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Experience: I found an old Rembrandt in a drawer

I guessed it would be worth a couple of hundred pounds at most, but it was a preparatory print for his famous 1639 etching The Goldweigher

The Guardian - UK

Lost Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 sold at auction for £45,700

Illustration of ‘old sultan’ by surrealist artist found at a house clearance sale by Cambridge antiques dealer

The Guardian - UK

Eagle-eyed buyer snaps up £30k Dalí painting for £150 at house clearance sale

The artwork had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s

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Salvador Dali painting bought at house clearance sale identified as original

The art dealer who purchased the mixed media piece discovered it had been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali.

Evening Standard

Hammer time: how to bag a bargain at UK auctions

Looking to get a good deal on one-off items that you can’t buy on the high street? We visit a sale and talk to bidders and experts

The Guardian - UK

‘Breathtaking’ tractor memorabilia collection to be sold at auction

The items belonged to late tractor enthusiast Jim Russell, who amassed the more than 800 items over 50 years.

The Independent UK

Frankie Dettori’s trophies, jockey scales and boots among items up for auction

A saddle and photographs are also among the 126 pieces to be sold in an online auction by Cheffins in Cambridge from July 5.

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All-terrain vehicle once owned by Jeremy Clarkson to be sold at auction

The 2005 Argo Avenger 8×8 was bought new by the former Top Gear host, before it was sold around 2010, according to Cheffins.

The Independent UK

Engineer who was bored in retirement builds remote control tank and transporter

Cheffins auctioneers said the tank and transporter are the ‘definition of a big boy’s toy and a true feat of engineering’.

The Independent UK

Rare early letter from Jane Austen to her sister will go on public display

Author showcases her dry wit in little-seen 1798 letter detailing her hats, household chores and chicken dinners

The Guardian - UK

Turner painting of Chepstow Castle to be sold at auction

The watercolour, which is said to be ‘in immaculate condition’, is being offered on the open market for the first time in nearly 100 years.

The Independent UK

Tape of Sir Rod Stewart’s first studio recording to be sold at auction

The tape, being sold by the singer’s former manager, Jonathan Rowlands, has a pre-sale estimate of £500 to £1,000.

The Independent UK

Wind in the Willows illustration sells at auction for more than £33,000

The pencil and ink drawing by Ernest Howard Shepard was created around 1931 to illustrate the children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame.

The Independent UK

Man buys 40-year-old tractor at auction for £215k

The County 1474 “Short Nose” tractor would have cost just £20,000 in 1982

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The Independent UK

Tractor sold at auction for almost £215,000 to businessman who grew up on farm

The 40-year-old 1982 County 1474 ‘Short Nose’ machine would have cost around £20,000 new.

The Independent UK

Contents of late costume designer’s studio fetch more than £52,000 at auction

Michael Stennett, who died aged 74 in 2020, designed costumes and sets and painted portraits, landscapes and still lifes.

The Independent UK

Contents of late costume designer’s studio to be sold at auction

Michael Stennett, who died aged 74 in 2020, had worked in partnership with opera houses around the world.

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