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11/02/2026    

Collectors Fill the Room to Bid on Caughley Porcelain at Halls Auction

Do you know about Caughley porcelain? It might not be a household name today, but Caughley played a major role in the story of English ceramics — and this week at Halls Auction, it proved that collectors still hold it in very high regard.

 
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09/02/2026    

A Moment With...An Exquisite Chinese Bowl

Going under the hammer this Wednesday is this rare Chinese falangcai yellow ground bowl valued at £20,000 - £30,000

24/11/2025    

£60,000 Silver Collection, Diamonds and Designer Watches Set for Auction

A late Worcestershire man’s collection of silver is expected to fetch up to £60,000 when its goes up for auction next week.

21/11/2025    

European landscape paintings sell for £7,000 apiece in Modern Art Auction

Two landscape oil paintings by European artists grabbed the headlines as they sold for £7,000 apiece at Shropshire’s leading fine art auction house this week (Wednesday).

14/11/2025    

Art by Renowned British Artist Mackenzie Thorpe to be Sold Next Week

Art by renowned British artist Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956) is up for sale in our Modern & Contemporary Art & Design Auction on Wednesday 19th November.

31/10/2025    

Free book valuations at Halls Fine Art on Monday ahead of December auction

Our specialist Chris Moore is appealing to owners of private libraries and book collections to consider selling them in the company’s next books, coins and stamps auction on December 10.

23/09/2025    

Antiques and coffee morning raises £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support

A potential £20,000 painting, silver, jewellery, watches and Moorcroft ceramics were among the discoveries at a successful antiques experience and coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support at Halls.

12/09/2025    

Huge demand for gold, diamonds and watches at Halls £200,000 auction

Huge demand for gold, diamonds and collectables saw Shropshire’s leading fine art auction house record a £200,000 sale success this week.

 

05/09/2025    

Join Us for The Big Mend Event in Shrewsbury!

We’re excited to share that we're supporting Shrewsbury Repair Café’s Big Mend event taking place on Saturday 18th October 2025 at Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury.

01/09/2025    

Cheshire medal collection sells for £50,000 at Shrewsbury militaria auction

A medal collection assembled by a late Second World War serviceman from Cheshire sold for £50,000 last week.

22/08/2025    

Russian and Polish coin collection sells for £50,000

A collection of Russian and Polish gold coins sold for £50,000 to international buyers at Shropshire’s leading fine art auction house last week.

 

11/07/2025    

Private Collection of Bob Dylan Prints Sell for £30,000

A private collection of signed prints by iconic American singer-songwriter and artist Bob Dylan sold for £30,000 at Shropshire’s leading auction house today (Wednesday) as buyers were attracted from across Europe.