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22/07/2024
Watch specialist Alexander Clement takes a look at a popular sub-category of wrist and pocket watches, chronographs, and what makes them so desirable.
26/07/2024
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
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
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.
19/07/2024
A limited edition, 22ct gold commemorative medallion made as memorial to Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer is expected to sell for more than £20,000 when it goes up for auction in Shrewsbury next week.
19/07/2024
A set of 14 Inspector Morse novels, all inscribed by author Colin Dexter with warm messages to his secretary, Daphne Woodhouse, is coming up for auction in Shropshire next week.
17/07/2024
During my 15 years working in the insurance industry, particularly in the Private Client space, I have seen numerous incidents of inadequate cover. This could be for a number of reasons but the most common is as a result of items increasing in value over time as well as clients adding to existing collections.
05/06/2024
A rare pocket watch movement by famous 18th century London watch and clock maker Thomas Mudge is expected to fetch around £2,000 when it comes up for auction in Shropshire next week.
05/06/2024
As jewellery specialist at Halls fine art auctioneers in Shrewsbury I often get asked about current trends within the market and what’s selling well. There are of course some pieces and styles that never really go out of fashion, such as the striking geometric motifs of the Art Deco period, the delicate sinuous forms of the Art Nouveau movement or the always popular solitaire diamond ring.
17/05/2024
Halls’ Auctioneers Ceramics sale on the 26th of June includes a large single-owner collection by much-favoured contemporary ceramicist Lorna Bailey. This substantial collection of over 250 individual pieces was lovingly collected over many years by a Shropshire couple and will now be sold as 40 different lots estimated between £40-£150 each.
17/04/2024
The knowledge and experience of an Asian art specialist paid dividends for the executor of a late West Midlands house owner’s estate when a pair of Chinese vases sold for £3,200 at auction last week.
09/04/2024
This event is the perfect opportunity to get an accurate and honest appraisal of your military collectibles. Whether it's medals, uniforms, weapons, maps, photograph albums, documents or any other items.