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But you could take a piece home
From an estimate of $100 to a new auction record for Carltonware
The Hunter Valley Arms Fair has a lot on offer
It was expensive then, and it’s still expensive now
Well, muscle cars to be more precise… and Burns & Co has 17 of them.
…and proof that collecting is good for you!
If you love both flowers and antiques we’ve got the perfect event for you…
It was one of the most popular programmes in British television history and now you can own an actual piece of it.
She’s one of the best-known names of 20th century ceramics: Clarice Cliff. And there’s a selection of her pottery up for auction in Australia.
But this particular brooch had a double surprise in store
See the world’s first printed object at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair
The tale of the lost Turner.
The Melbourne Fair opens on July 31 at The Concourse at Caulfield Racecourse with more than 60 of Australia’s finest dealers exhibiting their wares and special events that include a vintage fashion parade and some legends of glass
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
It took 10 minutes and nine determined collectors, but in the end it was a Japanese private collector who won the prize – the original Birkin handbag – for a record-breaking $15.19m.
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.
After celebrating 40 years in May, Brisbane’s Empire Revival has also announced its expansion.
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.