Flying the flag for $2.22m
A Union Jack that was flown from HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, has sold at Christie’s London for $2.22 million
For the person with everything: a cannonball
It can be hard to be creative with gifts, so we’re delighted to be able to present you with the perfect present for the person with everything: an 18th century cannonball.
From anniversary celebrations to expansion at Empire Revival
After celebrating 40 years in May, Brisbane’s Empire Revival has also announced its expansion.
The ‘rather mean’ Ian Fleming
How much is a first edition worth? Well if it’s a second impression of the 1964 Bond novel You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, it can be worth a good ten times its estimate.
Dramatic bidding for an Art Deco ‘sleeper’
Estimated to sell for around $7000, with a final bid of $786,000… and even at that price it may yet be considered a bargain.
Hunter S. Thompson for Sheriff – in Australia
An innovative journalist and best-selling author well-known for his outlandish behaviour, American Hunter S. Thompson was also, for a short time, a political candidate.
In celebration of the English hedgerow
And a couple of Pips…
From the Father of the Potteries
A businessman and skilled modeller, English potter Enoch Wood established one of the most prominent families in Staffordshire pottery.
Kiama Vintage Fair
A hall full of all things preloved, vintage, retro, mid-century, antiques, collectables, quirky, curated and curious! Free entry!
Silver overlay whisky decanter flask
By Gorham Silver Mfg Co c.1886