders

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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July 2020

Salvage Hunters Trash to Treasure at Sworders

 

 

antique-collecting.co.uk

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Plant paintings at Sworders ATG July 2020

 

July 2020

Second slice from Country Life gardens editor's collection includes many works on a plants theme

antiquestradegazette.com

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Sworders ATG July 2020 Three ways to be big in japan

 

July 2020

Three contrasting ways to be big in Japan

 

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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Sworders ATG July 2020 Virtual Rostrum

 

May 2020

Auction calendar begins revival via the virtual rostrum

 

 

antiquestradegazette.com

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April 2020

Their office may be closed but they are still open!

 

 

kcwlondon.co.uk

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April 2020

Auctions to go online for Princess Diana’s lace and a sculpture by Grayson Perry

dunmowbroadcast.co.uk

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Tatler April 2020 Diana's wedding shoe

 

April 2020

Diana, Princess of Wales' wedding shoe designs are being auctioned

 

tatler.com

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