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29/10/2024    

Rare Great She Bible Valued at £8,000 to be Sold 6th November

A rare 411-year-old bible valued at up to £8,000 will be going under the hammer next week.

 

 
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18/10/2024    

Works by David Hockney included in our Modern Art Auction Next Week

Works by artists including David Hockney, Salvador Dali, John Piper, Roger Cecil and Leigh Davis are included in our next auction.

06/09/2024    

Are Aberystwyth people sitting on a small fortune?

Could people living in and around Aberystwyth unknowingly be sitting on a small fortune?
That’s the question a team of experts from Shrewsbury-based Halls Fine Art will be able to answer when they visit the seaside town to hold a charity antiques valuation day for local hospice at home charity HAHAV Ceredigion, on Friday, September 13 from 11am to 2pm.

 

16/08/2024    

'Our militaria sales lend themselves to hours of research'

Militaria and Medals Specialist Caroline Dennard gives detailed insight into how she prepares for her auctions and the research involved in a particular lot.

12/08/2024    

Fine art team’s mission to discover treasures at Machynlleth charity event

Ever wondered how much a family heirloom is worth or whether items stored away in your loft or cupboard have any value?

12/08/2024    

Global interest anticipated for Coalport ‘Animal Service’ porcelain

Global interest expected from international collectors when a “significant quantity” of Coalport ‘Animal Service’ porcelain is sold in October.

12/08/2024    

Shropshire auction’s WW2 collection includes Dunkirk evacuation map

A fascinating collection of Second World War items relating to a British officer, who was evacuated from Dunkirk before going to serve in the Middle East and Italian Campaign, will be coming up for auction next week.

02/08/2024    

Chance to get modern design furniture and lighting valued for free at Halls

A leading Shropshire fine art auction house is advising homeowners to get modern design furniture and lighting, dating from the 1920s to ‘80s, valued because they  could be worth hundreds of pounds .

26/07/2024    

Albert Schweitzer gold medallion sells for over £20,000

A limited edition, 22ct gold commemorative medallion made as memorial to Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer sold for more than £20,000, including buyer’s premium, at our auction this week.

26/07/2024    

Letter from Napoleon’s paroled brother sells for £500 in Shrewsbury auction

A piece of Anglo French history, with links to Shropshire and Worcestershire and dating to the time of Napoleon Bonaparte, has sold for £500 at Halls Fine Art's auction this week.

24/07/2024    

Pistol collection and WW2 photo archive consigned to Halls’ Militaria Auction

A collection of 30 pistols from the 18th and 19th centuries, a fascinating archive of more than 3,000 Second World War press photographs and letters from a press-ganged Irish American sailor will going up for auction later this year.

22/07/2024    

Marking Time

Watch specialist Alexander Clement takes a look at a popular sub-category of wrist and pocket watches, chronographs, and what makes them so desirable.